The U Sports Defenceman of the Year is the annual award presented to the
U Sports
U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country and four regional conferences: Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Résea ...
men's
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...
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
The McGill Redbirds (formerly the McGill Redmen) and McGill Martlets are the varsity athletic teams that represent McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
History
In 1868, the first recorded game of rugby in North America occurred in M ...
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*2010-11:
Andrew Hotham (
Saint Mary's Huskies
The Saint Mary's Huskies are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Their primary home turf is Huskies Stadium, located in the centre of the university's campus.
In Septemb ...
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*2011-12:
Marc-Andre Dorion (
McGill Redmen
The McGill Redbirds (formerly the McGill Redmen) and McGill Martlets are the varsity athletic teams that represent McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
History
In 1868, the first recorded game of rugby in North America occurred in M ...
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*2012-13: Pierre-Luc Lessard (
UQTR Patriotes
The UQTR Patriotes () are the athletic teams that represent the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. The university features teams in swimming (sport), swimming, golf, ice hockey, hockey, association footb ...
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*2013-14: Ryan McKiernan (
McGill Redmen
The McGill Redbirds (formerly the McGill Redmen) and McGill Martlets are the varsity athletic teams that represent McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
History
In 1868, the first recorded game of rugby in North America occurred in M ...
)
*2014-15: Jesse Craige (
Alberta Golden Bears
The Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas are the sports teams that represent the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Alberta athletics teams have won a total of 101 national championships, including 84 in U Sports sanctioned sports, ma ...
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*2015-16:
Jordan Murray (
UNB Varsity Reds
The UNB REDS are the athletic teams that represent the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
The UNB REDS compete in a variety of sports, including men's and women's basketball, ice hockey, soccer, and volleyball. ...
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*2016-17:
Jordan Murray (
UNB Varsity Reds
The UNB REDS are the athletic teams that represent the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
The UNB REDS compete in a variety of sports, including men's and women's basketball, ice hockey, soccer, and volleyball. ...
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References
{{CIS men's ice hockey
U Sports ice hockey trophies and awards