List of Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Defensive Player of the Year

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
===Winners by school===
School 	Winners
Minnesota 	3
Michigan 	2
Penn State	2
Ohio State	1
===Winners by position===
Position 	Winners
Center 	0
Right Wing	0
Left Wing 	0
Forward 	0
Defenceman	8
==References==
Category:NCAA trophies
Category:Big Ten Conference awards