# ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year

The ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the ECAC Hockey regular season to the best freshman player in the conference as voted by the coaches of each ECAC team.
The Rookie of the Year was first awarded in 1962 and every year thereafter.
The vote has been split for the award four times in its history.

## Award winners

| Year | Winner | Position | School |
| 1961–62 | Bob Brinkworth | Center | Rensselaer |
| 1962–63 | Richie Green | Defenceman | Boston University |
| 1963–64 | John Cunniff | Left wing | Boston College |
| 1964–65 | Doug Ferguson | Center | Cornell |
| 1965–66 | Kent Parrot | Forward | Harvard |
| 1966–67 | Herb Wakabayashi | Forward | Boston University |
| 1967–68 | Mike Hyndman | Right wing | Boston University |
| 1968–69 | Joe Cavanagh | Center | Harvard |
| 1969–70 | Tom Mellor | Defenceman | Boston College |
| 1970–71 | Bob Brown | Defenceman | Boston University |
| 1971–72 | Don Cutts | Goaltender | Rensselaer |
| 1972–73 | Vic Stanfield | Defenceman | Boston University |
| 1973–74 | Ron Wilson | Defenceman | Providence |
| 1974–75 | Bob Miller | Forward | New Hampshire |
| 1975–76 | Paul Skidmore | Goaltender | Boston College |
| 1976–77 | Jack Hughes | Defenceman | Harvard |
| 1977–78 | Mark Fidler | Forward | Boston University |
| 1978–79 | Bill Whelton | Defenceman | Boston University |
| 1979–80 | Mark Fusco | Defenceman | Harvard |
| 1980–81 | Don Sylvestri | Goaltender | Clarkson |
| 1981–82 | Normand Lacombe | Right wing | New Hampshire |
| 1982–83 | George Servinis | Left wing | Rensselaer |
| 1983–84 | John Cullen | Center | Boston University |
| Year | Winner | Position | School |
| 1984–85 | Joe Nieuwendyk | Center | Cornell |
| 1985–86 | John Messuri | Right wing | Princeton |
| 1986–87 | John Fletcher | Goaltender | Clarkson |
| 1987–88 | Trent Andison | Forward | Cornell |
| 1988–89 | Andre Faust | Left wing | Princeton |
| 1989–90 | Kent Manderville | Center | Cornell |
| 1990–91 | Geoff Finch | Goaltender | Brown |
| 1991–92 | Christian Soucy | Goaltender | Vermont |
| 1992–93 | Burke Murphy | Right wing | St. Lawrence |
| 1993–94 | Éric Perrin | Center | Vermont |
| 1994–95 | Paul DiFrancesco | Forward | St. Lawrence |
| 1995–96 | Kyle Knopp | Left wing | Cornell |
| 1996–97 | J. R. Prestifilippo | Goaltender | Harvard |
| 1997–98 | Erik Cole | Left wing | Clarkson |
| 1997–98 | Willie Mitchell | Defenceman | Clarkson |
| 1998–99 | Brandon Dietrich | Center | St. Lawrence |
| 1999–00 | Derek Gustafson | Goaltender | St. Lawrence |
| 2000–01 | Rob McFeeters | Left wing | Clarkson |
| 2001–02 | Chris Higgins | Left wing | Yale |
| 2002–03 | Hugh Jessiman | Right wing | Dartmouth |
| 2003–04 | Brian Ihnacak | Center | Brown |
| 2003–04 | David McKee | Goaltender | Cornell |
| 2004–05 | Joe Fallon | Goaltender | Vermont |
| Year | Winner | Position | School |
| 2005–06 | Bryan Leitch | Left wing | Quinnipiac |
| 2006–07 | Sean Backman | Right wing | Yale |
| 2006–07 | Brandon Wong | Forward | Quinnipiac |
| 2007–08 | Riley Nash | Center | Cornell |
| 2008–09 | Jody O'Neill | Goaltender | Dartmouth |
| 2009–10 | Jerry D'Amigo | Left wing | Rensselaer |
| 2010–11 | Andrew Calof | Center | Princeton |
| 2011–12 | Brian Ferlin | Right wing | Cornell |
| 2012–13 | Jason Kasdorf | Goaltender | Rensselaer |
| 2013–14 | Sam Anas | Forward | Quinnipiac |
| 2013–14 | Gavin Bayreuther | Defenceman | St. Lawrence |
| 2014–15 | Kyle Hayton | Goaltender | St. Lawrence |
| 2015–16 | Joe Snively | Forward | Yale |
| 2016–17 | Adam Fox | Defenceman | Harvard |
| 2017–18 | Matthew Galajda | Goaltender | Cornell |
| 2018–19 | Casey Dornbach | Forward | Harvard |
| 2019–20 | Nick Abruzzese | Forward | Harvard |
| 2020–21 | Ethan Haider | Goaltender | Clarkson |
| 2021–22 | Alex Laferriere | Right wing | Harvard |
| 2022–23 | Sam Lipkin | Left wing | Quinnipiac |
| 2023–24 | C. J. Foley | Defenceman | Dartmouth |