title: ECAC Hockey Most Outstanding Player in Tournament
text: # ECAC Hockey Most Outstanding Player in Tournament
  
  The ECAC Hockey Most Outstanding Player in Tournament is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the ECAC Hockey conference tournament to the best player in the championship as voted by the coaches of each ECAC team.
  
  The Most Outstanding Player in Tournament was first awarded in 1962 and every year thereafter.
  
  Three players (Ken Dryden, Rick Meagher and Jason Elliott) have received the award two separate times with Meagher doing so in non-consecutive years. From 1975 through 1977 the award was received by brothers Rick and Terry Meagher.
  
  ## Award winners
  
  | Year | Winner | Position | School |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1962 | Arlie Parker | Defenceman | St. Lawrence |
  | 1963 | Gene Kinasewich | Forward | Harvard |
  | 1964 | Bob Perani* | Goaltender | St. Lawrence |
  | 1965 | Pat Murphy | Goaltender | Boston College |
  | 1966 | Terry Yurkiewicz | Goaltender | Clarkson |
  | 1967 | Doug Ferguson | Center | Cornell |
  | 1968 | Ken Dryden | Goaltender | Cornell |
  | 1969 | Ken Dryden | Goaltender | Cornell |
  | 1970 | Bruce Bullock* | Goaltender | Clarkson |
  | 1971 | Dave Hynes | Left wing | Harvard |
  | 1972 | John Danby | Forward | Boston University |
  | 1973 | Carlo Ugolini | Left wing | Cornell |
  | 1974 | Ed Walsh | Goaltender | Boston University |
  | 1975 | Rick Meagher | Center | Boston University |
  | 1976 | Terry Meagher | Forward | Boston University |
  | 1977 | Rick Meagher | Center | Boston University |
  | 1978 | Joe Mullen | Right wing | Boston College |
  | 1979 | Greg Moffett | Goaltender | New Hampshire |
  | 1980 | Darren Eliot | Goaltender | Cornell |
  | 1981 | Kurt Kleinendorst | Forward | Providence |
  | 1982 | Mark Davidner | Goaltender | Northeastern |
  | Year | Winner | Position | School |
  | 1983 | Mitch Olson | Defenceman | Harvard |
  | 1984 | Adam Oates | Center | Rensselaer |
  | 1985 | Daren Puppa | Goaltender | Rensselaer |
  | 1986 | Doug Dadswell | Goaltender | Cornell |
  | 1987 | Lane MacDonald | Left wing | Harvard |
  | 1988 | Pete Lappin | Right wing | St. Lawrence |
  | 1989 | Doug Murray | Forward | St. Lawrence |
  | 1990 | Craig Woodcroft | Center | Colgate |
  | 1991 | Hugo Belanger | Left wing | Clarkson |
  | 1992 | Daniel Laperrière | Defenceman | St. Lawrence |
  | 1993 | Chris Rogles | Goaltender | Clarkson |
  | 1994 | Sean McCann | Defenceman | Harvard |
  | 1995 | Mike Tamburro | Goaltender | Rensselaer |
  | 1996 | Jason Elliott | Goaltender | Cornell |
  | 1997 | Jason Elliott | Goaltender | Cornell |
  | 1998 | Jeff Halpern | Center | Princeton |
  | 1999 | Willie Mitchell | Defenceman | Clarkson |
  | 2000 | Derek Gustafson | Goaltender | St. Lawrence |
  | 2001 | Jeremy Symington | Goaltender | St. Lawrence |
  | 2002 | Tyler Kolarik | Center | Harvard |
  | 2003 | David LeNeveu | Goaltender | Cornell |
  | Year | Winner | Position | School |
  | 2004 | Brendan Bernakevitch | Center | Harvard |
  | 2005 | Charlie Cook | Defenceman | Cornell |
  | 2006 | John Dagineau | Goaltender | Harvard |
  | 2007 | Chris D'Alvise | Center | Clarkson |
  | 2008 | Zane Kalemba | Goaltender | Princeton |
  | 2009 | Sean Backman | Right wing | Yale |
  | 2010 | Ben Scrivens | Goaltender | Cornell |
  | 2011 | Ryan Rondeau | Goaltender | Yale |
  | 2012 | Jeremy Welsh | Center | Union |
  | 2013 | Troy Grosenick | Goaltender | Union |
  | 2014 | Daniel Carr | Left wing | Union |
  | 2015 | Jimmy Vesey | Forward | Harvard |
  | 2016 | Connor Clifton | Defenceman | Quinnipiac |
  | 2017 | Merrick Madsen | Goaltender | Harvard |
  | 2018 | Ryan Ferland | Goaltender | Princeton |
  | 2019 | Devin Brosseau | Center | Clarkson |
  | 2020 | Not awarded due to the coronavirus pandemic | Not awarded due to the coronavirus pandemic | Not awarded due to the coronavirus pandemic |
  | 2021 | David Jankowski | Center | St. Lawrence |
  | 2022 | Matthew Coronato | Right wing | Harvard |
  | 2023 | Carter Gylander | Goaltender | Colgate |
  