NCHC Sportsmanship Award
| Sport | College ice hockey |
|---|---|
| League | NCHC |
| Awarded for | The player best exemplifying the qualities of sportsmanship in the NCHC |
| History | |
| First award | 2014 |
| Most recent | Blake Mesenburg |
The NCHC Sportsmanship Award is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference regular season to the best player best exemplifying the qualities of sportsmanship in the conference as voted by the coaches of each NCHC team.[1]
The Sportsmanship Award was first awarded in 2014 and is a successor to the Terry Flanagan Memorial Award which was discontinued after the first iteration of the CCHA dissolved due to the 2013–14 NCAA conference realignment.[2][3][4]
Award winners
| Year | Winner | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Eamonn McDermott | Defenceman | Colorado College |
| 2014–15 | Nick Oliver | Forward | St. Cloud State |
| 2015–16 | Cal Decowski | Forward | Minnesota Duluth |
| 2016–17 | Matt Hrynkiw | Goaltender | North Dakota |
| Tyler Vesel | Forward | Omaha | |
| 2017–18 | Karson Kuhlman | Forward | Minnesota Duluth |
| 2018–19 | Patrick Newell | Forward | St. Cloud State |
| 2019–20 | Kobe Roth | Forward | Minnesota Duluth |
| 2020–21 | Kevin Fitzgerald | Center | St. Cloud State |
| 2021–22 | Mark Senden | Forward | North Dakota |
| 2022–23 | Spencer Meier | Defenseman | St. Cloud State |
| 2023–24 | Darian Gotz | Defenseman | Minnesota Duluth |
| 2024–25 | Joe Molenaar | Forward | Minnesota Duluth |
| 2025–26 | Blake Mesenburg | Forward | Miami[5] |
Winners by school
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Winners by position
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See also
References
- ↑ "Archibald, Dowd, LaLeggia Headline NCHC Award Winners". NCHC Hockey. March 20, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ↑ "The CCHA is going away, but its history will have a final resting place". USCHO.com. March 6, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
- ↑ "NCHC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. March 6, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Prow, Berry Capture NCHC's Top Honors at Awards Celebration". 17 March 2016.
- ↑ Weisman, Michael (March 11, 2026). "Miami's Blake Mesenburg Earns 2025-26 NCHC Sportsmanship Award". National Collegiate Hockey Conference. Retrieved August 11, 2026.