The Hockey East Best Defensive Defenseman is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Hockey East regular season to the best defensive defenseman in the conference as voted by the head coaches of each Hockey East team.
The Best Defensive Defenseman was first bestowed in 1999 and every year thereafter.
Brian Dumoulin is the only defenseman to have won the award more than once, doing so in 2010–11 and 2011–12. The award has been shared once, in 2003–04 between Andrew Alberts of Boston College and Prestin Ryan of Maine.
Award winners
Year Winner School Ref 1998–99 Steve O'Brien New Hampshire 1999–00 Mike Mottau Boston College 2000–01 Bobby Allen Boston College 2001–02 Chris Dyment Boston University 2002–03 Cliff Loya Maine 2003–04 Andrew Alberts Boston College Prestin Ryan Maine 2004–05 Tim Judy Northeastern 2005–06 Peter Harrold Boston College 2006–07 Sean Sullivan Boston University 2007–08 Joe Charlebois New Hampshire 2008–09 Louis Liotti Northeastern 2009–10 Justin Braun Massachusetts 2010–11 Brian Dumoulin Boston College
Year Winner School Ref 2011–12 Brian Dumoulin Boston College 2012–13 Patrick Wey Boston College 2013–14 Josh Manson Northeastern 2014–15 Mike Paliotta Vermont 2015–16 Steve Santini Boston College 2016–17 Dennis Gilbert Notre Dame 2017–18 Casey Fitzgerald Boston College 2018–19 Vincent Desharnais Providence 2019–20 Wyatt Newpower Connecticut 2020–21 Drew Helleson Boston College 2021–22 Jordan Harris Northeastern 2022–23 Hunter McDonald Northeastern 2023–24 Cade Webber Boston University 2024–25 Eamon Powell Boston College
Winners by school School WinnersBoston College 11Northeastern 5Boston University 3Maine 2New Hampshire 2Connecticut 1Massachusetts 1Notre Dame 1Providence 1Vermont 1
See also Hockey East Awards
References
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External links Hockey East Awards (Incomplete)