CCHA Best Defensive Defenseman

CCHA Best Defensive Defenseman
CCHA Best Defensive Defenseman
Sport	Ice hockey
Awarded for	Best Defensive Defenseman in the CCHA
History
First award	1990
Final award	2013
Most recent	Danny DeKeyser

The CCHA Best Defensive Defenseman was an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) regular season to the best defensive defenseman in the conference as voted by the coaches of each CCHA team.^[1]

The Best Defensive Defenseman was first awarded in 1990 and every year thereafter until 2013 when the CCHA was dissolved as a consequence of the Big Ten forming its men's ice hockey conference.^[2]

Three players (Tyler Harlton, Mike Weaver and Danny DeKeyser) have received the award two separate times, each doing so in consecutive years. Additionally, Andy Greene is the only defenseman to win both the "Best Defensive" and "Best Offensive" Defenseman in the same year (2005–06).

Award winners[]

Year	Winner	School
1989–90	Dan Keczmer	Lake Superior State
1990–91	Karl Johnston	Lake Superior State
1991–92	Joby Messier	Michigan State
1992–93	Bob Marshall	Miami
1993–94	Brent Brekke	Western Michigan
1994–95	Steve Halko	Michigan
1995–96	Mike Matteucci	Lake Superior State
1996–97	Tyler Harlton	Michigan State
1997–98	Tyler Harlton	Michigan State
1998–99	Mike Weaver	Michigan State
1999–00	Mike Weaver	Michigan State
2000–01	Andrew Hutchinson	Michigan State

Year	Winner	School
2001–02	Mike Komisarek	Michigan
2002–03	Brad Fast	Michigan State
2003–04		Ohio State
2004–05	Nathan Oystrick	Northern Michigan
2005–06	Andy Greene	Miami
2006–07	Matt Hunwick	Michigan
2007–08	Alec Martinez	Miami
2008–09	Kyle Lawson	Notre Dame
2009–10		Miami
2010–11		Notre Dame
2011–12	Danny DeKeyser	Western Michigan
2012–13	Danny DeKeyser	Western Michigan

Winners by school[]

School	Winners
Michigan State	7
Miami	4
Lake Superior State	3
Michigan	3
Western Michigan	3
Notre Dame	2
Northern Michigan	1
Ohio State	1

References[]

General[]

"CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
"NCAA (CCHA) Best Defensive Defenseman". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2013-07-24.

Specific[]

^ "Henderson and Odegard Recipients of CCHA Major Awards". Alaska Nanooks. 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
^ "The CCHA is going away, but its history will have a final resting place". USCHO.com. 2013-03-06. Retrieved 2013-07-23.

External links[]

CCHA awards (incomplete) Archived 2010-12-30 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Henderson and Odegard Recipients of CCHA Major Awards". Alaska Nanooks. 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-07-23.

[2] "The CCHA is going away, but its history will have a final resting place". USCHO.com. 2013-03-06. Retrieved 2013-07-23.

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