ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman | |
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Sport | Ice hockey |
Given for | The Best Defensive Defenseman in ECAC Hockey |
History | |
First award | 1962 |
Most recent | Alex Green |
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. [1]
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 .
School | Winners |
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Cornell | 8 |
St. Lawrence | 6 |
Brown | 5 |
Clarkson | 4 |
Union | 3 |
Yale | 3 |
Boston University | 2 |
Harvard | 2 |
Princeton | 1 |
Quinnipiac | 1 |
Vermont | 1 |
ECAC Hockey is one of the six conferences that compete in NCAA Division I ice hockey. The conference used to be affiliated with the Eastern College Athletic Conference, a consortium of over 300 colleges in the eastern United States. This relationship ended in 2004; however, the ECAC abbreviation was retained in the name of the hockey conference. ECAC Hockey is the only ice hockey conference with identical memberships in both its women's and men's divisions.
Yale University women's ice hockey (YWIH) is an NCAA Division I varsity ice hockey program at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
The Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program represented Clarkson University during the 2009–10 NCAA women's ice hockey season. The Golden Knights secured their sixth consecutive appearance in the ECAC playoffs, and qualified for their first NCAA tournament.
The 2009–10 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey team represented Cornell University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's hockey season. The Big Red were coached by Doug Derraugh and assisted by Dani Bilodeau and Edith Zimmering. The Big Red were a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference and were one of the most improved teams in the NCAA. The Big Red won 21 games, an improvement of nine wins over the 2008-09 season. The Big Red finished second in the USA Today poll and were 21-9-6 overall. The team won both the regular season ECAC title with a 14-2-6 record as well as the Ivy League title. Cornell won the league's post-season tournament, defeating Clarkson 4-3 in overtime in the championship game. The team qualified for the NCAA tournament and advanced to the championship game before losing to Minnesota-Duluth 3-2 in the third overtime period. Coach Derraugh was named the AHCA Division 1 Coach of the Year.
The 2009–10 St. Lawrence Saints women's hockey team represented St. Lawrence University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's hockey season. The Saints were coached by Chris Wells and play their home games at Appleton Arena. The Big Red were a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference and were unable to win the NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship
The 2009–10 ECAC Hockey women's ice hockey season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive ice hockey among ECAC Hockey members.
The Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey team represents Harvard University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women's hockey. Harvard competes as a member of the ECAC Conference and plays its home games at the Bright Hockey Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The Brown Bears women’s ice hockey program is a NCAA Division I ice hockey team that represents Brown University. The Bears play at the Meehan Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown women's hockey is the oldest women's hockey program in the United States. It was the first collegiate women's ice hockey program in the United States, started in 1964. The team was led from 1989 to 2011 by Head Coach Margaret ("Digit") Murphy, who became the winningest coach in Division I women's ice hockey history during her 18th season at Brown (2006–2007).
The Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey program represents Cornell University and participates in ECAC Hockey.
The Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey team represents Princeton University.
The Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey program represents Quinnipiac University. The Bobcats have competed in ECAC Hockey since the 2005-2006 season where they replaced Vermont when the Catamounts moved to Hockey East. Prior to that season the Bobcats competed in College Hockey America for the 2004-2005 season, played as a Division I Independent for the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 seasons, and in the ECAC Division I Eastern division for the 2001-2002 season.
The 2010–11 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey team will represent Cornell University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Big Red will be coached by Doug Derraugh and assisted by Dani Bilodeau and Edith Zimmering. The Big Red is a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference and will attempt to win the NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship. The Big Red were ranked eighth nationally, had a 17–8–6 overall, and posted a 14–2–6 record in ECAC Hockey last season. All of their home games will be played at Lynah Rink.
The Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program represented Clarkson University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.
The 2014–15 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey team represented Yale University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Keith Allain, '80, his ninth season behind the bench at Yale. His assistant coaches were Dan Muse, Jason Guerriero, Josh Siembida, and Stephen Volek. The Bulldogs played their home games at Ingalls Rink on the campus of Yale University, competing in the ECAC.
The 2015–16 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey team represented Yale University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Keith Allain, '80, his tenth season behind the bench at Yale. His assistant coaches were Jason Guerriero, Josh Siembida, and Stephen Volek. The Bulldogs played their home games at Ingalls Rink on the campus of Yale University, competing in the ECAC.