The Mike and Marian Ilitch Humanitarian Award was an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular season to the league's top citizen.
The Award was donated by and named after Mike and Marian Ilitch, a pair of wealthy Detroit-based businesspeople who well known both for their philanthropic efforts as well as their ownership of the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers. The Mike and Marian Ilitch Humanitarian Award was first bestowed in 2001 and every year thereafter until 2013 when the CCHA was dissolved as a consequence of the Big Ten forming its men's ice hockey conference.
Award winners Year Winner Position School 2000–01 Jason Cupp Center Nebraska-Omaha 2001–02 Kevin O'Malley Goaltender Michigan 2002–03 Mike Betz Goaltender Ohio State 2003–04 Neil Komadoski Defenceman Notre Dame 2004–05 Bo Cheesman Right wing Lake Superior State 2005–06 Drew Miller Left wing Michigan State 2006–07 Tim Cook Defenceman Michigan 2007–08 Justin Abdelkader Left wing Michigan State 2008–09 Jeff Lerg Goaltender Michigan State Jerad Kaufmann Goaltender Nebraska-Omaha 2009–10 Dion Knelsen Center Alaska 2010–11 Trevor Nill Center Michigan State 2011–12 Cody Reichard Goaltender Miami 2012–13 Brett Beebe Right wing Western Michigan Kaare Odegard Defenceman Alaska
Winners by school School WinnersMichigan State 4Alaska 2Michigan 2Nebraska-Omaha 2Lake Superior State 1Miami 1Notre Dame 1Ohio State 1Western Michigan 1
Winners by position Position Winners Center 3 Right wing 2 Left wing 2 Defenceman 3 Goaltender 5
See also CCHA Awards
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External links CCHA Awards (Incomplete)