Jump to content

Player of the Year Trophy (IHJUK)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Player of the Year Trophy is an award given by Ice Hockey Journalists UK (formally the British Ice Hockey Writers Association) to the MVP in the Elite League and the National League at the end of each season. In previous seasons it has been awarded to players in the British Hockey League's Premier and First Divisions, the Super League, the British National League, and the English Premier League. The trophy was first awarded in 1985.

Tony Hand has won the trophy the most times, with a total of six awards. Steve Moria has won four times. Kieran Brown, Rick Fera, Joey Martin, Mark Morrison, Scott Morrison, Lukas Smital, and Randy Smith have each won the trophy on two occasions.

Player of the Year Trophy winners

[edit]
Premier Division First Division
1984-85 Canada Dave Stoyanovich (Fife Flyers) Not awarded
1985-86 Canada Tim Salmon (Ayr Bruins) Canada Brad Schnurr (Solihull Barons)
1986-87 Canada Rick Fera (Murrayfield Racers) Canada Garry Unger (Peterborough Pirates)
1987-88 Canada Scott Morrison (Whitley Warriors) Canada Kevin Conway (Telford Tigers)
1988-89 United Kingdom Tony Hand (Murrayfield Racers) Canada Luc Chabot (Medway Bears)
1989-90 Canada Steve Moria (Cardiff Devils) Canada Gerard Waslen (Telford Tigers)
1990-91 Canada Rick Brebant (Durham Wasps) Canada Scott Morrison (Humberside Seahawks)
1991-92 United States Dan Dorion (Nottingham Panthers) Canada Richard Laplante (Fife Flyers)
1992-93 United Kingdom Tony Hand (Murrayfield Racers) Canada Rick Fera (Basingstoke Beavers)
1993-94 Canada Doug Smail (Fife Flyers) Republic of Ireland Patrick Scott (Milton Keynes Kings)
1994-95 Canada Randy Smith (Peterborough Pirates) Canada Steve Moria (Swindon Wildcats)
1995-96 Canada Randy Smith (Cardiff Devils) Canada Shawn Byram (Manchester Storm)
Super League British League
1996-97 United Kingdom Steve Lyle (Cardiff Devils) Canada Claude Dumas (Telford Tigers)
Canada Mark Morrison (Fife Flyers)
1997-98 Canada Rob Dopson (Ayr Scottish Eagles) Canada Mark Morrison (Fife Flyers)
1998-99 Canada Frank Pietrangelo (Manchester Storm) Canada Perry Pappas (Slough Jets)
1999-00 Canada Ed Courtenay (Sheffield Steelers) United Kingdom Stephen Murphy (Fife Flyers)
2000-01 United Kingdom David Longstaff (Sheffield Steelers) Canada Mark McArthur (Guildford Flames)
2001-02 Canada Kevin Riehl (Belfast Giants) United Kingdom Tony Hand (Dundee Texol Stars)
2002-03 Canada Joel Laing (Sheffield Steelers) Canada Jody Lehman (Coventry Blaze)
Elite League British League
2003-04 Canada Jason Ruff (Belfast Giants) United Kingdom Tony Hand (Edinburgh Capitals)
2004-05 United Kingdom Tony Hand (Belfast Giants)
Canada Neal Martin (Coventry Blaze)
Czech Republic Lukas Smital (Bracknell Bees)
Season Elite League Premier League
2005-06 Canada Theo Fleury (Belfast Giants) Canada Kyle Amyotte (Romford Raiders)
2006-07 Canada Mark Smith (Cardiff Devils) Czech Republic Lukas Smital (Bracknell Bees)
2007-08 Canada Adam Calder (Coventry Blaze) Canada Steve Moria (Slough Jets)
2008–09 Canada David Beauregard (Manchester Phoenix) Canada Steve Moria (Slough Jets)
2009-10 United Kingdom Colin Shields (Belfast Giants) Czech Republic Jaroslav Cesky (Bracknell Bees)
2010-11 Canada Craig Weller (Cardiff Devils) United Kingdom Tony Hand (Manchester Phoenix)
2011-12 Canada Jade Galbraith (Braehead Clan) Latvia Janis Ozolins (Sheffield Steeldogs)
2012-13 Canada David Ling (Nottingham Panthers) Sweden Jonas Hoog (Swindon Wildcats)
2013-14 Canada Dan Bakala (Dundee Stars) United Kingdom Luke Boothroyd (Manchester Phoenix)
2014-15 Canada Mathieu Roy (Sheffield Steelers) Slovakia Peter Szabo (Telford Tigers)
2015-16 Canada Joey Martin (Cardiff Devils) Lithuania Arnoldas Bosas (Sheffield Steeldogs)
Season Elite League National League
2016-17 Canada Andrew Hotham (Cardiff Devils) Not awarded
2017-18 Canada Joey Martin (Cardiff Devils) Not awarded
2018-19 Canada Tyler Beskorowany (Belfast Giants) Not awarded
2019-20 Not awarded due to COVID-19 Not awarded
2020-21 Not awarded due to COVID-19 Not awarded
2021-22 United States J.J. Piccinich (Belfast Giants) United Kingdom Kieran Brown (Leeds Knights)
2022-23 United Kingdom Scott Conway (Belfast Giants) United Kingdom Kieran Brown (Leeds Knights)

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]