title: ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Forward
text: # ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Forward
  
  The ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Forward is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the ECAC Hockey regular season to the best defensive forward in the conference as voted by the coaches of each ECAC team.
  
  The Best Defensive Forward was first awarded in 1993 (the same year that the Best Defensive Defenseman award was revived) and every year thereafter. Three players (Ian Sharp, Stephen Baby and Nico Sturm) have received the award two separate times, all three doing so in consecutive years.
  
  ## Award winners
  
  | Year | Winner | Position | School |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1992–93 | Greg Carvel | Forward | St. Lawrence |
  | 1993–94 | Ian Sharp | Forward | Princeton |
  | 1994–95 | Ian Sharp | Forward | Princeton |
  | 1995–96 | Brad Chartrand | Right wing | Cornell |
  | 1996–97 | Joel Prpic | Center | St. Lawrence |
  | 1997–98 | Buddy Wallace | Center | Clarkson |
  | 1998–99 | Syl Apps III | Center | Princeton |
  | 1999–00 | Doug Stienstra | Left wing | Cornell |
  | 2000–01 | Mike Gellard | Right wing | St. Lawrence |
  | 2001–02 | Stephen Baby | Right wing | Cornell |
  | 2002–03 | Stephen Baby | Right wing | Cornell |
  | 2003–04 | Jon Smyth | Left wing | Colgate |
  | 2004–05 | Tom Cavanagh | Center | Harvard |
  | 2005–06 | Mike Ouellette | Center | Dartmouth |
  | 2006–07 | Kyle Rank | Right wing | St. Lawrence |
  | 2007–08 | Nick Dodge | Right wing | Clarkson |
  | Year | Winner | Position | School |
  | 2008–09 | Tyler Mugford | Left wing | Cornell |
  | 2009–10 | Travis Vermeulen | Forward | St. Lawrence |
  | 2010–11 | Adam Presiznuik | Center | Union |
  | 2011–12 | Kelly Zajac | Center | Union |
  | 2012–13 | Greg Miller | Center | Cornell |
  | 2013–14 | Jesse Root | Center | Yale |
  | 2014–15 | Cole Bardreau | Forward | Cornell |
  | 2015–16 | Carson Cooper | Forward | Yale |
  | 2016–17 | Jake Weidner | Forward | Cornell |
  | 2017–18 | Nico Sturm | Center | Clarkson |
  | 2018–19 | Nico Sturm | Center | Clarkson |
  | 2019–20 | Josh Dunne | Forward | Clarkson |
  | 2020–21 | Zach Tsekos | Center | Clarkson |
  | 2021–22 | Zach Tsekos | Center | Clarkson |
  | 2022–23 | Skyler Brind’Amour | Center | Quinnipiac |
  