Minnesota’s Matthew Knies was named Big Ten Player of the Year and teammate Brock Faber chosen as Defensive Player of the Year for the second-straight season.
Notre Dame’s Ryan Bischel was tabbed Goaltender of the Year while Adam Fantilli of Michigan earned Freshman of the Year honors.
Minnesota’s Logan Cooley and Jimmy Snuggerud finished as conference co-scoring champions with 36 points each. In addition, Minnesota’s Bob Motzko was named Coach of the Year for the third time.
The Big Ten also recognized seven Sportsmanship Award honorees. The students chosen are individuals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. These students must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting.
2022-23 BIG TEN HOCKEY AWARD WINNERS/ALL-BIG TEN TEAMS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Matthew Knies, So., F, MINN
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Brock Faber, Jr., D, MINN
GOALTENDER OF THE YEAR:
Ryan Bischel, Sr., G, ND
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR:
Adam Fantilli, Fr., F, MICH
COACH OF THE YEAR:
Bob Motzko, MINN
CO-SCORING CHAMPIONS:
Logan Cooley, Fr., F, MINN (36 points)
Jimmy Snuggerud, Fr., F, MINN (36 points)
All-BIG TEN – FIRST TEAM
Adam Fantilli, Fr., F, MICH
Logan Cooley, Fr., F, MINN
Matthew Knies, So., F, MINN
Luke Hughes, So., D, MICH
Brock Faber, Jr., D, MINN
Ryan Bischel, Sr., G, ND
ALL-BIG TEN – SECOND TEAM
Mackie Samoskevich, So., F, MICH
Jimmy Snuggerud, Fr., F, MINN
Jake Wise, 5th, F, OSU
Jackson LaCombe, Sr., D, MINN
Mason Lohrei, So., D, OSU
Justen Close, Sr., G, MINN
ALL-BIG TEN – HONORABLE MENTION
Gavin Brindley, Fr., F, MICH
T.J. Hughes, Fr., F, MICH
Jagger Joshua, Sr., F, MSU
Stephen Halliday, Fr., F, OSU
Connor MacEachern, Sr., F, PSU
Kevin Wall, Sr., F, PSU
Ryan Johnson, Sr., D, MINN
Nick Leivermann, Gr., D, ND
Corson Ceulemans, So., D, WIS
Dylan St. Cyr, Gr., G, MSU
Jakub Dobeš, So., G, OSU
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM:
Adam Fantilli, Fr., F, MICH *
Logan Cooley, Fr., F, MINN
Jimmy Snuggerud, Fr., F, MINN
Seamus Casey, Fr., D, MICH
Luke Mittelstadt, Fr., D, MINN
(no goaltender)
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS:
Jay Keranen, Sr.,…
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