ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year

ECAC Hockey Rookie of the YearSport| Ice hockey

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Awarded for| The Rookie of the Year in ECAC Hockey
History
First award| 1962
Most recent| Sam Lipkin

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

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

The vote has been split for the award four times in its history.

## Award winners[edit]

| Year | Winner | Position | School

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1961–62 | Bob Brinkworth | Center | Rensselaer
1962–63 | Richie Green | Defenceman | Boston University
1963–64 | John Cunniff | Left wing | Boston College
1964–65 | Doug Ferguson | Center | Cornell
1965–66 | Kent Parrot | Forward | Harvard
1966–67 | Herb Wakabayashi | Forward | Boston University
1967–68 | Mike Hyndman | Right wing | Boston University
1968–69 | Joe Cavanagh | Center | Harvard
1969–70 | Tom Mellor | Defenceman | Boston College
1970–71 | Bob Brown | Defenceman | Boston University
1971–72 | Don Cutts | Goaltender | Rensselaer
1972–73 | Vic Stanfield | Defenceman | Boston University
1973–74 | Ron Wilson | Defenceman | Providence
1974–75 | Bob Miller | Forward | New Hampshire
1975–76 | Paul Skidmore | Goaltender | Boston College
1976–77 | Jack Hughes | Defenceman | Harvard
1977–78 | Mark Fidler | Forward | Boston University
1978–79 | Bill Whelton | Defenceman | Boston University
1979–80 | Mark Fusco | Defenceman | Harvard
1980–81 | Don Sylvestri | Goaltender | Clarkson
1981–82 | Normand Lacombe | Right wing | New Hampshire
1982–83 | George Servinis | Left wing | Rensselaer
1983–84 | John Cullen | Center | Boston University
| Year | Winner | Position | School

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1984–85 | Joe Nieuwendyk | Center | Cornell
1985–86 | John Messuri | Right wing | Princeton
1986–87 | John Fletcher | Goaltender | Clarkson
1987–88 | Trent Andison | Forward | Cornell
1988–89 | Andre Faust | Left wing | Princeton
1989–90 | Kent Manderville | Center | Cornell
1990–91 | Geoff Finch | Goaltender | Brown
1991–92 | Christian Soucy | Goaltender | Vermont
1992–93 | Burke Murphy | Right wing | St. Lawrence
1993–94 | Éric Perrin | Center | Vermont
1994–95 | Paul DiFrancesco | Forward | St. Lawrence
1995–96 | Kyle Knopp | Left wing | Cornell
1996–97 | J. R. Prestifilippo | Goaltender | Harvard
1997–98 | Erik Cole | Left wing | Clarkson
Willie Mitchell | Defenceman | Clarkson
1998–99 | Brandon Dietrich | Center | St. Lawrence
1999–00 | Derek Gustafson | Goaltender | St. Lawrence
2000–01 | Rob McFeeters | Left wing | Clarkson
2001–02 | Chris Higgins | Left wing | Yale
2002–03 | Hugh Jessiman | Right wing | Dartmouth
2003–04 | Brian Ihnacak | Center | Brown
David McKee | Goaltender | Cornell
2004–05 | Joe Fallon | Goaltender | Vermont
| Year | Winner | Position | School

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2005–06 | Bryan Leitch | Left wing | Quinnipiac
2006–07 | Sean Backman | Right wing | Yale
Brandon Wong | Forward | Quinnipiac
2007–08 | Riley Nash | Center | Cornell
2008–09 | Jody O'Neill | Goaltender | Dartmouth
2009–10 | Jerry D'Amigo | Left wing | Rensselaer
2010–11 | Andrew Calof | Center | Princeton
2011–12 | Brian Ferlin | Right wing | Cornell
2012–13 | Jason Kasdorf | Goaltender | Rensselaer
2013–14 | Sam Anas | Forward | Quinnipiac
Gavin Bayreuther | Defenceman | St. Lawrence
2014–15 | Kyle Hayton | Goaltender | St. Lawrence
2015–16 | Joe Snively | Forward | Yale
2016–17 | Adam Fox | Defenceman | Harvard
2017–18 | Matthew Galajda | Goaltender | Cornell
2018–19 | Casey Dornbach | Forward | Harvard
2019–20 | Nick Abruzzese | Forward | Harvard
2020–21 | Ethan Haider | Goaltender | Clarkson
2021–22 | Alex Laferriere | Right wing | Harvard
2022–23 | Sam Lipkin | Left wing | Quinnipiac

### Winners by school[edit]

| School | Winners

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Cornell | 9
Harvard | 9
Boston University | 8
Clarkson | 6
St. Lawrence | 6
Rensselaer | 5
Quinnipiac | 4
Boston College | 3
Princeton | 3
Vermont | 3
Yale | 3
Brown | 2
Dartmouth | 2
New Hampshire | 2
Providence | 1

### Winners by position[edit]

| Position | Winners

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Center | 11
Right wing | 8
Left wing | 10
Forward | 11
Defenceman | 11
Goaltender | 15

## See also[edit]

* ECAC Hockey Awards

## References[edit]

### General[edit]

* "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
* "ECAC Awards and Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
* "NCAA (ECAC) Rookie of the Year". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2013-08-03.

### Specific[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* 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)
* People's United Center (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
* 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

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