The NCHC Defensive Defenseman of the Year was an annual award given out at the conclusion of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference regular season to the best defenseman in the conference as voted by the coaches of each NCHC team.[1]
Sport | Ice hockey |
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Awarded for | The Best Defensive Defenseman in the NCHC |
History | |
First award | 2014 (Defenseman of the Year) 2017 (Defensive Defenseman of the Year) |
Most recent | Sean Behrens |
The Defenseman of the Year was first awarded in 2014 and is a successor to the CCHA Best Defensive Defenseman which was discontinued after the conference dissolved due to the 2013–14 NCAA conference realignment.[2][3][4]
Prior to the 2016–17 season the Defensive Defenseman of the Year was known as the NCHC Defenseman of the Year.[5]
Year | Winner | School |
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2013–14 | Joey LaLeggia | Denver |
2014–15 | Joey LaLeggia | Denver |
2015–16 | Ethan Prow | St. Cloud State |
School | Winners |
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Denver | 2 |
St. Cloud State | 1 |
Year | Winner | School |
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2016–17 | Tucker Poolman | North Dakota |
2017–18 | Will Borgen | St. Cloud State |
2018–19 | Jimmy Schuldt | St. Cloud State |
2019–20 | Colton Poolman | North Dakota |
2020–21 | Jacob Bernard-Docker | North Dakota |
2021–22 | Ethan Frisch | North Dakota |
2022–23 | Justin Lee | Denver |
2023–24 | Sean Behrens | Denver |
School | Winners |
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North Dakota | 4 |
St. Cloud State | 2 |
Denver | 2 |