Hockey East Best Defensive Forward

Hockey East Best Defensive Forward
Sport	Ice hockey
Awarded for	To the best defensive forward in the conference.
History
First award	1997
Most recent	Justin Hryckowian (Northeastern)

The Hockey East Best Defensive Forward is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Hockey East regular season to the best defensive forward in the conference as voted by the head coaches of each Hockey East team.^[1] It was shared for the first time in the 2013–14 season, between Bill Arnold of Boston College and Ross Mauermann of Providence.

The Best Defensive Forward was first bestowed in 1997 and every year thereafter. Justin Hryckowian is the only person to win the award twice (as of 2024).

Award winners

Year	Winner	Position	School
1996–97	Travis Dillabough	Left Wing	Providence
1997–98	Chris Drury	Left Wing	Boston University
1998–99	Doug Nolan	Forward	UMass Lowell
1999–00	John Sadowski	Forward	New Hampshire
2000–01	Mike Lephart	Left Wing	Boston College
2001–02	Mike Pandolfo	Left Wing	Boston University
2002–03	Mark Mullen	Forward	Boston University
2003–04	Todd Jackson	Left Wing	Maine
2004–05	Preston Callander	Forward	New Hampshire
2005–06	Brad Zancanaro	Left Wing	Boston University
2006–07	Joe Rooney	Forward	Boston College
2007–08	Matt Greene	Forward	Boston College
2008–09	Joe Vitale	Center	Northeastern
2009–10	Ben Holmstrom	Center	UMass Lowell
2010–11	Tanner House	Center	Maine

Year	Winner	Position	School	Ref
2011–12	Chris Connolly	Left Wing	Boston University
2012–13	Tim Schaller	Left Wing	Providence
2013–14	Bill Arnold	Center	Boston College
2013–14	Ross Mauermann	Forward	Providence
2014–15	Noel Acciari	Center	Providence
2015–16	Sam Herr	Forward	Notre Dame
2016–17	Austin Cangelosi	Forward	Boston College
2017–18	Brian Pinho	Forward	Providence
2018–19	Chase Pearson	Forward	Maine
2019–20	Patrick Curry	Forward	Boston University
2020–21	Marc McLaughlin	Forward	Boston College
2021–22	Jáchym Kondelík	Forward	Connecticut	^[2]
2022–23	Justin Hryckowian	Forward	Northeastern	^[3]
2023–24	Justin Hryckowian	Forward	Northeastern

Winners by school

School	Winners
Boston College	6
Boston University	6
Providence	5
Maine	3
Northeastern	3
UMass Lowell	2
New Hampshire	2
Connecticut	1
Notre Dame	1

Winners by position

Position	Winners
Center	5
Right Wing	0
Left Wing	8
Forward	16

References

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General

"Hockey East Awards". Hockey East Online. Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
"Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
"Hockey East Best Defensive Forward". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2013-08-17.

Specific

^ "UMaine's Abbott named Hockey East Player of the Year, Hobey Baker finalist". The Maine Campus. 2012-03-15. Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
^ "Hockey East Names Men's Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
^ "Hockey East Names 2022-23 Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
^ "Gladiator Custom Mouthguards Best Defensive Forward Award - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved 2023-03-12.

External links

Hockey East Awards (Incomplete) Archived 2013-05-12 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "UMaine's Abbott named Hockey East Player of the Year, Hobey Baker finalist". The Maine Campus. 2012-03-15. Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-08-17.

[2] "Hockey East Names Men's Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved 2022-03-09.

[3] "Hockey East Names 2022-23 Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved 2023-03-12.

[4] "Gladiator Custom Mouthguards Best Defensive Forward Award - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved 2023-03-12.

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