ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman

ECAC Hockey Best Defensive DefensemanSport| Ice hockey

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Awarded for| The Best Defensive Defenseman in ECAC Hockey
History
First award| 1962
Most recent| Trey Taylor

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 '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

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| Year  | Winner  | School

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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. Lawrence
1996–97 | 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
| Year  | Winner  | School

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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
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
2024–25 | Trey Taylor | Clarkson

### Winners by school

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School | Winners

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Cornell | 8
Clarkson | 6
St. Lawrence | 6
Brown | 5
Harvard | 3
Union | 3
Yale | 3
Boston University | 2
Quinnipiac | 2
Colgate | 1
Princeton | 1
Vermont | 1

## See also

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* ECAC Hockey Awards

## References

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### General

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* "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

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

## External links

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* ECAC Hockey Awards (Incomplete) Archived 2013-05-12 at the Wayback Machine

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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 Garnet Chargers
* men
* women
* Yale Bulldogs
* men
* women

Venues|

* Meehan Auditorium (Brown)
* Cheel Arena (Clarkson)
* Class of 1965 Arena (Colgate)
* Lynah Rink (Cornell)
* Thompson Arena (Dartmouth)
* Bright Hockey Center (Harvard)
* Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (Princeton)
* M&T Bank Arena (Quinnipiac)
* Houston Field House (Rensselaer)
* Appleton Arena (St. Lawrence)
* Achilles Rink (Union)
* Ingalls Rink (Yale)
* Herb Brooks Arena (Men's tournament)

Men's awards|

* All-ECAC Hockey Team
* Player of the Year
* Rookie of the Year
* Tim Taylor Award (Coach of the Year)
* Best Defensive Defenseman
* Best Defensive Forward
* Ken Dryden Award (Best Goaltender)
* Student-Athlete of the Year
* Wayne Dean Sportsmanship Award
* Most Outstanding Player in Tournament
* All-Tournament Team

Women's awards|

* Women's champions

Men's 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
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

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