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Denver’s Henrik Borgstr\u00f6m\u00a0captured the NCHC scoring title with 33 points in 24 games (photo: Candace Horgan).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The NCHC unveiled its award winners for the 2017-18 season Thursday night at its annual NCHC awards celebration at the Science Museum of Minnesota.<\/p>\n

Denver and Minnesota Duluth took home three awards each, while SCSU picked up two awards, as did Omaha, both of which were academic-related.<\/p>\n

2017-18 NCHC Individual Award Winners<\/h4>\n

Player of the Year \u2013 Henrik Borgstr\u00f6m, Denver
\nHerb Brooks Coach of the Year \u2013 Bob Motzko, St. Cloud State
\nRookie of the Year \u2013 Scott Perunovich, Minnesota Duluth
\nGoalie of the Year \u2013 Tanner Jaillet, Denver
\nForward of the Year \u2013 Henrik Borgstr\u00f6m, Denver
\nDefensive Defenseman of the Year \u2013 Will Borgen, St. Cloud State
\nOffensive Defenseman of the Year \u2013 Scott Perunovich, Minnesota Duluth
\nDefensive Forward of the Year \u2013 Rhett Gardner, North Dakota
\nSenior Scholar-Athlete Award \u2013 Tyler Vesel, Omaha
\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Karson Kuhlman, Minnesota Duluth
\nPostgrad Scholarship \u2013 Joel Messner, Omaha
\nThree Stars Award \u2013 Nick Halloran, Colorado College
\nMedia Excellence Award \u2013 Brad Schlossman, Grand Forks Herald<\/p>\n

For most of the awards, winners were determined based on voting by the conference\u2019s head coaches from each team. The Senior Scholar-Athlete and postgrad scholarship winners were determined in a vote by the conference\u2019s faculty athletics representatives, while the NCHC Awards Committee selected the Sportsmanship Award. Athletic directors at each NCHC institution had a vote on the Herb Brooks Coach of the Year, as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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