Good Afternoon College Hockey Fans! Welcome to the Inside Hockey’s First Annual National Collegiate Hockey Conference Most Valuable Player Awards. To the victors go the spoils, and the Penrose Cup Champions, the University of Denver cleaned up in the Most Valuable Player awards.
Your 2016-17 #PenroseCup and #NCHCHockey regular-season champions, @DU_Hockey & @DU_Pioneers 🏒🏆
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— The NCHC (@TheNCHC) March 4, 2017
Looking at the results, NCHC’s Most Valuable Player in the NCHC: Denver’s senior defenseman Will Butcher.
The NCHC’s Most Valuable Goaltender: Denver goalie Tanner Jaillet
The NCHC’s Most Valuable Rookie: Denver forward Henrik Borgstrom
If you have any questions, please feel free to email (thegoon48@gra.midco.net).
Here’s the list of voters from the new media that participate in the weekly power rankings: @miamihockeyblog; @stoneysioux; @matthewsemisch; @UofHockeyBlog; @goon48; @Mavpuck; @MoarClappers; @TimTimt89; @DBergerHockey; @Schlossmangf @JDeMolee; @Paisleyhockey; @LetsGoDU @BruceCiskie; @matthewsemisch; @candacehorgan; @MagnessMayhem; @nickbracken303; @wingsenforcer
NCHC’s Most Valuable Player
Will Butcher, Denver 6
Alex Iafallo, Minnesota-Duluth 5
Tanner Jaillet, Denver 1
Tucker Poolman, North Dakota 1
Henrich Borgstrom, Denver 1
Neal Pionk, Minnesota-Duluth 1
Matheson Lacopelli, Western Michigan 1
Austin Ortega, Nebraska-Omaha 1
Shane Gersich, North Dakota 1
NCHC’s Most Valuable Goaltender
Tanner Jaillet, Denver 13
Ben Blacker, Western Michigan 2
Hunter Miska, Minnesota-Duluth 2
Alex Leclerc, Colorado College 1
NCHC’s Most Valuable Rookie
Henrik Borgstrom, Denver 9
Ben Blacker, Western Michigan 4
Tyson Jost, North Dakota 3
Hunter Miska, Minnesota-Duluth 2