Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award

The Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award is an annual award given out to the NCAA Division I player judged to best exemplify the qualities of sportsmanship, competitiveness, intelligence and work ethic. The award is named in honor of Derek Hines, a 4-year letter-winner for Army who was killed while serving in Afghanistan on September 1, 2005.[2]

Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award
SportIce hockey
Awarded forTo the player who displays exemplary sportsmanship, is supremely competitive, intelligent and extraordinarily conditioned with an unmatched work ethic.[1]
History
First award2006
Most recentNoah Wilson

Winners

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Year[3] Winner Position School
2006–07 Dan Shribman Forward Dartmouth
2007–08 Chase Podsiad Defenceman Army
2008–09 Michael Phillipich Forward Air Force
2009–10 Jordan Pietrus Right wing Brown
2010–11 Kyle Schmidt Forward Minnesota–Duluth
2011–12 Bobby Farnham Forward Brown
2012–13 Kyle Murphy Forward Providence
2013–14 Brice O'Connor Defenceman Maine
2014–15 P. J. Musico Goaltender Penn State
2015–16 Matt Vidal Forward Holy Cross
2016–17 Aidan Cavallini Forward Wisconsin
2017–18 Dylan Abood Defenceman Air Force
2018–19 Brendon Kearney Left wing Ohio State
2019–20 Jared Pike Left wing American International
2020–21 Josh Kosack Right wing Union
2021–22 Jordan Seyfert Center Merrimack
2022–23 Noah Wilson Defenceman Army

References

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  1. ^ "Penn State's PJ Musico is the recipient of Derek Hines' Unsung Hero Award". NCAA.org. 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  2. ^ "10 years after his death, remembering Derek Hines, a 'West Point kind of kid'". USCHO.com. 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  3. ^ "AWARDS - NCAA DEREK HINES UNSUNG HERO AWARD". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2018-04-26.