List of 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

YearWinnerPositionSchool
1961–62Bob BrinkworthCenterRensselaer
1962–63Ritchie GreenDefencemanBoston University
1963–64John CunniffLeft wingBoston College
1964–65Doug FergusonCenterCornell
1965–66Kent ParrotForwardHarvard
1966–67Herb WakabayashiForwardBoston University
1967–68Mike HyndmanRight wingBoston University
1968–69Joe CavanaghCenterHarvard
1969–70Tom MellorDefencemanBoston College
1970–71Bob BrownDefencemanBoston University
1971–72Don CuttsGoaltenderRensselaer
1972–73Vic StanfieldDefencemanBoston University
1973–74Ron WilsonDefencemanProvidence
1974–75Bob MillerForwardNew Hampshire
1975–76Paul SkidmoreGoaltenderBoston College
1976–77Jack HughesDefencemanHarvard
1977–78Mark FidlerForwardBoston University
1978–79Bill WheltonDefencemanBoston University
1979–80Mark FuscoDefencemanHarvard
1980–81Don SylvestriGoaltenderClarkson
1981–82Normand LacombeRight wingNew Hampshire

YearWinnerPositionSchool
1982–83George ServinisLeft wingRensselaer
1983–84John CullenCenterBoston University
1984–85Joe NieuwendykCenterCornell
1985–86John MessuriRight wingPrinceton
1986–87John FletcherGoaltenderClarkson
1987–88Trent AndisonForwardCornell
1988–89Andre FaustLeft wingPrinceton
1989–90Kent MandervilleCenterCornell
1990–91Geoff FinchGoaltenderBrown
1991–92Christian SoucyGoaltenderVermont
1992–93Burke MurphyRight wingSt. Lawrence
1993–94Éric PerrinCenterVermont
1994–95Paul DiFrancescoForwardSt. Lawrence
1995–96Kyle KnoppLeft wingCornell
1996–97J. R. PrestifilippoGoaltenderHarvard
1997–98Erik ColeLeft wingClarkson
1997–98Willie MitchellDefencemanClarkson
1998–99Brandon DietrichCenterSt. Lawrence
1999–00Derek GustafsonGoaltenderSt. Lawrence
2000–01Rob McFeetersLeft wingClarkson

YearWinnerPositionSchool
2001–02Chris HigginsLeft wingYale
2002–03Hugh JessimanRight wingDartmouth
2003–04Brian IhnacakCenterBrown
2003–04David McKeeGoaltenderCornell
2004–05Joe FallonGoaltenderVermont
2005–06Bryan LeitchLeft wingQuinnipiac
2006–07Sean BackmanRight wingYale
2006–07Brandon WongForwardQuinnipiac
2007–08Riley NashCenterCornell
2008–09Jody O'NeillGoaltenderDartmouth
2009–10Jerry D'AmigoLeft wingRensselaer
2010–11Andrew CalofCenterPrinceton
2011–12Brian FerlinRight wingCornell
2012–13Jason KasdorfGoaltenderRensselaer
2013–14Sam AnasForwardQuinnipiac
2013–14Gavin BayreutherDefencemanSt. Lawrence
2014–15Kyle HaytonGoaltenderSt. Lawrence
2015–16Joe SnivelyForwardYale
2016–17Adam FoxDefencemanHarvard
2017–18Matthew GalajdaGoaltenderCornell
2018–19Casey DornbachForwardHarvard
2019–20Nick AbruzzeseForwardHarvard

Winners by school

Winners by position

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