The Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Big Ten regular season to the best defensive player in the conference as voted by a media panel and the head coaches of each team who is not a goaltender.
The Defensive Player of the Year was first awarded in 2014.
Award winners Year Winner Position School 2013–14 Mike Reilly Defenceman Minnesota 2014–15 Mike Reilly Defenceman Minnesota 2015–16 Zach Werenski Defenceman Michigan 2016–17 Jake Bischoff Defenceman Minnesota 2017–18 Trevor Hamilton Defenceman Penn State 2018–19 Sasha Larocque Defenceman Ohio State 2019–20 Cole Hults Defenceman Penn State 2020–21 Cam York Defenceman Michigan 2021–22 Brock Faber Defenceman Minnesota 2022–23 Brock Faber Defenceman Minnesota 2023–24 Artyom Levshunov Defenceman Michigan State 2024–25 Sam Rinzel Defenceman Minnesota 2025–26 Matt Basgall Defenceman Michigan State
Winners by school School WinnersMinnesota 6Michigan 2Michigan State 2Penn State 2Ohio State 1
Winners by position Position Winners Center 0 Right wing 0 Left wing 0 Forward 0 Defenceman 12
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