ECAC Hockey Player of the Year

Collin Graf, 2024 Player of the Year

Sport| Ice hockey
Awarded for| The Player of the Year in ECAC Hockey
History
First award| 1962
Most recent| Collin Graf

The ECAC Hockey Player of the Year is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the ECAC Hockey regular season to the best player in the conference as voted by the coaches of each ECAC team.[1]

The Player of the Year was first awarded in 1962 and every year thereafter.

Four players (Bob Brinkworth, Scott Fusco, Chase Polacek and Jimmy Vesey) have received the award two separate times, each doing so in consecutive years. The award has been split twice in its history, 2002–03 and 2013–14.

## Award winners

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| Year  | Winner  | Position  | School

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1961–62 | Ron Ryan | Right wing | Colby
1962–63 | Bob Brinkworth | Center | Rensselaer
1963–64 | Bob Brinkworth | Center | Rensselaer
1964–65 | John Cunniff | Left wing | Boston College
1965–66 | Terry Yurkiewicz | Goaltender | Clarkson
1966–67 | Doug Ferguson | Center | Cornell
1967–68 | Wayne Small | Forward | Brown
1968–69 | Ken Dryden | Goaltender | Cornell
1969–70 | Tim Sheehy | Center | Boston College
1970–71 | Bruce Bullock | Goaltender | Clarkson
1971–72 | Bob Brown | Defenceman | Boston University
1972–73 | Tom Mellor | Defenceman | Boston College
1973–74 | Randy Roth | Forward | Harvard
1974–75 | Ron Wilson | Defenceman | Providence
1975–76 | Peter Brown | Defenceman | Boston University
1976–77 | Dave Taylor | Right wing | Clarkson
1977–78 | Lance Nethery | Center | Cornell
1978–79 | Ralph Cox | Center | New Hampshire
1979–80 | Craig Homola | Center | Vermont
1980–81 | Ed Small | Defenceman | Clarkson
1981–82 | Steve Cruickshank | Center | Clarkson
1982–83 | Randy Velischek | Defenceman | Providence
| Year  | Winner  | Position  | School

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1983–84 | Cleon Daskalakis | Goaltender | Boston University
1984–85 | Scott Fusco | Center | Harvard
1985–86 | Scott Fusco | Center | Harvard
1986–87 | Joe Nieuwendyk | Center | Cornell
1987–88 | Pete Lappin | Right wing | St. Lawrence
1988–89 | Lane MacDonald | Left wing | Harvard
1989–90 | Dave Gagnon | Goaltender | Colgate
1990–91 | Peter Ciavaglia | Center | Harvard
1991–92 | Daniel Laperrière | Defenceman | St. Lawrence
1992–93 | Ted Drury | Center | Harvard
1993–94 | Steve Martins | Center | Harvard
1994–95 | Martin St. Louis | Right wing | Vermont
1995–96 | Éric Perrin | Center | Vermont
1996–97 | Todd White | Center | Clarkson
1997–98 | Ray Giroux | Defenceman | Yale
1998–99 | Eric Heffler | Goaltender | St. Lawrence
1999–00 | Andy McDonald | Center | Colgate
2000–01 | Erik Anderson | Center | St. Lawrence
2001–02 | Marc Cavosie | Left wing | Rensselaer
2002–03 | Chris Higgins | Left wing | Yale
David LeNeveu | Goaltender | Cornell
2003–04 | Yann Danis | Goaltender | Brown
| Year  | Winner  | Position  | School

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2004–05 | David McKee | Goaltender | Cornell
2005–06 | T. J. Trevelyan | Left wing | St. Lawrence
2006–07 | Drew Bagnall | Defenceman | St. Lawrence
2007–08 | Lee Jubinville | Forward | Princeton
2008–09 | Zane Kalemba | Goaltender | Princeton
2009–10 | Chase Polacek | Right wing | Rensselaer
2010–11 | Chase Polacek | Right wing | Rensselaer
2011–12 | Austin Smith | Right wing | Colgate
2012–13 | Eric Hartzell | Goaltender | Quinnipiac
2013–14 | Greg Carey | Left wing | St. Lawrence
Shayne Gostisbehere | Defenceman | Union
2014–15 | Jimmy Vesey | Left wing | Harvard
2015–16 | Jimmy Vesey | Left wing | Harvard
2016–17 | Mike Vecchione | Forward | Union
2017–18 | Ryan Donato | Center | Harvard
2018–19 | Adam Fox | Defenceman | Harvard
2019–20 | Morgan Barron | Forward | Cornell
2020–21 | Odeen Tufto | Center | Quinnipiac
2021–22 | Yaniv Perets | Goaltender | Quinnipiac
2022–23 | Sean Farrell | Left wing | Harvard
2023–24 | Collin Graf | Right wing | Quinnipiac

### Winners by school

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| School | Winners

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Harvard | 10
Cornell | 7
St. Lawrence | 7
Clarkson | 6
Rensselaer | 5
Quinnipiac | 4
Boston College | 3
Boston University | 3
Colgate | 3
Vermont | 3
Brown | 2
Princeton | 2
Providence | 2
Union | 2
Yale | 2
Colby | 1
New Hampshire | 1

### Winners by position

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| Position | Winners

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Center | 20
Right wing | 8
Left wing | 8
Forward | 5
Defenceman | 11
Goaltender | 12

## 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 2013-08-01.
* "ECAC Awards and Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
* "NCAA (ECAC) Player of the Year". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2013-08-01.

### 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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