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CCHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament
SportIce hockey
Awarded forThe Most Valuable Player in the CCHA Tournament
History
First award1972
Most recentEvan Murr

The CCHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association conference tournament to the most valuable player in the championship, as voted by the coaches of each CCHA team.[1]

History

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The Most Valuable Player in Tournament was first awarded in 1972, but was not conferred again until 1982. After that time, it had been bestowed every year until 2013 when the original CCHA was dissolved as a consequence of the Big Ten Conference forming its men's ice hockey conference.[2] In 1998, the most valuable player award for the CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was renamed the Bill Beagan Trophy.[3][4] In 2001, Ryan Miller won the award for the second time, becoming the only player to ever win it more than once.

In 2020, the CCHA was revived by seven schools that had been members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, with conference play starting in 2021–22. The conference tournament returned that season, and the MVP award was intended to return as well,[5] however, the award was not presented in the revived league's first tournament in 2022, possibly due to the controversial end to the game. The MVP would not be presented again until the 2025 tournament, in which Evan Murr became the first defenseman to become the conference's tournament most valuable player.[6] The award was renamed back to the CCHA Tournament MVP Award when presented that season.

Award winners

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See also

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References

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General

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  • "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
  • "NCAA (CCHA) Tournament MVP". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2013-07-27.

Specific

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  1. ^ "Henderson and Odegard Recipients of CCHA Major Awards". Alaska Nanooks. 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
  2. ^ "The CCHA is going away, but its history will have a final resting place". USCHO.com. 2013-03-06. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
  3. ^ Mackinder, Matt (September 22, 2011). "Checking In: Former CCHA commissioner Bill Beagan". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "Bill Beagan". Bobby Orr Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Famed Mason Cup to be awarded to CCHA playoff champion" (Press release). Central Collegiate Hockey Association. May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Championship Recap: Mavericks Reign". CCHA. March 22, 2025. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
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