title: ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman
text: # ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman
  
  The ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman 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 'Outstanding Defenseman' was first awarded in 1962 but discontinued following the 1967 season. After 25 years of retirement the award was rekindled as the 'Best Defensive Defenseman' in the same year that the Best Defensive Forward was inaugurated (1993). It has since been conferred each year.
  
  Only one player (Mike Traggio) has won the award more than once. The award has been split twice in its history, 1996–97 and 2013–14 .
  
  ## Award winners
  
  | Year | Winner | School |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1961–62 | Arlie Parker | St. Lawrence |
  | 1962–63 | David Johnston | Harvard |
  | 1963–64 | Richie Green | Boston University |
  | 1964–65 | Tom Ross | Boston University |
  | 1965–66 | Robert Gaudreau | Brown |
  | 1966–67 | Harry Orr | Cornell |
  | 1992–93 | Martin d'Orsonnens | Clarkson |
  | 1993–94 | Mike Traggio | Brown |
  | 1994–95 | Mike Traggio | Brown |
  | 1995–96 | Jeff Kungle | St. Lawrence |
  | 1996–97 | Matt Pagnutti | Clarkson |
  | 1996–97 | Andrew Will | Union |
  | 1997–98 | Raymond Giroux | Yale |
  | 1998–99 | Jeff Burgoyne | Cornell |
  | 1999–00 | Justin Harney | St. Lawrence |
  | 2000–01 | Kent Huskins | Clarkson |
  | 2001–02 | Brian McMeekin | Cornell |
  | 2002–03 | Douglas Murray | Cornell |
  | 2003–04 | Scott Ford | Brown |
  | 2004–05 | Jaime Sifers | Vermont |
  | Year | Winner | School |
  | 2005–06 | Mike Madill | St. Lawrence |
  | 2006–07 | Drew Bagnall | St. Lawrence |
  | 2007–08 | Mike Moore | Princeton |
  | 2008–09 | Matt Generous | St. Lawrence |
  | 2009–10 | Justin Krueger | Cornell |
  | 2010–11 | Brock Matheson | Union |
  | 2011–12 | Danny Biega | Harvard |
  | 2012–13 | Zach Davies | Quinnipiac |
  | 2013–14 | Shayne Gostisbehere | Union |
  | 2013–14 | Dennis Robertson | Brown |
  | 2014–15 | Rob O'Gara | Yale |
  | 2015–16 | Rob O'Gara | Yale |
  | 2016–17 | James de Haas | Clarkson |
  | 2017–18 | Alec McCrea | Cornell |
  | 2018–19 | Matt Nuttle | Cornell |
  | 2019–20 | Alex Green | Cornell |
  | 2020–21 | Pierson Brandon | Colgate |
  | 2021–22 | Zach Metsa | Quinnipiac |
  | 2022–23 | Henry Thrun | Harvard |
  
  ### Winners by school
  
  | School | Winners |
  | - | - |
  | Cornell | 8 |
  | St. Lawrence | 6 |
  | Brown | 5 |
  | Clarkson | 4 |
  | Harvard | 3 |
  | Union | 3 |
  | Yale | 3 |
  | Boston University | 2 |
  | Quinnipiac | 2 |
  | Colgate | 1 |
  | Princeton | 1 |
  | Vermont | 1 |
  