The Hockey East Best Defensive Defenseman is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Hockey East regular season to the best defensive defenseman in the conference as voted by the head coaches of each Hockey East team. The Best Defensive Defenseman was first bestowed in 1999 and every year thereafter. Brian Dumoulin is the only defenseman to have won the award more than once, doing so in

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and 2011–12. The award has been shared once, in 2003–04 between

Andrew Alberts Andrew James Alberts (born June 30, 1981) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes and the Vancouver Canucks. A stay ...

of Boston College and

Prestin Ryan Prestin Ryan (born June 29, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played one game for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Amateur Born in Arcola, Saskatchewan, Prestin Ryan played ...

of Maine. (As of 2022)

Award winners

Winners by school

References

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