Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Defensive Player of the Year
# 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 |
| 2021–22 | Brock Faber | Defenceman | Minnesota |
| 2022–23 | Brock Faber | Defenceman | Minnesota |
