The Big Ten Player of the Year is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the
Big Ten
The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference) is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representati ...
regular season to the best player in the conference as voted by a media panel and the
head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in assoc ...
es of each team.
The Player of the Year was first awarded in 2014 and is a successor to the
CCHA Player of the Year which was discontinued after the conference dissolved due to the
2013–14 NCAA conference realignment.
Award winners
Winners by school
Winners by position
See also
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Big Ten Awards
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List of CCHA Player of the Year
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List of WCHA Player of the Year
References
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Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Player of the Year
Player of the Year
Several sports leagues honour their best player with an award called Player of the Year (POY) . In the United States, this type of award is usually called a Most Valuable Player award.
Association football
In association football, this award is he ...