The ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the ECAC Hockey regular season to the best defensive forward in the conference as voted by the coaches of each ECAC team.

The 'Outstanding Defenseman' was first awarded in 1962 but discontinued following the 1967 season. After 25 years of retirement the award was rekindled as the 'Best Defensive Defenseman' in the same year that the Best Defensive Forward was inaugurated (1993). It has since been conferred each year.

Only three players, Mike Traggio, Rob O'Gara and Trey Taylor have won the award more than once. The award has been split twice in its history, 1996–97 and 2013–14 .

Award winners

Year Winner School 1961–62 Arlie Parker St. Lawrence 1962–63 David Johnston Harvard 1963–64 Richie Green Boston University 1964–65 Tom Ross Boston University 1965–66 Robert Gaudreau Brown 1966–67 Harry Orr Cornell 1992–93 Martin d'Orsonnens Clarkson 1993–94 Mike Traggio Brown 1994–95 Mike Traggio Brown 1995–96 Jeff Kungle St. Lawrence1996–97 Matt Pagnutti Clarkson Andrew Will Union 1997–98 Raymond Giroux Yale 1998–99 Jeff Burgoyne Cornell 1999–00 Justin Harney St. Lawrence 2000–01 Kent Huskins Clarkson 2001–02 Brian McMeekin Cornell 2002–03 Douglas Murray Cornell 2003–04 Scott Ford Brown 2004–05 Jaime Sifers Vermont 2005–06 Mike Madill St. Lawrence

Year Winner School 2006–07 Drew Bagnall St. Lawrence 2007–08 Mike Moore Princeton 2008–09 Matt Generous St. Lawrence 2009–10 Justin Krueger Cornell 2010–11 Brock Matheson Union 2011–12 Danny Biega Harvard 2012–13 Zach Davies Quinnipiac2013–14 Shayne Gostisbehere Union Dennis Robertson Brown 2014–15 Rob O'Gara Yale 2015–16 Rob O'Gara Yale 2016–17 James de Haas Clarkson 2017–18 Alec McCrea Cornell 2018–19 Matt Nuttle Cornell 2019–20 Alex Green Cornell 2020–21 Pierson Brandon Colgate 2021–22 Zach Metsa Quinnipiac 2022–23 Henry Thrun Harvard 2023–24 Trey Taylor Clarkson 2024–24 Trey Taylor Clarkson 2025–26 Elliott Groenewold Quinnipiac

Winners by school School WinnersCornell 8Clarkson 6St. Lawrence 6Brown 5Harvard 3Quinnipiac 3Union 3Yale 3Boston University 2Colgate 1Princeton 1Vermont 1

See also ECAC Hockey Awards

References

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External links ECAC Hockey Awards (Incomplete)