The Hockey East Best Defensive Forward is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Hockey East regular season to the best defensive forward in the conference as voted by the head coaches of each Hockey East team. It was shared for the first time in the 2013–14 season, between Bill Arnold of Boston College and Ross Mauermann of Providence.
The Best Defensive Forward was first bestowed in 1997 and every year thereafter. Justin Hryckowian is the only person to win the award twice (as of 2024).
Award winners
Year Winner Position School Ref 1996–97 Travis Dillabough Left Wing Providence 1997–98 Chris Drury Left Wing Boston University 1998–99 Doug Nolan Forward UMass Lowell 1999–00 John Sadowski Forward New Hampshire 2000–01 Mike Lephart Left Wing Boston College 2001–02 Mike Pandolfo Left Wing Boston University 2002–03 Mark Mullen Forward Boston University 2003–04 Todd Jackson Left Wing Maine 2004–05 Preston Callander Forward New Hampshire 2005–06 Brad Zancanaro Left Wing Boston University 2006–07 Joe Rooney Forward Boston College 2007–08 Matt Greene Forward Boston College 2008–09 Joe Vitale Center Northeastern 2009–10 Ben Holmstrom Center UMass Lowell 2010–11 Tanner House Center Maine
Year Winner Position School Ref 2011–12 Chris Connolly Left Wing Boston University 2012–13 Tim Schaller Left Wing Providence 2013–14 Bill Arnold Center Boston College Ross Mauermann Forward Providence 2014–15 Noel Acciari Center Providence 2015–16 Sam Herr Forward Notre Dame 2016–17 Austin Cangelosi Forward Boston College 2017–18 Brian Pinho Forward Providence 2018–19 Chase Pearson Forward Maine 2019–20 Patrick Curry Forward Boston University 2020–21 Marc McLaughlin Forward Boston College 2021–22 Jáchym Kondelík Forward Connecticut 2022–23 Justin Hryckowian Forward Northeastern 2023–24 Justin Hryckowian Forward Northeastern 2024–25 Hudson Schandor Forward Connecticut
Winners by school School WinnersBoston College 6Boston University 6Providence 5Maine 3Northeastern 3Connecticut 2UMass Lowell 2New Hampshire 2Notre Dame 1
Winners by position Position Winners Center 5 Right Wing 0 Left Wing 8 Forward 17
See also Hockey East Awards
References
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External links Hockey East Awards (Incomplete)