The Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award is an annual award given out to the NCAA Division I player judged to best exemplify the qualities of sportsmanship, competitiveness, intelligence and work ethic. The award is named in honor of Derek Hines, a 4-year letter-winner for Army who was killed while serving in Afghanistan on September 1, 2005.
Winners Year Winner Position School 2006–07 Dan Shribman Forward Dartmouth 2007–08 Chase Podsiad Defenceman Army 2008–09 Michael Phillipich Forward Air Force 2009–10 Jordan Pietrus Right wing Brown 2010–11 Kyle Schmidt Forward Minnesota–Duluth 2011–12 Bobby Farnham Forward Brown 2012–13 Kyle Murphy Forward Providence 2013–14 Brice O'Connor Defenceman Maine 2014–15 P. J. Musico Goaltender Penn State 2015–16 Matt Vidal Forward Holy Cross 2016–17 Aidan Cavallini Forward Wisconsin 2017–18 Dylan Abood Defenceman Air Force 2018–19 Brendon Kearney Left wing Ohio State 2019–20 Jared Pike Left wing American International 2020–21 Josh Kosack Right wing Union 2021–22 Jordan Seyfert Center Merrimack 2022–23 Noah Wilson Defenceman Army 2023–24 Luke Robinson Defenceman Air Force 2024–25 Jacob Truscott Defenceman Michigan 2025–26 Kevin Anderson Forward Princeton
Winners by school
School WinnersAir Force 3Army 2Brown 2American International 1Dartmouth 1Holy Cross 1Maine 1Merrimack 1Michigan 1Minnesota–Duluth 1Ohio State 1Penn State 1Princeton 1Providence 1Union 1Wisconsin 1
Winners by position Position Winners Center 1 Left wing 2 Right wing 2 Forward 8 Defenceman 7 Goaltender 1
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