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Composite Schedule Statistics Results Players of the Week Team Information Releases

UWS's Mike Wiggins Named 2005
NCHA Men's Player of the Year

Feb. 28, 2005

UW-Superior forward Mike Wiggins has been named the 2005 men's NCHA Player of the Year.

Wiggins, a 5-6, 165 pound senior from Calgary, Alta., was the top goal scorer in the NCHA with 13. He finished second in points in league games with 22 in 14 contests. He led the NCHA with eight power-play goals and three game-winners. He also scored one short-handed goal. In 25 games for UWS he has 25 goals and 41 points. He scored 12 power-play goals, four game-winners and two short-handed goals. In the Feb. 13 NCAA Div. III statistical report he was third in the nation in goals, seventh in points and tied for first in power-play goals. Wiggins was twice named the NCHA's Player of the Week in 2004-05 - on Nov. 29 and again on Jan. 24. In 2005 he was named to the first All-NCHA team and he earned honorable mention to the 2004 team.

He is the first UW-Superior player to win the award since 1992 when forward Glen Lang took the top honor.

The award is voted on by league coaches.

NCHA Player of the Year

Year Player
2005 Mike Wiggins, Sr, F, UW-Superior
2004 Jeff Dotson, Sr, G, UW-Stout
2003 Evan Stensrud, Sr, F, River Falls
2002 Maris Ziedins, Jr, F, St. Norbert
2001 Adam Kragthorpe, So, D, River Falls and Adam Sedgwick, Sr, F, St. Norbert
2000 Bob Gould, So., G, Stevens Point
1999 Ben Gorewich, Sr., F, Stevens Point
1998 Rob Smillie, Jr., F, St. Norbert
1997 Roby Gropp, Jr., G, St. Norbert
1996 Brady Alstead, Fr., G, River Falls
1995 Matt Loen, Sr., F, Eau Claire
1994 Frank Cirone, Sr., F, Stevens Point
1993 Todd Tretter, Sr., F, Stevens Point
1992 Glen Lang, Jr., F, Superior
1991 Scott Johnson, Sr., F, Bemidji
1990 Alex Hicks, So., F, Eau Claire
1989 Ralph Barahona, Jr., F, Stevens Point
1988 Aaron Scott, So., F, River Falls
1987 Mark Lescarbeau, Sr., F, Bemidji
1986 Mike Alexander, Sr., F, Bemidji
1985 Mike Alexander, Jr., F, Bemidji
1984 Joel Otto, Sr., F, Bemidji
1983 Tom Kern, Sr., F, Mankato
1982 Jim Scanlon, Sr., G, Bemidji

Mike Wiggins
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