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Gophers Announce Team Awards for 2020-21
7/1/2021 12:30:00 PM | Men's Hockey
Eight Gophers were honored with 2020-21 team awards.
MINNEAPOLIS – The Gopher men's hockey program tied up its 100th season of competition by announcing its team award winners for the 2020-21 campaign this week.Â
The 100th season of Gopher Hockey proved to be an exciting one for fans of the Maroon & Gold. After starting the season on a 10-game winning streak for the first time since 1939-40, Minnesota went on to win the 2021 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament and lead the nation with 24 wins. The Gophers earned their NCAA-best 38th NCAA tournament berth and returned to the national tournament for the first time since 2017 while picking up their first NCAAÂ
tournament win since 2014. Minnesota also excelled academically during the 2020-21 season with a 3.35 cumulative team grade point average in both the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters – the two best performances in program history. The Gophers also landed a program-recorded 19 student-athletes on the Academic All-Big Ten list in 2020-21.Â
2020-21 Gopher Hockey Team Awards
John Mariucci Most Valuable Player Award: Jack LaFontaine
Mike Crupi Most Determined Player Award: Ryan Johnson, Jack LaFontaine, Ben Meyers
Frank Pond Rookie of the Year Award: Brock Faber
Elwin "Doc" Romnes Leadership & Sportsmanship Award: Sammy Walker
Dr. V. George Nagobads Unsung Hero Award: Cullen Munson
John Mayasich Outstanding Student-Athlete Award: Sam Rossini
Donald M. Clark Community Service Award: Sammy Walker
Tom Mohr Playoff Most Valuable Player Award: Sampo RantaÂ
Team Captains
Sammy Walker (C), Brannon McManus (A), Jack LaFontaine (A), Ben Meyers (A)
National Awards
Mike Richter Award: Jack LaFontaine
First Team All-America: Jack LaFontaine, Sampo Ranta
Second Team All-America: Jackson LaCombeÂ
Big Ten Awards
Big Ten Medal of Honor Recipient: Jack LaFontaine
Big Ten Goaltender of the Year: Jack LaFontaine
First Team All-Big Ten: Jack LaFontaine, Sampo Ranta, Jackson LaCombe
Big Ten All-Freshman Team: Brock Faber
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention: Ben Meyers, Scott Reedy, Sammy Walker
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award: Cullen Munson
Academic All-Big Ten: Ben Brinkman, Nathan Burke, Justen Close, Matt Denman, Ryan Johnson, Jack LaFontaine, Ben Meyers, Jared Moe, Cullen Munson, Jaxon Nelson, Jack Perbix, Sampo Ranta, Scott Reedy, Sam Rossini, Jonny Sorenson, Matt Staudacher, Robbie Stucker, Sammy Walker, Noah Weber
Big Ten Distinguished Scholars: Jack LaFontaine, Cullen Munson, Jack Perbix, Sammy Walker
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