NCHC Defensive Defenseman of the Year

The NCHC Defensive Defenseman of the Year is 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]

NCHC Defensive Defenseman of the Year
SportIce hockey
Awarded forThe Best Defensive Defenseman in the NCHC
History
First award2014 (Defenseman of the Year)
2017 (Defensive Defenseman of the Year)
Most recentSean 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]

Defenseman of the Year Award winners

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Year Winner School
2013–14 Joey LaLeggia Denver
2014–15 Joey LaLeggia Denver
2015–16 Ethan Prow St. Cloud State

Winners by school

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School Winners
Denver 2
St. Cloud State 1

Defensive Defenseman of the Year Award Winners

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Year Winner School
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

Winners by school

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School Winners
North Dakota 4
St. Cloud State 2
Denver 2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Archibald, Dowd, LaLeggia Headline NCHC Award Winners". NCHC Hockey. March 20, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  2. ^ "The CCHA is going away, but its history will have a final resting place". USCHO.com. March 6, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  3. ^ "NCHC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. March 6, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  4. ^ NCHC (March 17, 2016). "Prow, Berry Capture NCHC's Top Honors at Awards Celebration".
  5. ^ NCHC (March 9, 2017). "Finalists for 2016–17 NCHC Individual Awards Announced".
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