The David Branch Player of the Year award is given out annually to the player judged to be the most outstanding in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). It is selected from three most valuable players of the respective leagues; the Red Tilson Trophy of Ontario Hockey League (OHL), the Michel Brière Memorial Trophy of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), and the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The trophy was known as the CHL Player of the Year award until the 2019–20 season, when it was renamed for David Branch who served as president of the CHL from 1996 to 2019.[1]
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Annually to the player judged to be the most outstanding in the Canadian Hockey League |
| History | |
| First award | 1975 |
| Most recent | Jagger Firkus (2023–24) |
As of the 2023–24 selection, the award has been given to players in the OHL 20 times, players in the QMJHL 18 times, and players in the WHL 11 times. Sidney Crosby (2003–04, 2004–05) and Alexis Lafrenière (2018–19, 2019–20) are the only repeat winners.
Winners
editList of winners of the CHL Player of the Year award.[1][2]
- ^ Staniowski is the only player to not also win his league's respective award (that award instead being won by Bryan Trottier in 1974–75). The award was known as the Canadian Major Junior Player of the Year for this inaugural year.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "CHL Awards: David Branch Player of the Year Award". Canadian Hockey League. 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "CHL announces 2021-22 Award winners". Canadian Hockey League. June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ "CHL Network - CHL Annual Awards". Archived from the original on March 13, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
- ^ "Shinnimin named CHL MVP | The London Free Press". Archived from the original on December 19, 2013.