Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award
Established in 2007, the award honors the memory of Derek Hines, a former Army hockey player who was killed in in the line of duty on September 1, 2005, in Afghanistan.
| Recipients of the Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award | |
| Year | Recipient/Class/Position/Institution |
| 2007 | Dan Shribman, SR, Forward, Dartmouth College |
| 2008 | Chase Podsiad, SR, Defenseman, Army West Point |
| 2009 | Mike Phillipich, SR. Forward, U.S. Air Force Academy |
| 2010 | Jordan Pietrus, SR, Forward, Brown University |
| 2011 | Kyle Schmidt, SR, Forward, University of Minnesota-Duluth |
| 2012 | Bobby Farnham, SR, Forward, Brown University |
| 2013 | Kyle Murphy, SR, Forward, Providence College |
| 2014 | Brice O’Connor, SR, Defenseman, University of Maine |
| 2015 | P.J. Musico, SR. Goaltender, Penn State University |
| 2016 | Matt Vidal, SR. Forward, College of the Holy Cross |
| 2017 | Aidan Cavallini, SR, Forward, University of Wisconsin |
| 2018 | Dylan Abood, SR, Defenseman, U.S. Air Force Academy |
| 2019 | Brendon Kearney, SR, Forward, The Ohio State University |
| 2020 | Jared Pike, SR, Forward, American International College |
| 2021 | Josh Kosack, SR, Forward, Union College |
| 2022 | Jordan Seyfert, SR, Forward, Merrimack College |
| 2023 | Noah Wilson, SR, Forward, Army West Point |
| 2024 | Luke Robinson, SR, Defense, U.S. Air Force Academy |
