Trofeul Memorial Bill Hunter este un premiu anual acordat celui mai bun apărător din Western Hochei League .
Numit după Bill Hunter , unul dintre fondatorii ligii. Hunter a fost proprietarul, directorul general și antrenorul principal al Edmonton Oil Kings și primul președinte al consiliului de administrație al noii ligi.
Jucătorii care au câștigat și trofeul CHL Defensive Player of the Year în acest sezon au fost evidențiați .
| Sezon | Jucător | Echipă |
| 2021–22 | Olen Zellweger | Everett Silvertips |
| 2020–21 | Braden Schneider | Brandon Whit Kings |
| 2019–20 | Ty Smith | Șefii Spokane |
| 2018–19 | Ty Smith | Șefii Spokane |
| 2017–18 | Cale Klug | Brandon Whit Kings/Moose-Joe Warriors |
| 2016–17 | Ethan Beer | Seattle Thunderbirds |
| 2015–16 | Ivan Provorov | Brandon Wheat Kings |
| 2014–15 | Shea Theodore | Seattle Thunderbirds |
| 2013–14 | Derrick Pouliot | Portland Winterhawks |
| 2012–13 | Brenden Kichton | Șefii Spokane |
| 2011–12 | Alex Petrovici | Red Deer Rebels |
| 2010–11 | Stephan Elliott | Saskatoon Blades |
| 2009–10 | Tyson Barry | Rachetele Kelowna |
| 2008–09 | Jonathan Bloom | Vancouver Giants |
| 2007–08 | Carl Alzner | Asasini din Calgary |
| 2006–07 | Chris Russell | Medicine Hat Tigri |
| 2005–06 | Chris Russell | Medicine Hat Tigri |
| 2004–05 | Dion Faneuf | Red Deer Rebels |
| 2003–04 | Dion Faneuf | Red Deer Rebels |
| 2002–03 | Jeff Wojwitka | Red Deer Rebels |
| 2001–02 | Dan Hamews | Prințul George Cougars |
| 2000–01 | Christian Chartier | Prințul George Cougars |
| 1999–00 | Mickey DuPont | Blazers Kamloops |
| 1998–99 | Brad Stewart | Asasini din Calgary |
| 1997–98 | Michal Rozsival | Swift-Current Broncos |
| 1996–97 | Chris Phillips | Uraganele Lethbridge |
| 1995–96 | Nolan Baumgartner | Blazers Kamloops |
| 1994–95 | Nolan Baumgartner | Blazers Kamloops |
| 1993–94 | Brendan Witt | Seattle Thunderbirds |
| 1992–93 | Jason Smith | Regina Pats |
| 1991–92 | Richard Matvichuk | Saskatoon Blades |
| 1990–91 | Darryl Sidor | Blazers Kamloops |
| 1989–90 | Kevin Heller | Regina Pats |
| 1988–89 | Dan Lambert | Swift-Current Broncos |
| 1987–88 | Greg Hogood | Blazers Kamloops |
| 1986–87 1 | (Vest) Glen Wesley | Portland Winterhawks |
| (Est) Wayne McBean | Medicine Hat Tigri | |
| 1985–86 1 | (Vest) Glen Wesley | Portland Winterhawks |
| (Est) Emanuel Viveiros | Prințul Albert Raiders | |
| 1984–85 | Wendell Clark | Saskatoon Blades |
| 1983–84 | Bob Rose | Lethbridge Broncos |
| 1982–83 | Gary Leaman | Regina Pats |
| 1981–82 | Gary Nyland | Portland Winterhawks |
| 1980–81 | Jim Benning | Portland Winterhawks |
| 1979–80 | Dave Babich | Portland Winterhawks |
| 1978–79 | Keith Brown | Portland Winterhawks |
| 1977–78 | Brad McCrimmon | Brandon Wheat Kings |
| 1976–77 | Barry Beck | New Westminster Bruins |
| 1975–76 | Kevin McCarthy | Winnipeg Clubs |
| 1974–75 | Rick Lapointe | Victoria Cougars |
| 1973–74 | Pat Price | Saskatoon Blades |
| 1972–73 | George Pesu | Saskatoon Blades |
| 1971–72 | Jimmy Watson | Centenarii din Calgary |
| 1970–71 | Ron Jones | Edmonton Oil Kings |
| 1969–70 | Jim Hargreaves | Winnipeg Jets |
| 1968–69 | Dale Hoganson | Estevan Bruins |
| 1967–68 | Jerry Hart | Flin Flon Bombers |
| 1966–67 | Barry Gibbs | Estevan Bruins |
1 Au fost acordate premii separate pentru diviziile de Est și de Vest.