Mike and Marian Ilitch Humanitarian Award
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The Mike and Marian Ilitch Humanitarian Award was an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular season to the league's top citizen.
SportIce hockey
Awarded forThe league's top citizen based on his contributions off the ice as well as on[1]
First award2001
Final award2013
| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The league's top citizen based on his contributions off the ice as well as on[1] |
| History | |
| First award | 2001 |
| Final award | 2013 |
| Most recent | Brett Beebe & Kaare Odegard |
The Award was donated by and named after Mike and Marian Ilitch, a pair of wealthy Detroit-based businesspeople who well known both for their philanthropic efforts[2] as well as their ownership of the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers. The Mike and Marian Ilitch Humanitarian Award was first bestowed in 2001 and every year thereafter until 2013 when the CCHA was dissolved as a consequence of the Big Ten forming its men's ice hockey conference.[3]
Award winners
| Year | Winner | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | Jason Cupp | Center | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 2001–02 | Kevin O'Malley | Goaltender | Michigan |
| 2002–03 | Mike Betz | Goaltender | Ohio State |
| 2003–04 | Neil Komadoski | Defenceman | Notre Dame |
| 2004–05 | Bo Cheesman | Right wing | Lake Superior State |
| 2005–06 | Drew Miller | Left wing | Michigan State |
| 2006–07 | Tim Cook | Defenceman | Michigan |
| 2007–08 | Justin Abdelkader | Left wing | Michigan State |
| 2008–09 | Jeff Lerg | Goaltender | Michigan State |
| Jerad Kaufmann | Goaltender | Nebraska-Omaha | |
| 2009–10 | Dion Knelsen | Center | Alaska |
| 2010–11 | Trevor Nill | Center | Michigan State |
| 2011–12 | Cody Reichard | Goaltender | Miami |
| 2012–13 | Brett Beebe | Right wing | Western Michigan |
| Kaare Odegard | Defenceman | Alaska |
Winners by school
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Winners by position
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