| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | To the best defensive defenseman in the conference. |
| History | |
| First award | 1999 |
| Most recent | Eamon Powell |
TheHockey East Best Defensive Defenseman is an annual award given out at the conclusion of theHockey 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 in2010–11 and2011–12. The award has been shared once, in2003–04 betweenAndrew Alberts of Boston College andPrestin Ryan of Maine.
| School | Winners |
|---|---|
| Boston College | 11 |
| Northeastern | 5 |
| Boston University | 3 |
| Maine | 2 |
| New Hampshire | 2 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Notre Dame | 1 |
| Providence | 1 |
| Vermont | 1 |