CHA Player of the Year

CHA Player of the YearSport| Ice hockey

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Awarded for| The Player of the Year in the CHA
History
First award| 2000
Final award| 2010
Most recent| Matt Read

The CHA Player of the Year was an annual award given out at the conclusion of the College Hockey America regular season to the best player in the conference as voted by the coaches of each CHA team.[1]

The Player of the Year was first awarded in 2000 and every year thereafter until 2010 when the CHA was disbanded when they could no longer retain their automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.[2]

## Award winners

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Year | Winner | Position | School

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1999–00 | Greg Gardner | Goaltender | Niagara
2000–01 | Marc Kielkucki | Goaltender | Air Force
2001–02 | David Guerrera | Goaltender | Wayne State
2002–03 | Joe Tallari | Left wing | Niagara
2003–04 | Barret Ehgoetz | Center | Niagara
| Jared Ross | Center | Alabama-Huntsville
2004–05 | Andrew Murray | Center | Bemidji State
2005–06 | Scott Munroe | Goaltender | Alabama-Huntsville
| Jeff Van Nynatten | Goaltender | Niagara
2006–07 | Sean Bentivoglio | Center | Niagara
2007–08 | Ryan Cruthers | Right wing | Robert Morris
2008–09 | Juliano Pagliero | Goaltender | Niagara
2009–10 | Matt Read | Center | Bemidji State

### Winners by school

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| School | Winners

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Niagara | 6
Alabama-Huntsville | 2
Bemidji State | 2
Air Force | 1
Robert Morris | 1
Wayne State | 1

### Winners by position

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| Position | Winners

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Center | 5
Right wing | 1
Left wing | 1
Defenceman | 0
Goaltender | 6

## See also

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* CHA Awards

## References

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### General

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* "CHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
* "NCAA (CHA) Player of the Year". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2013-07-31.

### Specific

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1. ^ "Bemidji State men's hockey: Read, Hunt named to All-CHA team". The Bemidji Pioneer. 2009-03-12. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
2. ^ "Niagara Tops York". USCHO.com. 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2013-07-23.

## External links

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College Hockey America

Final teams|

* Lindenwood Lady Lions
* Mercyhurst Lakers
* Penn State Nittany Lions
* RIT Tigers
* Robert Morris Colonials
* Syracuse Orange

Other teams|

* Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (was to join CHA in 2025; instead joining Atlantic Hockey America)

Arenas|

* Lindenwood Ice Arena (Lindenwood)
* Mercyhurst Ice Center (Mercyhurst)
* Pegula Ice Arena (Penn State)
* Gene Polisseni Center (RIT)
* Clearview Arena (Robert Morris)
* Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion (Syracuse)

Championships & awards|

* List of champions: Men / Women

Successor|

* Atlantic Hockey America

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