St. Olaf head coach Sean Goldsworthy was chosen as the 2008-09 MIAC Coach of the Year. St. Olaf won its first MIAC regular season title in 70 years during the 2008-09 season. Under the direction of Goldsworthy, the Oles finished the year with a school-record 16 wins.

As part of a conference-wide sportsmanship initiative, the MIAC announced the third annual All-MIAC Sportsmanship team for men's hockey. Members of the All-MIAC Sportsmanship team are selected by their coaches and teammates as individuals who demonstrate ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field of competition.

2008-09 MIAC Men's Hockey Awards

Player of the Year - Dylan Mueller, St. Olaf (Sr., Forward, Plymouth, Minn./Armstrong)

Coach of the Year - Sean Goldsworthy (12th season)

All-Conference

Name	Team	Year	Position	Hometown/High School
Chris Berenguer	Hamline	So.	Defense	Eden Prairie, Minn.
Kent Bostrom	Bethel	Sr.	Forward	Vadnais Hts, Minn./Mounds View
Pat Connelly	Saint John's	Sr.	Forward	Birchwood, Minn./White Bear Lake
Adam Davis	St. Thomas	Sr.	Defense	Lakeville, Minn.
Dustin Fulton	Hamline	Sr.	Forward	Brooklyn Park, Minn./Breck
Erick Galt	Concordia	Fy.	Defense	Fargo, N.D.
John Jacques	St. Thomas	Jr.	Defense	Duluth, Minn./East
Jim Jensen	Augsburg	So.	Forward	Plymouth, Minn./Osseo
Chris Johnson	Augsburg	Jr.	Forward	Verona, Wis./Madison Memorial
Rob Johnson	St. Thomas	So.	Forward	Duluth, Minn./East
Tom Knutson	St. Thomas	Sr.	Defense	Duluth, Minn./East
Nick Krauss	St. Olaf	So.	Goaltender	Naperville, Ill.
Kyle Kurr	Hamline	Jr.	Forward	Elk River, Minn.
Joe Long	Hamline	Sr.	Defense	Dayton, Minn./Elk River
David Martinson	Gustavus	Jr.	Forward	St. Louis Park, Minn.
Dylan Mueller	St. Olaf	Sr.	Forward	Plymouth, Minn./Armstrong
Ross Ring-Jarvi	Gustavus	Fy.	Forward	Anoka, Minn.
Barret Simons	St. Olaf	Sr.	Defense	Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
Josh Swartout	Gustavus	So.	Goaltender	St. Louis Park, Minn.
Isak Tranvik	St. Olaf	So.	Forward	Robbinsdale, Minn.
Sam Windsor	St. Olaf	Sr.	Forward	Plymouth, Minn.

  All-Rookie Team

Name	Team	Year	Position	Hometown/High School
Brian Arrigoni	Hamline	Fy.	Forward	St. Paul, Minn./Hill-Murray
Erick Galt	Concordia	Fy.	Defense	Fargo, N.D.
Derek Grogan	St. Olaf	Fy.	Defense	Eagan, Minn.
Nick Guran	Augsburg	Fy.	Forward	McHenry, Ill.
Charlie Raskob	St. Olaf	Fy.	Defense	Hastings, Minn./Holy Angels
Ross Ring-Jarvi	Gustavus	Fy.	Forward	Anoka, Minn.
Cary Wood	St. Thomas	Fy.	Goaltender	St. Paul, Minn./Tartan

Honorable Mention All-Conference

Name	Team	Year	Position	Hometown/High School
Todd Alexander	St. Thomas	Sr.	Defense	New Hope, Minn./Armstrong
Alex Arnason	St. Thomas	Jr.	Forward	Blaine, Minn./Totino-Grace
Brian Arrigoni	Hamline	Fy.	Forward	St. Paul, Minn./Hill-Murray
Brian Baker	Saint John's	Sr.	Forward	Brooklyn Park, Minn.
Andrew Birkholz	Hamline	Sr.	Forward	Maple Grove, Minn./Breck
Brent Brodersen	Saint John's	So.	Defense	Shakopee, Minn.
Parker Burgess	St. Thomas	Jr.	Defense	Calgary, Alberta/Wisewood
Mitch Carlson	Gustavus	So.	Defense	St. Louis Park, Minn.
Nick Carlson	Saint Mary's	Jr.	Defense	Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
Aaron Damjanovich	Bethel	Jr.	Goaltender	Remer, Minn./Greenway
Trevor Doden	Augsburg	Fy.	Forward	Red Wing, Minn.
Chris Fiala	Bethel	Fy.	Forward	Vadnais Heights, Minn./White Bear Lake
Nick Guran	Augsburg	Fy.	Forward	McHenry, Ill.
Marc Harrie	Concordia	Fy.	Forward	Fargo, N.D.
Jake Hipp	Saint John's	Sr.	Forward	Bismarck, N.D.
Alec Holen	Concordia	Fy.	Forward	Thief River Falls, Minn.
Jared Hummel	Hamline	So.	Defense	Eagan, Minn.
Andrew Kent	Augsburg	So.	Goaltender	Lakeville, Minn.
John Kovacs	Bethel	Sr.	Defense	White Bear Lake, Minn.
Matthew Lopes	Gustavus	Sr.	Goaltender	East Falmouth, Mass./Bishop Stang
Jeff Miller	Saint Mary's	Jr.	Defense	Portage, Mich.
Eric Morrow	St. Olaf	So.	Defense	Afton, Minn.
Brad Peterson	Bethel	Sr.	Forward	Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson
Joel Sauer	Augsburg	So.	Forward	Madison, Wis./Memorial
Nick Stalock	St. Olaf	Sr.	Forward	South St. Paul, Minn.
Roger Trousdale	St. Olaf	Sr.	Forward	Rogers, Minn./Buffalo
Mike Wallgren	Saint John's	So.	Forward	Oakdale, Minn.
Vince Wheeler	Saint John's	Sr.	Goaltender	Clearwater, Minn.
Cary Wood	St. Thomas	Fy.	Goaltender	St. Paul, Minn./Tartan

2008-09 All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team
Augsburg - Bryan Frischmann (So., Rochester, Minn.)
Bethel - Kent Bostrom (Sr., Vadnais Heights, Minn.)
Concordia - Cory Johnson (Sr., Moorhead, Minn.)
Gustavus - Brad Wieck (So., Shoreview, Minn.)
Hamline - Andrew Birkholz (Sr., Maple Grove, Minn.)
Saint John's - Jake Koehler (Jr., Ramsey, Minn.)
Saint Mary's - Andy Roberts (Sr., Rochester, Minn.)
St. Olaf - Roger Trousdale (Sr., Rogers, Minn.)
St. Thomas - Sean Bryant (Sr., Sartell, Minn.)