Former Colorado College defenseman Nate Prosser, now with the Minnesota Wild, led the Tigers by being named to the all-Western Collegiate Hockey Association second team, it was announced Thursday at the league’s annual awards banquet.

Freshman goalie Joe Howe and freshman center Rylan Schwartz were both named to the all-rookie team. No other Tigers were honored.

Prosser was tied for second in league play in defenseman scoring with 28 points (24 assists) in 39 games. Schwartz (20, 14assists) was third in freshman scoring in league play. Howe led the league with 1,612 minutes. His 743 saves in league play led the WCHA. His 2.90 goals against average led the rookies.

Denver, the MacNaughton Cup champs, dominated the major awards. Denver junior goaltender Marc Cheverie was named the WCHA player of the year, Michigan Tech senior defenseman Eli Vlaisavljevich is the  outstanding student-athlete of the year, Wisconsin junior blueliner Brendan Smith was the head coaches’ choice as defensive player of the year, North Dakota forward Danny Kristo was the rookie of the year, Denver forward Rhett Rakhshani was honored as the scoring champion, DU’s Cheverie was recorgnized as the goaltending champ, and Pioneers coach George Gwozdecky was named the coach of the year.

The award were chosen by league coaches and media.

Full list follows:

WCHA Player of the Year
Marc Cheverie, Jr., G, Denver

WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year
Eli Vlaisavljevich, Sr., D, Michigan Tech

WCHA Defensive Player of the Year
Brendan Smith, Jr., D, Wisconsin

WCHA Rookie of the Year
Danny Kristo, Fr., F, North Dakota

WCHA Scoring Champion
Rhett Rakhshani, Sr., F, Denver

WCHA Goaltending Champion
Marc Cheverie, Jr., G, Denver

WCHA Coach of the Year
George Gwozdecky, Denver

2009-10 All-WCHA First Team
    Pos    Name    Team    Ht    Wt    Yr    Hometown    Pts
   F    Rhett Rakhshani    Denver    5-10    180    Sr    Huntington Beach, CA    358
    F    Blake Geoffrion    Wisconsin    6-2    188    Sr    Brentwood, TN    333
    F    Jack Connolly    Minnesota-Duluth    5-8    160    So    Duluth, MN    256
    D    Brendan Smith    Wisconsin    6-2    190    Jr    Mimico, ON    372
    D    Patrick Wiercioch    Denver    6-4    185    So    Maple Grove, BC    243
    G    Marc Cheverie    Denver    6-3    180    Jr    Cole Harbour, NS    364

All-WCHA Second Team
    Pos    Name    Team    Ht    Wt    Yr    Hometown    Pts
   F    Justin Fontaine    Minnesota-Duluth    5-11    175    Jr    Bonnyville, AB    173
    F    Ryan Lasch    St. Cloud State    5-7    175    Sr    Lake Forest, CA    140
    F    Tyler Ruegsegger    Denver    6-0    185    Sr    Lakewood, CO    138
    D    Ryan McDonagh    Wisconsin    6-1    216    Jr    Arden Hills, MN    149
    D    Nate Prosser    Colorado College    6-2    210    Sr    Elk River, MN    144
    G    Brad Eidsness    North Dakota    6-0    175    So    Chestermere, AB    143

All-WCHA Third Team
    Pos    Name    Team    Ht    Wt    Yr    Hometown    Pts
    F    Michael Davies    Wisconsin    5-8    175    Sr    St. Louis, MO    109
    F    Joe Colborne    Denver    6-5    195    So    Calgary, AB    100
    F    Garrett Roe    St. Cloud State    5-9    175    Jr    Vienna, VA    78
    D    Garrett Raboin    St. Cloud State    5-11    175    Sr    Detroit Lakes, MN    111
    D    Chay Genoway    North Dakota    5-9    175    Sr    Morden, MB    83
    G    Dan Dunn    St. Cloud State    6-5    200    Jr    Oshawa, ON    88

All-WCHA Rookie Team
    Pos    Name    Team    Ht    Wt    Yr    Hometown    Votes
    F    Danny Kristo    North Dakota    5-11    180    Fr    Eden Prairie, MN    77
    F    Craig Smith    Wisconsin    6-0    195    Fr    Madison, WI    52
    F    Rylan Schwartz    Colorado College    5-10    182    Fr    Wilcox, SK    50
    D    Matt Donovan    Denver    6-0    190    Fr    Edmond, OK    65
    D    Justin Schultz    Wisconsin    6-1    185    Fr    West Kelowna, BC    29
    G    Joe Howe    Colorado College    5-11    190    Fr    Plymouth, MN    55

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