Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Player of the Year explained

Big Ten Player of the Year
Sport:	Ice hockey
Givenfor:	The Player of the Year in the Big Ten
First:	2014
Mostrecent:	Gavin Brindley

The Big Ten Player of the Year is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Big Ten regular season to the best player in the conference as voted by a media panel and the head coaches of each team.^[1]

The Player of the Year was first awarded in 2014 and is a successor to the CCHA Player of the Year which was discontinued after the conference dissolved due to the 2013–14 NCAA conference realignment.^[2]

Award winners

Year	Winner	Position	School
	Adam Wilcox		Minnesota
			Michigan State
			Michigan
			Minnesota
			Notre Dame
			Michigan State
			Penn State
			Wisconsin
			Minnesota
			Minnesota
			Michigan

Winners by school

School	Winners
	4
	2
	2
	1
	1
	1

Winners by position

Position	Winners
	2
	2
	3
	1
	3

See also

• Big Ten Awards
• List of CCHA Player of the Year
• List of WCHA Player of the Year

Notes and References

1. News: All-Big Ten hockey team announced. Big Ten Network. 2014-03-17. 2014-04-20.
2. News: The CCHA is going away, but its history will have a final resting place. USCHO.com. 2013-03-06. 2013-07-23.