NBL Canada Defensive Player of the Year Award explained

The National Basketball League of Canada's Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball League of Canada (NBL) award given since the 2011–12 season.^[1] The London Lightning's Al Stewart was named Defensive Player of the Year in 2012 and 2013, the most seasons a single player has won the award.^[2]

Winners

Season	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	Reference
		Guard		London Lightning	^[3]
	(2)	Guard		London Lightning	^[4]
2013–14					^[5]
		Forward		Halifax Rainmen
		Center		Saint John Mill Rats	^[6]
2016–17		Forward		Orangeville A's
2017–18		Forward		Island Storm
2018–19		Forward		Halifax Hurricanes
2019–20		Guard		London Lightning
2020-21	Not awarded — Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2022		Forward/Centre

Notes and References

1. Web site: NBLC Announces 2014-2015 Award Winners. NBLCanada.ca. 25 May 2015.
2. Web site: 2014-15 NBL Canada Post Season Guide. NBLCanada.ca. 25 May 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150524193509/http://nblcanada.ca/nblcanada/images/nbl_canada_2014-15_post-season_guide.pdf. 24 May 2015.
3. Web site: NBL Canada pre-season guide and player register 2012–13 . NBL Canada . May 25, 2015.
4. Web site: 2013 NBL CANADA AWARDS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED . Canada Basketball . May 25, 2015.
5. Web site: NBL Canada announces 2013–2014 award winners . May 25, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305225020/http://www.rainmenbasketball.ca/p/14513/nr/100080/nbl-canada-announces-2013-2014-award-winners . March 5, 2016 . dead .
6. Web site: NBL Canada Announces Postseason Awards For The 2015-2016 Season. NBLCanada.ca. NBL Canada. 15 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160510160016/http://www.nblcanada.ca/p/14578/nr/101166/nbl-canada-announces-postseason-awards-for-the-2015-2016-season. 10 May 2016. dead.