Last weekend, Ferris State coach Bob Daniels added a WCHA MacNaughton Cup to the two CCHA regular season championships in his resume.
Now the two-time CCHA and national coach of the year can add WCHA coach of the year to his list of accolades after receiving the honor Thursday afternoon before the start of the WCHA playoffs.
Daniels led the Bulldogs to a 20-6-2 league record this season that included a 16-game unbeaten streak from Oct. 19 through Jan. 3.
Alaska senior forward Cody Kunyk was named the WCHA player of the year and WCHA scoring champion after collecting a league-high 34 points on 17 goals and 17 assists.
Lake Superior State freshman forward Alex Globke was named the WCHA rookie of the year after tying Alaska freshman and fellow WCHA All-Rookie Team honoree Marcus Basara with nine goals and 12 assists. Their nine goals led all rookies.
Nanooks sophomore defenseman Colton Parayko was named the WCHA defensive player of the year after scoring four goals and 14 assists with a plus-11 rating in league play.
Alabama-Huntsville’s Chad Brears was named the WCHA outstanding student-athlete of the year by team faculty representatives.
The complete list of awards and all-conference teams:
WCHA Player of the Year: Cody Kunyk, Forward, Senior, Alaska
WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year: Chad Brears, Forward, Sophomore, Alabama-Huntsville
WCHA Defensive Player of the Year: Colton Parayko, Defenseman, Sophomore, Alaska
WCHA Rookie of the Year: Alex Globke, Forward, Freshman, Lake Superior State
WCHA Scoring Champion: Cody Kunyk, Forward, Senior, Alaska
WCHA Goaltending Champion: Cole Huggins, Freshman, Goaltender, Minnesota State
WCHA Coach of the Year: Bob Daniels, Ferris State
All-WCHA First Team
Cody Kunyk, Sr, F, Alaska
Matt Bailey, Sr, F, Alaska-Anchorage
Matt Leitner, Jr, F, Minnesota State
Colton Parayko, So, D, Alaska
Zach Palmquist, Jr, D, Minnesota State
CJ Motte, Jr, G, Ferris State
All-WCHA Second Team
Jean-Paul LaFontaine, Jr, F, Minnesota State
Colton Beck, Sr, F, Alaska
Garrett Thompson, Sr, F, Ferris State
Scott Czarnowczan, Sr, D, Ferris State
Kevin Czuczman, Jr, D, Lake Superior State
Cole Huggins, Fr, G, Minnesota State
All-WCHA Third Team
Tyler Morley, So, F, Alaska
Zach Lehrke, Sr, F, Minnesota State
Johnny McInnis, Sr, F, Minnesota State
Matt Prapavessis, Jr, D, Bemidji State
Jason Binkley, Jr, D, Ferris State
Kevin Kapalka, Sr, G, Lake Superior State
All-WCHA Rookie Team
Alex Globke, Fr, F, LSSU
Marcus Basara, Fr, F, Alaska
Kyle Schempp, Fr, F, Ferris
Shane Hanna, Fr, D, Tech
Rusian Pedan, Fr, D, Bemidji
Sean Flanagan, Fr, F, MSU
Cole Huggins, Fr, G, Minnesota State
See the picks by USCHO writers Matt Wellens and Shane Frederick here.
