Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy

The Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the Coach of the Year in the Western Hockey League. It was originally known as the WHL Coach of the Year Award until 1983, when named in honour of Dunc McCallum, who coached the Brandon Wheat Kings from 1976–81, compiling a 251–123–41 record during that time, winning the WHL Championship in 1979.

## List of winners[edit]

WHL Coach of the Year Award

Season | Coach[1] | Team
1968–69 | Scotty Munro | Calgary Centennials
1969–70 | Pat Ginnell | Flin Flon Bombers
1970–71 | Pat Ginnell | Flin Flon Bombers
1971–72 | Earl Ingarfield, Sr. | Regina Pats
1972–73 | Pat Ginnell | Flin Flon Bombers
1973–74 | Stan Dunn | Swift Current Broncos
1974–75 | Pat Ginnell | Victoria Cougars
1975–76 | Punch McLean | New Westminster Bruins
1976–77 | Dunc McCallum | Brandon Wheat Kings
1977–78 | (tie) Dave King | Billings Bighorns
| (tie) Jack Shupe | Victoria Cougars
1978–79 | Dunc McCallum | Brandon Wheat Kings
1979–80 | Doug Sauter | Calgary Wranglers
1980–81 | Ken Hodge | Portland Winter Hawks
1981–82 | Jack Sangster | Seattle Thunderbirds
1982–83 | Daryl Lubiniecki | Saskatoon Blades
Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy
Season | Coach | Team
1983–84 | Terry Simpson | Prince Albert Raiders
1984–85 | Doug Sauter | Medicine Hat Tigers
1985–86 | Terry Simpson | Prince Albert Raiders
1986–871 | (West) Ken Hitchcock | Kamloops Blazers
| (East) Graham James | Swift Current Broncos
1987–88 | Marcel Comeau | Saskatoon Blades
1988–89 | Ron Kennedy | Medicine Hat Tigers
1989–90 | Ken Hitchcock | Kamloops Blazers
1990–91 | Tom Renney | Kamloops Blazers
1991–92 | Bryan Maxwell | Spokane Chiefs
1992–93 | Marcel Comeau | Tacoma Rockets
1993–94 | Lorne Molleken | Saskatoon Blades
1994–95 | Don Nachbaur | Seattle Thunderbirds
1995–96 | Bob Lowes | Brandon Wheat Kings
1996–97 | Brent Peterson | Portland Winter Hawks
1997–98 | Dean Clark | Calgary Hitmen
1998–99 | Don Hay | Tri-City Americans
1999–2000 | Todd McLellan | Swift Current Broncos
2000–01 | Brent Sutter | Red Deer Rebels
2001–02 | Bob Lowes | Regina Pats
2002–03 | Marc Habscheid | Kelowna Rockets
2003–04 | Kevin Constantine | Everett Silvertips
2004–05 | Cory Clouston | Kootenay Ice
2005–06 | Willie Desjardins | Medicine Hat Tigers
2006–07 | Cory Clouston | Kootenay Ice
2007–08 | Don Nachbaur | Tri-City Americans
2008–09 | Don Hay | Vancouver Giants
2009–10 | Mark Holick | Kootenay Ice
2010–11 | Don Nachbaur | Spokane Chiefs
2011–12 | Jim Hiller | Tri-City Americans
2012–13 | Ryan McGill | Kootenay Ice
2013–14 | Dave Lowry | Victoria Royals
2014–15 | John Paddock | Regina Pats
2015–16 | Dave Lowry | Victoria Royals
2016–17 | John Paddock | Regina Pats
2017–18 | Emanuel Viveiros | Swift Current Broncos
2018–19 | Marc Habscheid | Prince Albert Raiders
2019–20 | Brad Lauer | Edmonton Oil Kings
2020–21 | not awarded
2021–22 | James Patrick | Winnipeg Ice
2022–23 | Brennan Sonne | Saskatoon Blades

* Blue background denotes also named CHL Coach of the Year

1The WHL handed out separate awards for the East and West divisions.

## See also[edit]

* Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award
* Matt Leyden Trophy \- Ontario Hockey League Coach of the Year
* Ron Lapointe Trophy \- Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Coach of the Year

## References[edit]

1. ^ Watts, Jesse, ed. (2013). 2013–14 WHL Media Guide. Western Hockey League. p. 268.

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