Seamus Powell has been named the 2025 TMR Merrimack Men’s Hockey Best Defenseman award recipient.
Powell led the Warriors in scoring with 21 points (5g-16a) in 35 games. Powell led all Warriors in time on ice, averaging 21:31 per game.
Powell becomes the second straight sophomore to win the award, following Zach Bookman last season. Bookman was the runner-up for this year’s award. He’s the first player to win the award in his first year with the Warriors since Declan Carlile was named the TMR Best Defenseman award winner as a freshman in 2020.
Analytically, Powell was in the 90th percentile among all college defensemen in offensive categories, and he was in the 92nd percentile in defensive categories. Overall, Powell’s analytics ranked him better than 91 percent of all NCAA defensemen. According to CHN’s new CHIP stat (an all-in-one metric similar to WAR in baseball), Powell was a Top 50 player in college hockey (across all positions) this season.
Team MVP:
Rookie of the Year: Caden Cranston, Frosh., F
Unsung Hero:
Best Defenseman: Seamus Powell, Soph., D
Best Defensive Forward: Harrison Roy, Graduate, F
Most Improved: Tyler Young, Junior, F
