NCHC Defensive Defenseman of the Year
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The NCHC Defensive Defenseman of the Year is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference regular season to the best defensive defenseman in the conference as voted by the coaches of each NCHC team.[1]
SportCollege ice hockey
LeagueNCHC
First award2014 (Defenseman of the Year)
2017 (Defensive Defenseman of the Year)
2017 (Defensive Defenseman of the Year)
Most winsJoey LaLeggia (2)
| Sport | College ice hockey |
|---|---|
| League | NCHC |
| History | |
| First award | 2014 (Defenseman of the Year) 2017 (Defensive Defenseman of the Year) |
| Most wins | Joey LaLeggia (2) |
| Most recent | Adam Kleber |
The Defenseman of the Year was first awarded in 2014 and is a successor to the CCHA Best Defensive Defenseman which was temporarily discontinued after the first iteration of the conference dissolved due to the 2013–14 NCAA conference realignment.[2][3][4]
Prior to the 2016–17 season the Defensive Defenseman of the Year was known as the NCHC Defenseman of the Year.[5]
Defenseman of the Year Award winners
Winners by school
| School | Winners |
|---|---|
| Denver | 2 |
| St. Cloud State | 1 |
Defensive Defenseman of the Year Award Winners
| Year | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Tucker Poolman | North Dakota |
| 2017–18 | Will Borgen | St. Cloud State |
| 2018–19 | Jimmy Schuldt | St. Cloud State |
| 2019–20 | Colton Poolman | North Dakota |
| 2020–21 | Jacob Bernard-Docker | North Dakota |
| 2021–22 | Ethan Frisch | North Dakota |
| 2022–23 | Justin Lee | Denver |
| 2023–24 | Sean Behrens | Denver |
| 2024–25 | Ty Murchison | Arizona State |
| 2025–26 | Adam Kleber | Minnesota Duluth |
Winners by school
| School | Winners |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 4 |
| St. Cloud State | 2 |
| Denver | 2 |
| Arizona State | 1 |
| Minnesota Duluth | 1 |