List of Hockey East Best Defensive Defenseman
| Award details | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Given for | To the best defensive defenseman in the conference. |
| History | |
| First award | 1999 |
| Most recent | Mike Paliotta |
The Hockey East Best Defensive Defenseman is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Hockey East regular season to the best defensive defenseman in the conference as voted by the head coaches of each Hockey East team.[1]
The Best Defensive Defenseman was first bestowed in 1999 and every year thereafter.
Brian Dumoulin is the only defenseman to have won the award more than once, doing so in 2010–11 and 2011–12. The vote for the honor has been split once, in 2003–04. (As of 2013)
Award winners
Winners by school
| School | Winners |
|---|---|
| Boston College | 7 |
| Northeastern | 3 |
| Boston University | 2 |
| Maine | 2 |
| New Hampshire | 2 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Vermont | 1 |
See also
References
General
- "Hockey East Awards". Hockey East Online. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- "Hockey East Best Defensive Defenseman". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
Specific
- ↑ "UMaine’s Abbott named Hockey East Player of the Year, Hobey Baker finalist". The Maine Campus. 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2013-08-18.