Emms Family Award

Emms Family AwardSport| Ice hockey

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Awarded for| Top first-year player in OHL
(Rookie of the Year)
History
First award| 1973
Most recent| Jake O'Brien

The Emms Family Award is presented annually to the Rookie of the Year (top first-year player) in the Ontario Hockey League.[1] The winner is also nominated for the CHL Rookie of the Year. The award was donated by Hap Emms. Leighton "Hap" Emms was a coach, owner, general manager and pioneer of the game, with a 33-year presence in the Ontario Hockey Association. His involvement in the Barrie Flyers, Niagara Falls Flyers, and St. Catharines Black Hawks, led to eight Memorial Cup tournament appearances, winning four times.

## Winners

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List of winners of the Emms Family Award.[1]

* Blue background denotes also named CHL Rookie of the Year

Season | Winner | Team

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1972–73 | Dennis Maruk | London Knights
1973–74 | Jack Valiquette | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
1974–75 | Danny Shearer | Hamilton Fincups
1975–76 | John Tavella | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
1976–77 | Mike Gartner | Niagara Falls Flyers
1977–78 | Wayne Gretzky | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
1978–79 | John Goodwin | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
1979–80 | Bruce Dowie | Toronto Marlboros
1980–81 | Tony Tanti | Oshawa Generals
1981–82 | Pat Verbeek | Sudbury Wolves
1982–83 | Bruce Cassidy | Ottawa 67's
1983–84 | Shawn Burr | Kitchener Rangers
1984–85 | Derek King | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
1985–86 | Lonnie Loach | Guelph Platers
1986–87 | Andrew Cassels | Ottawa 67's
1987–88 | Rick Corriveau | London Knights
1988–89 | Owen Nolan | Cornwall Royals
1989–90 | Chris Longo | Peterborough Petes
1990–91 | Cory Stillman | Windsor Spitfires
1991–92 | Chris Gratton | Kingston Frontenacs
1992–93 | Jeff O'Neill | Guelph Storm
1993–94 | Vitali Yachmenev | North Bay Centennials
1994–95 | Bryan Berard | Detroit Junior Red Wings
1995–96 | Joe Thornton | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
1996–97 | Peter Sarno | Windsor Spitfires
1997–98 | David Legwand | Plymouth Whalers
1998–99 | Sheldon Keefe | Barrie Colts
1999–00 | Derek Roy | Kitchener Rangers
2000–01 | Rick Nash | London Knights
2001–02 | Patrick O'Sullivan | Mississauga IceDogs
2002–03 | Rob Schremp | Mississauga IceDogs
2003–04 | Bryan Little | Barrie Colts
2004–05 | Benoit Pouliot | Sudbury Wolves
2005–06 | John Tavares | Oshawa Generals
2006–07 | Patrick Kane | London Knights
2007–08 | Taylor Hall | Windsor Spitfires
2008–09 | Evgeny Grachev | Brampton Battalion
2009–10 | Matt Puempel | Peterborough Petes
2010–11 | Nail Yakupov | Sarnia Sting
2011–12 | Aaron Ekblad | Barrie Colts
2012–13 | Connor McDavid | Erie Otters
2013–14 | Travis Konecny | Ottawa 67's
2014–15 | Alex DeBrincat | Erie Otters
2015–16 | Alexander Nylander | Mississauga Steelheads
2016–17 | Ryan Merkley | Guelph Storm
2017–18 | Andrei Svechnikov | Barrie Colts
2018–19 | Quinton Byfield | Sudbury Wolves
2019–20 | Shane Wright | Kingston Frontenacs
2020–21 | Not awarded, season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2]
2021–22 | Cam Allen | Guelph Storm
2022–23 | Michael Misa | Saginaw Spirit
2023–24 | Jake O'Brien | Brantford Bulldogs

## See also

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* RDS Cup – Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Rookie of the Year
* Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy – Western Hockey League Rookie of the Year
* List of Canadian Hockey League awards

## References

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1. ^ a b "OHL Awards". Ontario Hockey League. Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
2. ^ Jeffrey, Jake (2021-04-20). "OHL officially cancels the 2020-21 season". Global News. Archived from the original on 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2023-06-05.

## External links

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* J. Ross Robertson Cup
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* Jim Gregory Award
* Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy
* Max Kaminsky Trophy
* Jim Rutherford Trophy
* Jack Ferguson Award
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* OHL Executive of the Year
* Emms Family Award
* F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy
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* Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy
* Bobby Smith Trophy
* Roger Neilson Memorial Award
* Ivan Tennant Memorial Award
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