List of NCHC Defensive Defenseman of the Year

The NCHC Defensive Defenseman of the Year was an annual award given out at the conclusion of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference regular season to the best defenseman in the conference as voted by the coaches of each NCHC team.[1]

NCHC Defensive Defenseman of the Year
SportIce hockey
Given forThe Best Defensive Defenseman in the NCHC
History
First award2014 (Defenseman of the Year)
2017 (Defensive Defenseman of the Year)
Most recentColton Poolman

The Defenseman of the Year was first awarded in 2014 and is a successor to the CCHA Best Defensive Defenseman which was discontinued after the conference dissolved due to the 2013–14 NCAA conference realignment.[2][3][4]

Prior to the 2016–17 season the Defensive Defenseman of the Year was known as the NCHC Defenseman of the Year.[5]

Award winners
YearWinnerSchool
2013–14Joey LaLeggiaDenver
2014–15Joey LaLeggiaDenver
2015–16Ethan ProwSt. Cloud State

Winners by school
SchoolWinners
Denver2
St. Cloud State1

Defensive Defenseman of the Year
YearWinnerSchool
2016–17Tucker PoolmanNorth Dakota
2017–18Will BorgenSt. Cloud State
2018–19Jimmy SchuldtSt. Cloud State
2019–20Colton PoolmanNorth Dakota

Winners by school
SchoolWinners
North Dakota2
St. Cloud State2

See also

References
  1. "Archibald, Dowd, LaLeggia Headline NCHC Award Winners". NCHC Hockey. March 20, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  2. "The CCHA is going away, but its history will have a final resting place". USCHO.com. March 6, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  3. "NCHC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. March 6, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  4. NCHC (March 17, 2016). "Prow, Berry Capture NCHC's Top Honors at Awards Celebration".
  5. NCHC (March 9, 2017). "Finalists for 2016–17 NCHC Individual Awards Announced".
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