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{{Short description|Canadian Hockey League award}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=October 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox sports award
| name        = CHL Defenceman of the Year Award
| image       = CHL DOY award.JPG
| image_size  = 
| alt         = 
| caption     =
| sport       = [[Ice hockey]]
| givenfor    = Annually to the top defenceman in the Canadian Hockey League
| sponsor     =
| first       = 1988
| mostrecent  = [[Zayne Parekh]]
}}

The '''CHL Defenceman of the Year Award''' is given out annually to the top defenceman in the [[Canadian Hockey League]]. It is chosen from the winners of the league trophies, the [[Max Kaminsky Trophy]] of the [[Ontario Hockey League]], the [[Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy]] of the [[Western Hockey League]], and the [[Emile Bouchard Trophy]] of the [[Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League]].

==Winners==
List of winners of the CHL Defenceman of the Year Award.<ref name="chlawards">{{cite web|url=http://chl.ca/chl-awards|title=CHL Awards|website=chl.ca|publisher=Canadian Hockey League|access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=CHL announces 2021-22 Award winners|publisher=Canadian Hockey League|accessdate=2022-06-29|date=June 28, 2022|url=https://chl.ca/article/chl-announces-2021-22-award-winners}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Season !! Winner !! Team !! League
|-
| 1987–88 || [[Greg Hawgood]] || [[Kamloops Blazers]] || WHL
|-
| 1988–89 || [[Bryan Fogarty]] || [[Niagara Falls Thunder]] || OHL
|-
| 1989–90 || [[John Slaney]] || [[Cornwall Royals]] || OHL
|-
| 1990–91 || [[Patrice Brisebois]] || [[Drummondville Voltigeurs]] || QMJHL
|-
| 1991–92 || [[Drake Berehowsky]] || [[North Bay Centennials]] || OHL
|-
| 1992–93 || [[Chris Pronger]] || [[Peterborough Petes]] || OHL
|-
| 1993–94 || Steve Gosselin || [[Chicoutimi Saguenéens]] || QMJHL
|-
| 1994–95 || [[Nolan Baumgartner]] || [[Kamloops Blazers]] || WHL
|-
| 1995–96 || [[Bryan Berard]] || [[Detroit Junior Red Wings]] || OHL
|-
| 1996–97 || [[Sean Blanchard]] || [[Ottawa 67's]] || OHL
|-
| 1997–98 || [[Derrick Walser]] || [[Rimouski Océanic]] || QMJHL
|-
| 1998–99 || [[Brad Stuart]] || [[Calgary Hitmen]] || WHL
|-
| 1999–2000 || [[Micki Dupont]] || [[Kamloops Blazers]] || WHL
|-
| 2000–01 || [[Marc-André Bergeron|Marc-Andre Bergeron]] || [[Shawinigan Cataractes]] || QMJHL
|-
| 2001–02 || [[Dan Hamhuis]] || [[Prince George Cougars]] || WHL
|-
| 2002–03 || [[Brendan Bell (ice hockey)|Brendan Bell]] || [[Ottawa 67's]] || OHL
|-
| 2003–04 || [[James Wisniewski]] || [[Plymouth Whalers]] || OHL
|-
| 2004–05 || [[Danny Syvret]] || [[London Knights]] || OHL
|-
| 2005–06 || [[Keith Yandle]] || [[Moncton Wildcats]] || QMJHL
|-
| 2006–07 || [[Kris Russell]] || [[Medicine Hat Tigers]] || WHL
|-
| 2007–08 || [[Karl Alzner]] || [[Calgary Hitmen]] || WHL
|-
| 2008–09 || [[Jonathon Blum]] || [[Vancouver Giants]] || WHL
|-
| 2009–10 || [[David Savard]] || [[Moncton Wildcats]] || QMJHL
|-
| 2010–11 || [[Ryan Ellis]] || [[Windsor Spitfires]] || OHL
|-
| 2011–12 || [[Dougie Hamilton]] || [[Niagara IceDogs]] || OHL
|-
| 2012–13 || [[Ryan Sproul]] || [[Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds]] || OHL
|-
| 2013–14 || [[Derrick Pouliot]] || [[Portland Winterhawks]] || WHL
|-
| 2014–15 || [[Tony DeAngelo]] || [[Sarnia Sting]]/[[Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds]] || OHL
|-
| 2015–16 || [[Ivan Provorov]] || [[Brandon Wheat Kings]] || WHL
|-
| 2016–17 || [[Thomas Chabot]] || [[Saint John Sea Dogs]] || QMJHL
|-
| 2017–18 || [[Nicolas Hague]] || [[Mississauga Steelheads]] || OHL
|-
| 2018–19 || [[Ty Smith (ice hockey)|Ty Smith]] || [[Spokane Chiefs]] || WHL
|-
| 2019–20 || [[Noel Hoefenmayer]] || [[Ottawa 67's]] || OHL
|-
| 2021–22 || [[Nathan Staios]] || [[Hamilton Bulldogs]] || OHL
|-
| 2022–23 || [[Olen Zellweger]] || [[Kamloops Blazers]] || WHL
|-
| 2023–24 || [[Zayne Parekh]] || [[Saginaw Spirit]] || OHL
|-
| 2024–25 || [[Sam Dickinson (ice hockey)|Sam Dickinson]] || [[London Knights]] || OHL
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Canadian Hockey League awards]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://chl.ca/chl-awards CHL Awards – CHL]

{{Canadian Hockey League}}

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