List of NCHC Offensive Defenseman of the Year

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NCHC Offensive Defenseman of the Year
Sport Ice hockey
Given forThe Best Offensive Defenseman in the NCHC
History
First award2014
Most recent Scott Perunovich

The NCHC Offensive Defenseman of the Year is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference regular season to the best defenseman in the conference as voted by the coaches of each NCHC team. [1]

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The Offensive Defenseman of the Year was first awarded in 2014 and is a successor to the CCHA Best Defensive Defenseman which was discontinued after the conference dissolved due to the 2013–14 NCAA conference realignment. [2] [3] [4]

Award winners

YearWinnerSchool
2013–14 Joey LaLeggia Denver
2014–15 Joey LaLeggia Denver
2015–16 Ethan Prow St. Cloud State
2016–17 Will Butcher Denver
2017–18 Scott Perunovich Minnesota–Duluth
2018–19 Scott Perunovich Minnesota–Duluth
2019–20 Scott Perunovich Minnesota–Duluth

Winners by school

SchoolWinners
Denver 3
Minnesota–Duluth 3
St. Cloud State 1

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References

  1. "Archibald, Dowd, LaLeggia Headline NCHC Award Winners". NCHC Hockey. March 20, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  2. "The CCHA is going away, but its history will have a final resting place". USCHO.com. March 6, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  3. "NCHC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. March 6, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  4. http://www.nchchockey.com/news_article/show/626784?referrer_id=878553-news