ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Forward
The ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Forward 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 Best Defensive Forward was first awarded in 1993 and every year thereafter. Three players have received the award two separate times, all three doing so in consecutive years.
Award winners
| 1992–93 [NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1992–93] | Greg Carvel | Forward | [St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey|] |
| 1993–94 [NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1993–94] | Ian Sharp | Forward | [Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey|] |
| 1994–95 NCAA [Division I men's ice hockey season|1994–95] | Ian Sharp | Forward | [Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey|] |
| 1995–96 | Brad Chartrand | Right wing | Cornell [Big Red men's ice hockey|] |
| 1996–97 | Joel Prpic | Center | [St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey|] |
| 1997–98 | Buddy Wallace | Center | Clarkson [Golden Knights men's ice hockey|] |
| 1998–99 | Syl Apps III | Center | [Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey|] |
| 1999–00 | Doug Stienstra | Left wing | [Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey|] |
| 2000–01 | Mike Gellard | Right wing | [St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey|] |
| 2001–02 | Stephen Baby | Right wing | [Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey|] |
| 2002–03 | Stephen Baby | Right wing | [Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey|] |
| 2003–04 | Jon Smyth | Left wing | [Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey|] |
| 2004–05 | Tom Cavanagh | Center | [Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey|] |
| 2005–06 | Mike Ouellette | Center | Dartmouth [Big Green men's ice hockey|] |
| 2006–07 | Kyle Rank | Right wing | [St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey|] |
| 2007–08 | Nick Dodge | Right wing | [Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey|] |
| 2008–09 | Tyler Mugford | Left wing | [Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey|] |
| 2009–10 | Travis Vermeulen | Forward | [St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey|] |
| 2010–11 | Adam Presiznuik | Center | [Union Garnet Chargers men's ice hockey|] |
| 2011–12 | Kelly Zajac | Center | [Union Garnet Chargers men's ice hockey|] |
| 2012–13 | Greg Miller | Center | [Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey|] |
| 2013–14 | Jesse Root | Center | [Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey|] |
| 2014–15 | Cole Bardreau | Forward | [Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey|] |
| 2015–16 | Carson Cooper | Forward | [Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey|] |
| 2016–17 | Jake Weidner | Forward | [Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey|] |
| 2017–18 | Nico Sturm | Center | [Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey|] |
| 2018–19 | Nico Sturm | Center | [Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey|] |
| 2019–20 | Josh Dunne | Forward | [Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey|] |
| 2020–21 | Zach Tsekos | Center | [Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey|] |
| 2021–22 | Zach Tsekos | Center | [Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey|] |
| 2022–23 | Skyler Brind’Amour | Center | [Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey|] |
| 2023–24 | Jacob Quillan | Center | [Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey|] |
| 2024–25 | Jack Ricketts | Center | [Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey|] |