List of ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman

ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman
Award details
Sport	Ice hockey
Given for	The Best Defensive Defenseman in ECAC Hockey
History
First award	1962
Most recent	Rob O'Gara

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.^[1]

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

Only one player (Mike Traggio) has 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	Dave Johnston	Harvard
1963–64	Richie Green	Boston University
1964–65	Tom Ross	Boston University
1965–66	Bob 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. Lawrence
1996–97	Matt Pagnutti	Clarkson
	Andrew Will	Union
1997–98	Ray Giroux	Yale
1998–99	Jeff Burgoyne	Cornell
1999–00	Justin Harney	St. Lawrence

Year	Winner	School
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
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	Quinnipiac
2013–14	Shayne Gostisbehere	Union
	Dennis Robertson	Brown
2014–15	Rob O'Gara	Yale

Winners by school

School	Winners
St. Lawrence	6
Brown	5
Cornell	5
Clarkson	3
Union	3
Boston University	2
Harvard	2
Yale	2
Princeton	1
Quinnipiac	1
Vermont	1

References

General

"ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
"ECAC Awards and Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
"NCAA (ECAC) Best Defensive Defenseman". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2013-08-02.

Specific

↑ "Gostisbehere, Bodie, Carr earn spots on ECAC Hockey All-League Teams". Union Athletics. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2013-08-01.

External links

ECAC Hockey Awards (Incomplete)

ECAC Hockey

Teams	Brown Bears men women Clarkson Golden Knights men women Colgate Raiders men women Cornell Big Red men women Dartmouth Big Green men women Harvard Crimson men women Princeton Tigers men women Quinnipiac Bobcats men women Rensselaer Engineers men women St. Lawrence Saints men women Union Dutchmen men women Yale Bulldogs men women

Venues	Meehan Auditorium (Brown) Cheel Arena (Clarkson) Starr Arena (Colgate) Lynah Rink (Cornell) Thompson Arena (Dartmouth) Bright Hockey Center (Harvard) Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (Princeton) TD Bank Sports Center (Quinnipiac) Houston Field House (Rensselaer) Appleton Arena (St. Lawrence) Achilles Rink (Union) Ingalls Rink (Yale) Boardwalk Hall (Men's tournament)

Championships & awards	Men's champions Women's champions Player of the Year Rookie of the Year Coach of the Year Best Defensive Defenseman Best Defensive Forward Ken Dryden Award Student-Athlete of the Year Most Outstanding Player in Tournament

Seasons	1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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