title: U Sports Defenceman of the Year
text: # U Sports Defenceman of the Year
  
  The U Sports Defenceman of the Year is the annual award presented to the U Sports men's ice hockey player who is judged by a committee of the U Sports Men’s Hockey Coaches Association to be the most outstanding defenceman in U Sports.
  
  ## Winners
  
  * 2009-10: Marc-Andre Dorion (McGill Redmen)
  * 2010-11: Andrew Hotham (Saint Mary's Huskies)
  * 2011-12: Marc-Andre Dorion (McGill Redmen)
  * 2012-13: Pierre-Luc Lessard (UQTR Patriotes)
  * 2013-14: Ryan McKiernan (McGill Redmen)
  * 2014-15: Jesse Craige (Alberta Golden Bears)
  * 2015-16: Jordan Murray (UNB Varsity Reds)
  * 2016-17: Jordan Murray (UNB Varsity Reds)
  