ST. PAUL, Minn. – Junior goaltender Simon Latkoczy was named the NCHC Goaltender of the Year, it was announced at the conference's Award Celebration on Thursday night.

Latkoczy became the first Maverick goaltender to win the award and the program's inaugural netminder named to the First-Team All-NCHC on Wednesday, March 12.

Through 85 career games with Omaha, Latkoczy has recorded the fourth-most wins (44) in program history and is one of four goaltenders to record 40 or more wins as a Maverick.

Among NCHC goaltenders (min. 33% of the team's minutes played), the Trencin, Slovakia native ranks first in saves and seventh in the nation (952), third in save percentage (.922) and 10th in goals against average (2.71). Latkoczy posted a 14-16-1 record in the 2024-25 campaign. 

Over his three seasons, his .922 save percentage is a new career high.

The 5-foot-11, 177-pound goaltender also tied a program high with 53 saves against then-No. 5 Minnesota in a 2-1 victory to take the 2024 Ice Breaker Tournament title in Las Vegas.

In a single game, 53 saves was the most by an NCHC goaltender and the fifth-most in Division I this season.

 Since the NCHC began play in 2013-14, Latkoczy's 952 saves are the fifth-most a junior in the conference has made in a single season.

 952 saves is the 13th-most by any goaltender in NCHC history, trailing his 953 in 2023-24 (12th-most).

The 2025 Mike Richter Award semifinalist recorded four of the NCHC's top 10 games with the most saves recorded by an individual. Latkoczy was the only netminder in the conference to record a game with 50 or more saves, doing it twice.

Latkoczy, who had one shutout this season, also recorded 40 or more saves in a single game on five occasions in the 2024-25 campaign.

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Omaha Hockey NCHC Individual Award Winners

Player of the Year

2013-14: Josh Archibald, F
 

Senior Scholar-Athlete Award

2017-18: Joel Messner, D, Omaha

2016-17: Justin Parizek, F, Omaha
 

Rookie of the Year

2018-19: Taylor Ward, F
 

Forward of the Year

2013-14: Josh Archibald
 

Goaltender of the Year

2024-25: Simon Latkoczy
 

Sportsmanship Award

2016-17: Tyler Vesel, F (co-won with Matt Hrynkiw, G – UND)
 

Postgraduate Scholarship

2023-24: Kirby Proctor, D

2021-22: Jason Smallidge, D

2018-19: Ryan Galt, F

2017-18: Joel Messner, D

2016-17 Kirk Thompson, G (co-won with Aaron Hadley, F – WMU)