ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman
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.
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. It has since been conferred each year.
Only three players, Mike Traggio, Rob O'Gara and Trey Taylor have won the award more than once. The award has been split twice in its history, 1996–97 and 2013–14.
Award winners
| 1961–62 | Arlie Parker | [St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey|] |
| 1962–63 | David Johnston | [Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey|] |
| 1963–64 | Richie Green | [Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey|] |
| 1964–65 | Tom Ross | [Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey|] |
| 1965–66 | Robert Gaudreau | [Brown Bears men's ice hockey|] |
| 1966–67 | Harry Orr | [Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey|] |
| 1992–93 | Martin d'Orsonnens | [Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey|] |
| 1993–94 | Mike Traggio | [Brown Bears men's ice hockey|] |
| 1994–95 | Mike Traggio | [Brown Bears men's ice hockey|] |
| 1995–96 | Jeff Kungle | [St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey|] |
| 1996–97 | Matt Pagnutti | [Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey|] |
| 1996–97 | Andrew Will | [Union Dutchmen ice hockey|] |
| 1997–98 | Raymond Giroux | [Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey|] |
| 1998–99 | Jeff Burgoyne | [Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey|] |
| 1999–00 | Justin Harney | [St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey|] |
| 2000–01 | Kent Huskins | [Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey|] |
| 2001–02 | Brian McMeekin | [Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey|] |
| 2002–03 | Douglas Murray | [Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey|] |
| 2003–04 | Scott Ford | [Brown Bears men's ice hockey|] |
| 2004–05 | Jaime Sifers | [Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey|] |
| 2005–06 | Mike Madill | [St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey|] |
| 2006–07 | Drew Bagnall | [St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey|] |
| 2007–08 | Mike Moore | [Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey|] |
| 2008–09 | Matt Generous | [St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey|] |
| 2009–10 | Justin Krueger | [Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey|] |
| 2010–11 | Brock Matheson | [Union Dutchmen ice hockey|] |
| 2011–12 | Danny Biega | [Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey|] |
| 2012–13 | Zach Davies | [Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey|] |
| 2013–14 | Shayne Gostisbehere | [Union Dutchmen ice hockey|] |
| 2013–14 | Dennis Robertson | [Brown Bears men's ice hockey|] |
| 2014–15 | Rob O'Gara | [Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey|] |
| 2015–16 | Rob O'Gara | [Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey|] |
| 2016–17 | James de Haas | [Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey|] |
| 2017–18 | Alec McCrea | [Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey|] |
| 2018–19 | Matt Nuttle | [Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey|] |
| 2019–20 | Alex Green | [Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey|] |
| 2020–21 | Pierson Brandon | [Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey|] |
| 2021–22 | Zach Metsa | [Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey|] |
| 2022–23 | Henry Thrun | [Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey|] |
| 2023–24 | Trey Taylor | [Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey|] |
| 2024–25 | Trey Taylor | [Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey|] |