| CHL Defenceman of the Year Award | |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Givenfor: | Annually to the top defenceman in the Canadian Hockey League |
| First: | 1988 |
| Mostrecent: | Zayne Parekh |
The CHL Defenceman of the Year Award is given out annually to the top defenceman in the Canadian Hockey League. It is chosen from the winners of the league trophies, the Max Kaminsky Trophy of the Ontario Hockey League, the Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy of the Western Hockey League, and the Emile Bouchard Trophy of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League.
List of winners of the CHL Defenceman of the Year Award.[1] [2]
| Season | Winner | Team | League | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–88 | WHL | |||
| 1988–89 | OHL | |||
| 1989–90 | OHL | |||
| 1990–91 | QMJHL | |||
| 1991–92 | OHL | |||
| 1992–93 | OHL | |||
| 1993–94 | Steve Gosselin | QMJHL | ||
| 1994–95 | WHL | |||
| 1995–96 | OHL | |||
| 1996–97 | OHL | |||
| 1997–98 | QMJHL | |||
| 1998–99 | WHL | |||
| 1999–2000 | WHL | |||
| 2000–01 | QMJHL | |||
| 2001–02 | WHL | |||
| 2002–03 | OHL | |||
| 2003–04 | OHL | |||
| 2004–05 | OHL | |||
| 2005–06 | QMJHL | |||
| 2006–07 | WHL | |||
| 2007–08 | WHL | |||
| 2008–09 | WHL | |||
| 2009–10 | QMJHL | |||
| 2010–11 | OHL | |||
| 2011–12 | OHL | |||
| 2012–13 | OHL | |||
| 2013–14 | WHL | |||
| 2014–15 | OHL | |||
| 2015–16 | WHL | |||
| 2016–17 | QMJHL | |||
| 2017–18 | OHL | |||
| 2018–19 | WHL | |||
| 2019–20 | OHL | |||
| 2021–22 | OHL | |||
| 2022–23 | WHL | |||
| 2023–24 | OHL |