The season end Big Ten Hockey awards were announced on Tuesday and Minnesota Golden Gophers freshman Sammy Walker was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. He becomes the first Gopher to win the award in seven seasons under the Big Ten umbrella. Additionally, Rem Pitlick was named to the All-Big Ten First Team, Tyler Sheehy was named to the All-Big Ten second team, and Mat Robson was named an All-Big Ten honorable mention.
Walker took the Big Ten by storm in his first year in the maroon and gold. A year after winning a state championships with Edina High School and being named Minnesota’s Mr.