CHL Rookie of the Year

Annual award to a Canadian Hockey League player

Not to be confused with Central Hockey League (1963–84) Rookie of the Year.

CHL Rookie of the Year Award

Sport| Ice hockey
Awarded for| Annually to the top rookie in the Canadian Hockey League
History
First award| 1988
Most recent| Gavin McKenna

The CHL Rookie of the Year Award is given out annually to the top rookie in the Canadian Hockey League. It is chosen from the winners of; the Emms Family Award (OHL Rookie of the Year), the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy (WHL Rookie of the Year), and the RDS Cup (QMJHL Rookie of the Year).

## Winners

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List of winners of the CHL Rookie of the Year Award.[1][2]

Season | Winner | Team | League

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1987–88 | Martin Gélinas | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL
1988–89 | Yanic Perreault | Trois-Rivières Draveurs | QMJHL
1989–90 | Petr Nedved | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL
1990–91 | Philippe Boucher | Granby Bisons | QMJHL
1991–92 | Alexandre Daigle | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL
1992–93 | Jeff Friesen | Regina Pats | WHL
1993–94 | Vitali Yachmenev | North Bay Centennials | OHL
1994–95 | Bryan Berard | Detroit Junior Red Wings | OHL
1995–96 | Joe Thornton | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL
1996–97 | Vincent Lecavalier | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL
1997–98 | David Legwand | Plymouth Whalers | OHL
1998–99 | Pavel Brendl | Calgary Hitmen | WHL
1999–2000 | Dan Blackburn | Kootenay Ice | WHL
2000–01 | Scottie Upshall | Kamloops Blazers | WHL
2001–02 | Patrick O'Sullivan | Mississauga IceDogs | OHL
2002–03 | Matt Ellison[3] | Red Deer Rebels | WHL
2003–04 | Sidney Crosby[4] | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL
2004–05 | Benoît Pouliot[5] | Sudbury Wolves | OHL
2005–06 | John Tavares[6] | Oshawa Generals | OHL
2006–07 | Patrick Kane[7] | London Knights | OHL
2007–08 | Taylor Hall[8] | Windsor Spitfires | OHL
2008–09 | Brett Connolly[9] | Prince George Cougars | WHL
2009–10 | Matt Puempel[10] | Peterborough Petes | OHL
2010–11 | Nail Yakupov[11] | Sarnia Sting | OHL
2011–12 | Mikhail Grigorenko | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL
2012–13 | Valentin Zykov | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | QMJHL
2013–14 | Nikolaj Ehlers | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL
2014–15 | Alex DeBrincat | Erie Otters | OHL
2015–16 | Alexander Nylander | Mississauga Steelheads | OHL
2016–17 | Nico Hischier | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL
2017–18 | Alexis Lafrenière | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL
2018–19 | Quinton Byfield | Sudbury Wolves | OHL
2019–20 | Shane Wright | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL
2021–22 | Brayden Yager | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL
2022–23 | Maxim Massé | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL
2023-24 | Gavin McKenna | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL

## See also

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* List of Canadian Hockey League awards

## References

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1. ^ "CHL Awards". chl.ca. Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
2. ^ "CHL announces 2021-22 Award winners". Canadian Hockey League. June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
3. ^ "CHL.ca - Annual Awards 2003". CHL.ca.[permanent dead link‍]
4. ^ "CHL.ca - Annual Awards 2004". CHL.ca.[permanent dead link‍]
5. ^ "CHL.ca - Annual Awards 2005". CHL.ca.[permanent dead link‍]
6. ^ "CHL.ca - Annual Awards 2006". CHL.ca.[permanent dead link‍]
7. ^ "CHL.ca - Annual Awards 2007". CHL.ca. Archived from the original on April 20, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
8. ^ "CHL.ca - Annual Awards 2008". CHL.ca. Archived from the original on May 21, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
9. ^ "CHL.ca - Annual Awards 2009". CHL.ca. Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
10. ^ "CHL.ca - Annual Awards 2010". CHL.ca. Archived from the original on July 25, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
11. ^ "CHL Announces 2010-11 Award Winners". CHL.ca. May 28, 2011.

## External links

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* CHL Awards – CHL

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