Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award

Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award
Sport	Ice hockey
Awarded for	To the player who displays exemplary sportsmanship, is supremely competitive, intelligent and extraordinarily conditioned with an unmatched work ethic.
History
First award	2006
Most recent	Jacob Truscott

Last updated May 25, 2025

The Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award is an annual award given out to the NCAA Division I player judged to best exemplify the qualities of sportsmanship, competitiveness, intelligence and work ethic. The award is named in honor of Derek Hines, a 4-year letter-winner for Army who was killed while serving in Afghanistan on September 1, 2005.^[2]

Winners

Year^[3]	Winner	Position	School
2006–07	Dan Shribman	Forward	Dartmouth
2007–08	Chase Podsiad	Defenceman	Army
2008–09	Michael Phillipich	Forward	Air Force
2009–10	Jordan Pietrus	Right wing	Brown
2010–11	Kyle Schmidt	Forward	Minnesota–Duluth
2011–12	Bobby Farnham	Forward	Brown
2012–13	Kyle Murphy	Forward	Providence
2013–14	Brice O'Connor	Defenceman	Maine
2014–15	P. J. Musico	Goaltender	Penn State
2015–16	Matt Vidal	Forward	Holy Cross
2016–17	Aidan Cavallini	Forward	Wisconsin
2017–18	Dylan Abood	Defenceman	Air Force
2018–19	Brendon Kearney	Left wing	Ohio State
2019–20	Jared Pike	Left wing	American International
2020–21	Josh Kosack	Right wing	Union
2021–22	Jordan Seyfert	Center	Merrimack
2022–23	Noah Wilson	Defenceman	Army
2023–24	Luke Robinson	Defenceman	Air Force
2024–25	Jacob Truscott	Defenceman	Michigan

Winners by school

School	Winners
Air Force	3
Army	2
Brown	2
American International	1
Dartmouth	1
Holy Cross	1
Maine	1
Merrimack	1
Michigan	1
Minnesota–Duluth	1
Ohio State	1
Penn State	1
Providence	1
Union	1
Wisconsin	1

Winners by position

Position	Winners
Center	1
Left wing	2
Right wing	2
Forward	7
Defenceman	7
Goaltender	1

References

↑ "Penn State's PJ Musico is the recipient of Derek Hines' Unsung Hero Award". NCAA.org. 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
↑ "10 years after his death, remembering Derek Hines, a 'West Point kind of kid'". USCHO.com. 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
↑ "AWARDS - NCAA DEREK HINES UNSUNG HERO AWARD". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2018-04-26.

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[1] "Penn State's PJ Musico is the recipient of Derek Hines' Unsung Hero Award". NCAA.org. 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2018-04-26.

[2] "10 years after his death, remembering Derek Hines, a 'West Point kind of kid'". USCHO.com. 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2018-04-26.

[3] "AWARDS - NCAA DEREK HINES UNSUNG HERO AWARD". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2018-04-26.

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Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award

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Winners

Winners by school

Winners by position

References