The Hockey East Best Defensive Forward is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the

Hockey East The Hockey East Association, also known as Hockey East, is a college ice hockey conference which operates entirely in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference. Hockey East came into existence in 1984 for ...

regular season to the best defensive forward in the conference as voted by the head coaches of each Hockey East team. It was shared for the first time in the 2013–14 season, between Bill Arnold of

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and Ross Mauermann of

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. The Best Defensive Forward was first bestowed in 1997 and every year thereafter.

Award winners

Winners by school

Winners by position

References

General

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Specific

External links

Hockey East Awards (Incomplete)
{{Hockey East College ice hockey trophies and awards in the United States