ed on at the conclusion of the conference tournament. Three awards have been bestowed every year that ECAC has been in operation while the 'Best Defensive Defenseman' was retired from <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1967%E2%80%9368_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_ice_hockey_season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1967–68 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season (page does not exist)">1967–68</a> thru <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1991%E2%80%9392_NCAA_Division_I_men%