Hockey East Best Defensive Forward

Hockey East Best Defensive Forward
SportIce hockey
Awarded forTo the best defensive forward in the conference.
History
First award1997
Most recentJustin Hryckowian (Northeastern)

The Hockey East Best Defensive Forward is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Hockey East regular season to the best defensive forward in the conference as voted by the head coaches of each Hockey East team.[1] It was shared for the first time in the 2013–14 season, between Bill Arnold of Boston College and Ross Mauermann of Providence.

The Best Defensive Forward was first bestowed in 1997 and every year thereafter. Justin Hryckowian is the only person to win the award twice (as of 2024).

Award winners

Year Winner Position School Ref
1996–97 Travis Dillabough Left Wing Providence
1997–98 Chris Drury Left Wing Boston University
1998–99 Doug Nolan Forward UMass Lowell
1999–00 John Sadowski Forward New Hampshire
2000–01 Mike Lephart Left Wing Boston College
2001–02 Mike Pandolfo Left Wing Boston University
2002–03 Mark Mullen Forward Boston University
2003–04 Todd Jackson Left Wing Maine
2004–05 Preston Callander Forward New Hampshire
2005–06 Brad Zancanaro Left Wing Boston University
2006–07 Joe Rooney Forward Boston College
2007–08 Matt Greene Forward Boston College
2008–09 Joe Vitale Center Northeastern
2009–10 Ben Holmstrom Center UMass Lowell
2010–11 Tanner House Center Maine
Year Winner Position School Ref
2011–12 Chris Connolly Left Wing Boston University
2012–13 Tim Schaller Left Wing Providence
2013–14 Bill Arnold Center Boston College
Ross Mauermann Forward Providence
2014–15 Noel Acciari Center Providence
2015–16 Sam Herr Forward Notre Dame
2016–17 Austin Cangelosi Forward Boston College
2017–18 Brian Pinho Forward Providence
2018–19 Chase Pearson Forward Maine
2019–20 Patrick Curry Forward Boston University
2020–21 Marc McLaughlin Forward Boston College
2021–22 Jáchym Kondelík Forward Connecticut [2]
2022–23 Justin Hryckowian Forward Northeastern [3]
2023–24 Justin Hryckowian Forward Northeastern

Winners by school

School Winners
Boston College 6
Boston University 6
Providence 5
Maine 3
Northeastern 3
UMass Lowell 2
New Hampshire 2
Connecticut 1
Notre Dame 1

Winners by position

Position Winners
Center 5
Right Wing 0
Left Wing 8
Forward 16

See also

  • Hockey East Awards

References

[4]

General

  • "Hockey East Awards". Hockey East Online. Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  • "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  • "Hockey East Best Defensive Forward". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2013-08-17.

Specific

  1. ^ "UMaine's Abbott named Hockey East Player of the Year, Hobey Baker finalist". The Maine Campus. 2012-03-15. Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  2. ^ "Hockey East Names Men's Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  3. ^ "Hockey East Names 2022-23 Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  4. ^ "Gladiator Custom Mouthguards Best Defensive Forward Award - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved 2023-03-12.

External links

  • Hockey East Awards (Incomplete)
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