WCHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament

The WCHA Most Outstanding Player in Tournament was an annual award given out at the conclusion of the WCHA tournament to the best player in the championship as voted by the head coaches of each member team.
The Tournament MVP was first awarded in 1988 and every year thereafter. The award was changed from 'most valuable' to 'most outstanding' for the 2017 tournament.
Bill Pye is the only player to have won the award more than once. Additionally, two recipients have received the honor while not playing for the conference champion. (as of 2019)
==Award winners==
Year	Winner 	Position 	School
1988	Dean Anderson 	Goaltender	Wisconsin
1989	Bill Pye 	Goaltender	Northern Michigan
1990	Steve Rohlik 	Left Wing 	Wisconsin
1991	Bill Pye 	Goaltender	Northern Michigan
1992	Corwin Saurdiff 	Goaltender	Northern Michigan
1993	Travis Richards 	Defenceman	Minnesota
1994	Chris McAlpine 	Defenceman	Minnesota
1995	Kirk Daubenspeck	Goaltender	Wisconsin
1996	Brian Bonin 	Center 	Minnesota
1997	David Hoogsteen 	Left Wing 	North Dakota
1998	Joe Bianchi 	Center 	Wisconsin
1999	Stephen Wagner 	Goaltender	Denver
2000	Lee Goren 	Right Wing	North Dakota
2001	Tyler Arnason 	Center 	St. Cloud State
2002	Wade Dubielewicz	Goaltender	Denver
2003	Grant Potulny 	Center 	Minnesota
2004	Kellen Briggs 	Goaltender	Minnesota
Note: * recipient not on championship team
Year	Winner 	Position 	School
2005	Brett Sterling* 	Left Wing 	Colorado College
2006	Jordan Parise 	Goaltender 	North Dakota
2007	Blake Wheeler 	Right Wing 	Minnesota
2008	Alex Kangas* 	Goaltender 	Minnesota
2009	Alex Stalock 	Goaltender 	Minnesota-Duluth
2010	Evan Trupp 	Left Wing 	North Dakota
2011	Matt Frattin 	Right Wing 	North Dakota
2012	Aaron Dell 	Goaltender 	North Dakota
2013	Nic Kerdiles 	Center 	Wisconsin
2014	Cole Huggins 	Goaltender 	Minnesota State
2015	Brad McClure 	Forward 	Minnesota State
2016	Darren Smith 	Goaltender 	Ferris State
2017	Shane Hanna 	Defenceman 	Michigan Tech
2018	Patrick Munson 	Goaltender 	Michigan Tech
2019	Nick Rivera 	Forward 	Minnesota State
2020	Not awarded due to the coronavirus pandemic	Not awarded due to the coronavirus pandemic	Not awarded due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021	Ashton Calder 	Forward 	Lake Superior State
===Winners by school===
School 	Winners
Minnesota 	7
North Dakota 	6
Wisconsin 	5
Minnesota State 	3
Northern Michigan 	3
Michigan Tech 	2
Denver 	2
Colorado College 	1
Ferris State 	1
Lake Superior State	1
Minnesota-Duluth 	1
St. Cloud State 	1
===Winners by position===
Position 	Winners
Center 	5
Right Wing	3
Left Wing 	3
Forward 	3
Defenceman	3
Goaltender	15
==See also==
*WCHA Awards
== References ==
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==External links==
*WCHA Awards (Incomplete)
Category:Trophies and awards
Category:Western Collegiate Hockey Association