WCHA Yearly Awards

Below is the list of the yearly awards for the WCHA. Wisconsin leads the league with six players, Denver has five, St. Cloud and North Dakota has four, Colorado College has three, and Duluth has two. Minnesota, Mankato, Anchorage, and Tech all have failed to put at least one player on an All-WCHA Team. Although, a Tech player took home the Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year. Note: This is the first year since 1977 that the Gophers have failed to put a player on an All-WCHA Team.

WCHA Major Award Winners for 2009-10

WCHA Player of the Year
Marc Cheverie, Jr., G, Denver

WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year
Eli Vlaisavljevich, Sr., D, Michigan Tech

WCHA Defensive Player of the Year
Brendan Smith, Jr., D, Wisconsin

WCHA Rookie of the Year
Danny Kristo, Fr., F, North Dakota

WCHA Scoring Champion
Rhett Rakhshani, Sr., F, Denver

WCHA Goaltending Champion
Marc Cheverie, Jr., G, Denver

WCHA Coach of the Year
George Gwozdecky, DU

2009-10 All-WCHA First Team

Pos	Name	Team	Ht	Wt	Yr	Hometown	Pts
F	Rhett Rakhshani	Denver	5-10	180	Sr	Huntington Beach, CA	358
F	Blake Geoffrion	Wisconsin	6-2	188	Sr	Brentwood, TN	333
F	Jack Connolly	Duluth	5-8	160	So	Duluth, MN	256
D	Brendan Smith	Wisconsin	6-2	190	Jr	Mimico, ON	372
D	Patrick Wiercioch	Denver	6-4	185	So	Maple Grove, BC	243
G	Marc Cheverie	Denver	6-3	180	Jr	Cole Harbour, NS	364

All-WCHA Second Team

Pos	Name	Team	Ht	Wt	Yr	Hometown	Pts
F	Justin Fontaine	Duluth	5-11	175	Jr	Bonnyville, AB	173
F	Ryan Lasch	St. Cloud	5-7	175	Sr	Lake Forest, CA	140
F	Tyler Ruegsegger	Denver	6-0	185	Sr	Lakewood, CO	138
D	Ryan McDonagh	Wisconsin	6-1	216	Jr	Arden Hills, MN	149
D	Nate Prosser	Colorado Col.	6-2	210	Sr	Elk River, MN	144
G	Grad Eidsness	North Dakota	6-0	175	So	Chestermere, AB	143

All-WCHA Third Team

Pos	Name	Team	Ht	Wt	Yr	Hometown	Pts
F	Michael Davies	Wisconsin	5-8	175	Sr	St. Louis, MO	109
F	Joe Colborne	Denver	6-5	195	So	Calgary, AB	100
F	Garrett Roe	St. Cloud	5-9	175	Jr	Vienna, VA	78
D	Garrett Raboin	St. Cloud	5-11	175	Sr	Detroit Lakes, MN	111
D	Chay Genoway	North Dakota	5-9	175	Sr	Morden, MB	83
G	Dan Dunn	St. Cloud	6-5	200	Jr	Oshawa, ON	88

All-WCHA Rookie Team

Pos	Name	Team	Ht	Wt	Yr	Hometown	Pts
F	Danny Kristo	North Dakota	5-11	180	Fr	Eden Prairie, MN	77
F	Craig Smith	Wisconsin	6-0	195	Fr	Madison, WI	52
F	Rylan Schwartz	Colorado Col.	5-10	182	Fr	Wilcox, SK	50
D	Matt Donovan	Denver	6-0	190	Fr	Edmond, OK	65
D	Justin Schultz	Wisconsin	6-1	185	Fr	West Kelowna, BC	29
G	Joe Howe	Colorado Col.	5-11	190	Fr	Plymouth, MN	55