Florida Big Ten Freshman of the YearArtyom Levshunov (the most recent recipient)SportIce hockeyAwarded forThe Freshman of the Year in the Big TenHistoryFirst award2014Most recentArtyom Levshunov 2014-15 winner Dylan Larkin The Big Ten Freshman of the Year is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Big Ten regular season to the best freshman in the conference as voted by a media panel and the head coaches of each team.[1] The Freshman of the Year was first awarded in 2014 and is a successor to the CCHA Rookie of the Year which was discontinued after the conference dissolved due to the 2013–14 NCAA conference realignment.[2] Award winners Year Winner Position School 2013–14 J. T. Compher Left wing Michigan 2014–15 Dylan Larkin Center Michigan 2015–16 Kyle Connor Left wing Michigan 2016–17 Trent Frederic Center Wisconsin 2017–18 Mitchell Lewandowski Forward Michigan State 2018–19 Sammy Walker Forward Minnesota 2019–20 Cole Caufield Forward Wisconsin 2020–21 Thomas Bordeleau Forward Michigan 2021–22 Jakub Dobeš Goaltender Ohio State Luke Hughes Defenseman Michigan 2022–23 Adam Fantilli Forward Michigan 2023–24 Artyom Levshunov Defenceman Michigan State Winners by school School Winners Michigan 6 Wisconsin 2 Michigan State 2 Minnesota 1 Ohio State 1 Winners by position Position Winners Center 2 Right wing 0 Left wing 2 Forward 4 Defenceman 2 Goaltender 1 References ^ "All-Big Ten hockey team announced". Big Ten Network. 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-04-20. ^ "The CCHA is going away, but its history will have a final resting place". USCHO.com. 2013-03-06. Retrieved 2013-07-23. Big Ten Conference ice hockeyTeams Michigan Wolverines Michigan State Spartans Minnesota Golden Gophers Notre Dame Fighting Irish Ohio State Buckeyes Penn State Nittany Lions Wisconsin Badgers Venues Yost Ice Arena (Michigan) Munn Ice Arena (Michigan State) 3M Arena at Mariucci (Minnesota) Compton Family Ice Arena (Notre Dame) Value City Arena (Ohio State) Pegula Ice Arena (Penn State) Kohl Center (Wisconsin) Championships & awards Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament (list of champions) All-Big Ten Teams Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Goaltender of the Year Freshman of the Year Scoring Champions Coach of the Year Tournament MOP All-Tournament Teams Seasons 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24