By Pat Sweeney
(NCHC release)
Rounding out its individual awards for the 2020-21 season, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) unveiled its top honors on Thursday, with North Dakota claiming two of the four awards, while St. Cloud State and Western Michigan also each captured a major award.
North Dakota head coach Brad Berry repeated as the NCHC’s Herb Brooks Coach of the Year, while UND sophomore forward Shane Pinto was selected the Conference’s Player of the Year. St. Cloud State forward Veeti Miettinen was bestowed the NCHC’s Rookie of the Year award, while Western Michigan defenseman Kale Bennett was named the NCHC’s Senior Scholar-Athlete for 2020-21.