Defenseman of the Year
USHL Defenseman of the Year
| 2011-12 | Andy Welinski | Green Bay Gamblers |
| 2010-11 | Nick Mattson | Indiana Ice |
| 2009-10 | David Makowski | Green Bay Gamblers |
| 2008-09 | John Moore | Chicago Steel |
| 2007-08 | Blake Kessel | Waterloo Black Hawks |
| 2006-07 | Jeff Petry | Des Moines Buccaneers |
| 2005-06 | Nick Schaus | Omaha Lancers |
| 2004-05 | Brett Motherwell | Omaha Lancers |
| 2003-04 | Mike Hodgson | Sioux City Musketeers |
| 2002-03 | Matt Carle | River City Lancers |
| 2001-02 | Brett Skinner | Des Moines Buccaneers |
| 2000-01 | Jamie Mattie | Sioux Falls Stampede |
| 1999-00 | Jeff Finger | Green Bay Gamblers |
| 1998-99 | Tom Preissing | Green Bay Gamblers |
| 1997-98 | Jason Basile | Des Moines Buccaneers |
| 1996-97 | Doug Schmidt | Waterloo Black Hawks |
| 1995-96 | Josh DeWolf | St. Paul Vulcans |
| Dan Peters | Omaha Lancers | |
| 1994-95 | Scott Swanson | Omaha Lancers |
| 1993-94 | Dave Dupont | Des Moines Buccaneers |
| 1992-93 | Eric Rud | Des Moines Buccaneers |
| 1991-92 | Andrew Backen | Thunder Bay Flyers |
| 1990-91 | Paul Koch | Omaha Lancers |
| 1989-90 | John Gruden | Waterloo Black Hawks |
| 1988-89 | Mark Peterson | St. Paul Vulcans |
| 1987-88 | Chris Nelson | Rochester Mustangs |
| 1986-87 | Darren Sheehan | Thunder Bay Flyers |
| 1985-86 | Kord Cernick | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| 1984-85 | Mike Castellano | Austin Mavericks |
| 1983-84 | Doug Claggett | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
