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E. J. McGuire Award of Excellence

The E. J. McGuire Award of Excellence is awarded annually to the National Hockey League draft prospect who best exemplifies the "commitment to excellence through strength of character, competitiveness and athleticism" as selected by NHL Central Scouting at the NHL Entry Draft. The award is named for former NHL Director of Central Scouting E. J. McGuire.[1]

E. J. McGuire Award of Excellence
SportIce hockey
History
First award2015; 9 years ago (2015)
Most recentMichael Hage

Winners

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Key
  Player is active in the NHL
Year Winner Drafting team Ref
2015 Travis Konecny Philadelphia Flyers [2]
2016 Neil Doef (undrafted) [3]
2017 Nico Hischier New Jersey Devils [4]
2018 Humboldt Broncos [5]
2019 Brett Leason Washington Capitals [6]
2020 Zayde Wisdom Philadelphia Flyers [7]
2021 William Eklund San Jose Sharks [8]
2022 Lane Hutson Montreal Canadiens [9]
2023 Connor Bedard Chicago Blackhawks [10]
2024 Michael Hage Montreal Canadiens [11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Morreale, Mike (June 25, 2015). "Central Scouting to present E.J. McGuire Award". NHL.com.
  2. ^ Morreale, Mike (June 27, 2015). "Flyers pick Konecny wins inaugural McGuire Award". NHL.com.
  3. ^ Morreale, Mike (June 23, 2016). "Ontario's Doef to receive E.J. McGuire Award". NHL.com. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  4. ^ Morreale, Mike (June 23, 2017). "Nico Hischier Wins E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence". NHL.com. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  5. ^ Morreale, Mike (June 22, 2018). "Humboldt Presented E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence". NHL.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  6. ^ Morreale, Mike (June 22, 2019). "Leason receives E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence at NHL Draft". NHL.com. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  7. ^ Morreale, Mike (September 30, 2020). "Wisdom receives E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence". NHL.com. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  8. ^ Morreale, Mike (July 5, 2021). "Eklund receives E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence". NHL.com. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  9. ^ Morreale, Mike G. (June 20, 2022). "Hutson receives E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence". NHL.com. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  10. ^ Morreale, Mike G. (June 26, 2023). "Bedard receives E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence". NHL.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  11. ^ Morreale, Mike (June 27, 2024). "Hage receives E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence". NHL.com. Retrieved June 27, 2024.