U Sports Defenceman of the Year
The U Sports Defenceman of the Year is the annual award presented to the U Sports men's ice hockey player who is judged by a committee of the U Sports Men’s Hockey Coaches Association to be the most outstanding defenceman in U Sports.
Winners
- 2009-10: Marc-Andre Dorion (McGill Redmen)[1]
- 2010-11: Andrew Hotham (Saint Mary's Huskies)[1]
- 2011-12: Marc-Andre Dorion (McGill Redmen)[2]
- 2012-13: Pierre-Luc Lessard (UQTR Patriotes)
- 2013-14: Ryan McKiernan (McGill Redmen)
- 2014-15: Jesse Craige (Alberta Golden Bears)[3]
- 2015-16: Jordan Murray (UNB Varsity Reds)[4]
- 2016-17: Jordan Murray (UNB Varsity Reds)[5]
- 2017-18: Jason Fram (Alberta Golden Bears)[6]
- 2018-19: Jason Fram (Alberta Golden Bears)
- 2019-20: Nikolas Brouillard (McGill Redmen)
- 2020-21: Not awarded due to COVID-19
- 2021-22: Nicolas Matinnen (Ottawa Gee-Gees)
- 2022-23: Connor Hobbs (Saskatchewan)
- 2023-24: Kale McCallum (UNB Reds)
- 2024-25: Clay Hanus (Mount Royal Cougars)
References
- ^ a b "CIS : Past Awards". Archived from the original on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
- ^ The Globe and Mail
- ^ "CIS men's hockey: Windsor's Pommells named player of the year". U Sports. 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ "UQTR's Asselin named CIS men's hockey player of the year". U Sports. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ "U Sports Men's Hockey: UNB's Maillet named Player of the Year". U Sports. 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ "U SPORTS - English" (PDF). U SPORTS - English. Retrieved 25 February 2026.