The Mike and Marian Ilitch Humanitarian Award was an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular season to the league's top citizen.
The Award was donated by and named after Mike and Marian Ilitch, a pair of wealthy Detroit-based businesspeople who well known both for their philanthropic efforts[1] as well as their ownership of the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers. The Mike and Marian Ilitch Humanitarian Award was first bestowed in 2001 and every year thereafter until 2013 when the CCHA was dissolved as a consequence of the Big Ten forming its men's ice hockey conference.[2]
Award winners[]
| Year | Winner | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | Jason Cupp | Center | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 2001–02 | Kevin O'Malley | Goaltender | Michigan |
| 2002–03 | Mike Betz | Goaltender | Ohio State |
| 2003–04 | Neil Komadoski | Defenceman | Notre Dame |
| 2004–05 | Bo Cheesman | Right Wing | Lake Superior State |
| 2005–06 | Drew Miller | Left Wing | Michigan State |
| 2006–07 | Tim Cook | Defenceman | Michigan |
| 2007–08 | Justin Abdelkader | Left Wing | Michigan State |
| 2008–09 | Jeff Lerg | Goaltender | Michigan State |
| Jerad Kaufmann | Goaltender | Nebraska-Omaha | |
| 2009–10 | Dion Knelsen | Center | Alaska |
| 2010–11 | Trevor Nill | Center | Michigan State |
| 2011–12 | Cody Reichard | Goaltender | Miami |
| 2012–13 | Brett Beebe | Right Wing | Western Michigan |
| Kaare Odegard | Defenceman | Alaska |
Winners by school[]
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Winners by position[]
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See also[]
References[]
General[]
- "CCHA Awards", College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved on 2013-07-26.
- "NCAA (CCHA) Humanitarian Award", Elite Prospects. Retrieved on 2013-07-26.
Specific[]
- ↑ "The Little Caesars Love Kitchen to Serve Free Pizza to Shelter in Toledo", Toledo Rockets Football Blog, 2010-12-17. Retrieved on 2013-07-26.
- ↑ "The CCHA is going away, but its history will have a final resting place", USCHO.com, 2013-03-06. Retrieved on 2013-07-26.
External links[]
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