St. Norbert College senior forward Erik Cooper was named the 2016 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Player of the Year to pace the Green Knights’ league honors announced by the conference office on Tuesday night.
Cooper became the ninth different St. Norbert player to earn the Green Knights’ tenth NCHA Player of the Year award. In addition to Cooper, senior forward Michael Hill and junior defenseman Blake Thompson also earned All-NCHA honors.
St. Norbert coach Tim Coghlin was named NCHA Coach of the Year, his seventh overall and first since 2010.
Cooper led the Green Knights in scoring in the regular season with 11 goals and 17 assists for 28 points. He [Read more…]