The WCHA announced their initial list of individual awards on Tuesday and a pair of Minnesota Gophers were honored for their performance this season. Senior Taylor Heise was named the WCHA Offensive Player of the Year and freshman Peyton Hemp was named the WCHA Rookie of the Year. Heise is a strong candidate to be named the WCHA Player of the Year when that award is announced on Thursday.
Heise became the first Gopher to ever win the WCHA offensive Player of the Year Award since it was began to be given out in 2017-18. She definitely deserved it after leading the nation in scoring with 64 points and tying for the nation lead in goals with 28.