Big Ten announces All-Big Ten hockey teams and individual honors

The Big Ten announced the hockey All-Big Ten teams and individual award winners on Monday, as selected by the conference?s coaches and a media panel.

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Michigan State?s Jake Hildebrand was named Big Ten Player and Goaltender of the Year. For the second consecutive season, Minnesota?s Mike Reilly was tabbed the Defensive Player of the Year, which is awarded to a defenseman or forward, while Penn State head coach Guy Gadowsky was selected as the Coach of the Year. Michigan?s Dylan Larkin collected Freshman of the Year laurels, while teammate Zach Hyman was named the Big Ten Scoring Champion after leading all players in points during conference play.

FIRST TEAM
ZACH HYMAN, F, MICHIGAN
Dylan Larkin, F, Michigan
Casey Bailey, F, Penn State
Zach Werenski, D, Michigan
MIKE REILLY, D, MINNESOTA
JAKE HILDEBRAND, G, MICHIGAN STATE

SECOND TEAM
Andrew Copp, F, Michigan
Travis Boyd, F, Minnesota
Kyle Rau, F, Minnesota
Michael Downing, D, Michigan
Travis Walsh, D, Michigan State
Adam Wilcox, G, Minnesota

HONORABLE MENTION
Matt Berry, F, Michigan State
Anthony Greco, F, Ohio State
David Goodwin, F, Penn State
Taylor Holstrom, F, Penn State
Brady Skjei, D, Minnesota
Nate Jensen, D, Penn State
Luke Juha, D, Penn State
Patrick Koudys, D, Penn State
PJ Musico, G, Penn State

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
DYLAN LARKIN, F, MICHIGAN
Matthew Weis, F, Ohio State
Scott Conway, F, Penn State
ZACH WERENSKI, D, MICHIGAN
Josh Jacobs, D, Michigan State

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jake Hildebrand, G, Michigan State
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (DEFENSEMAN OR FORWARD): Mike Reilly, D, Minnesota
GOALTENDER OF THE YEAR: JAKE HILDEBRAND, G, MICHIGAN STATE
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: DYLAN LARKIN, F, MICHIGAN
COACH OF THE YEAR: Guy Gadowsky, Penn State
SCORING CHAMPION: Zach Hyman, F, Michigan

UNANIMOUS SELECTION IN ALL CAPS