The NCHC Defensive Forward of the Year is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference regular season to the best defensive forward in the conference as voted by the coaches of each NCHC team.
The Defensive Forward of the Year was first awarded in 2014 and is a successor to the CCHA Best Defensive Forward award, which was temporarily discontinued after the first iteration of the conference dissolved due to the 2013–14 NCAA conference realignment.
Award winners Year Winner School 2013–14 Nic Dowd St. Cloud State 2014–15 Mark MacMillan North Dakota 2015–16 Sean Kuraly Miami 2016–17 Dominic Toninato Minnesota–Duluth 2017–18 Rhett Gardner North Dakota 2018–19 Justin Richards Minnesota Duluth 2019–20 Justin Richards Minnesota Duluth 2020–21 Shane Pinto North Dakota 2021–22 Connor Ford North Dakota 2022–23 Jami Krannila St. Cloud State 2023–24 Noah Laba Colorado College 2024–25 Tim Washe Western Michigan 2025–26 Tyson Gross St. Cloud State
Winners by school School WinnersNorth Dakota 4Minnesota Duluth 3St. Cloud State 3Colorado College 1 Miami 1Western Michigan 1
See also NCHC Awards Best Defensive Forward
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