Atlantic Hockey Best Defenseman

The Atlantic Hockey Best Defenseman was an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Atlantic Hockey regular season to the best defenseman in the conference as voted by the coaches of each Atlantic Hockey team.^[1]

Atlantic Hockey Best Defenseman

Sport	Ice hockey
Awarded for	The Best Defenseman in the Atlantic Hockey Association
History
First award	2004
Final award	2024
Most recent	Brian Kramer

Award winners

Year Winner School 2003–04 T. J. Kemp Mercyhurst 2004–05 Conrad Martin Mercyhurst 2005–06 Rob Godfrey Holy Cross 2006–07 Jon Landry Holy Cross 2007–08 Zach McKelvie Army 2008–09 Greg Flynn Air Force 2009–10 Dan Ringwald RIT 2010–11 Denny Urban Robert Morris 2011–12 Tim Kirby Air Force 2012–13 Adam McKenzie Air Force 2013–14 Nick Jones Mercyhurst 2014–15 Steven Weinstein Bentley

Year Winner School 2015–16 Chase Norrish RIT 2016–17 Lester Lancaster Mercyhurst Cameron Heath Canisius 2017–18 Alexander Wilkinson Army 2018–19 Joseph Duszak Mercyhurst 2019–20 Mike Lee Sacred Heart 2020–21 Brennan Kapcheck American International Nick Jenny Robert Morris 2021–22 Zak Galambos American International 2022–23 Aiden Hansen-Bukata RIT 2023–24 Brian Kramer American International

Winners by school

School	Winners
Mercyhurst	5
Air Force	3
American International	3
RIT	3
Army	2
Holy Cross	2
Robert Morris	2
Bentley	1
Canisius	1
Sacred Heart	1

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