In 2022-23, a pair of defenders were named Co-Best Defensemen in Northeastern senior Megan Carter (Milton, Ont.) and Vermont graduate student Sini Karjalainen (Posio, Finland). It marks the second straight year that a Husky and Catamount share the award after Skylar Fontaine and Maude Poulin-Labelle did so in 2021-22.
| Hockey East Best Defenseman Award Winners | |||
| Season | Player | Cl. | Team |
| 2009-10 | Cristin Allen | Sr. | UConn |
| 2010-11 | Catherine Ward | Sr. | Boston University |
| 2011-12 | Kasey Boucher | Sr. | Boston University |
| 2012-13 | Blake Bolden | Sr. | Boston College |
| 2013-14 | Emily Pfalzer | Jr. | Boston College |
| 2014-15 | Emily Pfalzer | Sr. | Boston College |
| 2015-16 | Megan Keller | So. | Boston College |
| 2016-17 | Megan Keller | Jr. | Boston College |
| 2017-18 | Toni Ann Mianao | Sr. | Boston College |
| 2018-19 | Megan Keller | Sr. | Boston College |
| 2019-20 | Skylar Fontaine | Jr. | Northeastern |
| 2020-21 | Skylar Fontaine | Sr. | Northeastern |
| 2021-22 | Skylar Fontaine | Gr. | Northeastern |
| Maude Poulin-Labelle | Sr. | Vermont | |
| 2022-23 | Megan Carter | Sr. | Northeastern |
| Sini Karjalainen | Gr. | Vermont | |


