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Ben Meyers had a stellar season for Minnesota and also played on the United States Olympic team (photo: Minnesota Athletics).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Big Ten announced Tuesday the hockey all-Big Ten teams and individual award winners as selected by the conference\u2019s coaches and a media panel.<\/p>\n

Minnesota\u2019s Ben Meyers was named the Big Ten player of the year, while teammate Brock Faber was tabbed the defensive player of the year, which is awarded to a defenseman or forward.<\/p>\n

Ohio State\u2019s Jakub Dobe\u0161 was named the goaltender of the year while also sharing freshman of the year laurels with Michigan\u2019s Luke Hughes.<\/p>\n

The Wolverines\u2019 Matty Beniers earned scoring champion honors with 27 points in 20 conference games, while Minnesota\u2019s Bob Motzko was selected as the coach of the year.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

FIRST TEAM<\/strong>
\nMATTY BENIERS, F, MICHIGAN
\nBEN MEYERS, F, MINNESOTA
\nGeorgii Merkulov, F, Ohio State
\nOwen Power, D, Michigan
\nBrock Faber, D, Minnesota
\nJakub Dobe\u0161, G, Ohio State<\/p>\n

SECOND TEAM<\/strong>
\nBrendan Brisson, F, Michigan
\nMatthew Knies, F, Minnesota
\nMax Ellis, F, Notre Dame
\nLuke Hughes, D, Michigan
\nJackson Lacombe, D, Minnesota
\nErik Portillo, G, Michigan<\/p>\n

HONORABLE MENTION<\/strong>
\nThomas Bordeleau, F, Michigan
\nKent Johnson, F, Michigan
\nBlake McLaughlin, F, Minnesota
\nSammy Walker, F, Minnesota
\nLandon Slaggert, F, Notre Dame
\nKevin Wall, F, Penn State
\nNick Blankenburg, D, Michigan
\nSpencer Stastney, D, Notre Dame
\nMason Lohrei, D, Ohio State
\nDrew DeRidder, G, Michigan State
\nJusten Close, G, Minnesota
\nMatthew Galajda, G, Notre Dame<\/p>\n

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM<\/strong>
\nMackie Samoskevich, F, Michigan
\nMATTHEW KNIES, F, MINNESOTA
\nGEORGII MERKULOV, F, OHIO STATE
\nLuke Hughes, D, Michigan
\nMason Lohrei, D, Ohio State
\nJAKUB DOBE\u0160, G, OHIO STATE<\/p>\n

UNANIMOUS SELECTIONS IN ALL CAPS<\/em><\/p>\n

BIG TEN SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD HONOREES<\/strong>
\nNick Blankenburg, Michigan
\nAdam Goodsir, Michigan State
\nSammy Walker, Minnesota
\nGraham Slaggert, Notre Dame
\nGrant Gabriele, Ohio State
\nAdam Pilewicz, Penn State
\nSam Stange, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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