Player of the Year Trophy (IHJUK)

The Player of the Year Trophy is an award given by Ice Hockey Journalists UK (formally the British Ice Hockey Writers Association) to the MVP in the Elite League and the National League at the end of each season. In previous seasons it has been awarded to players in the British Hockey League's Premier and First Divisions, the Super League, the British National League, and the English Premier League. The trophy was first awarded in 1985.

Tony Hand has won the trophy the most times, with a total of six awards. Steve Moria has won four times. Kieran Brown, Rick Fera, Joey Martin, Mark Morrison, Scott Morrison, Lukas Smital, and Randy Smith have each won the trophy on two occasions.

## Player of the Year Trophy winners

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| Premier Division | First Division

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1984-85  |  Dave Stoyanovich (Fife Flyers)  | Not awarded
1985-86  |  Tim Salmon (Ayr Bruins)  |  Brad Schnurr (Solihull Barons)
1986-87  |  Rick Fera (Murrayfield Racers)  |  Garry Unger (Peterborough Pirates)
1987-88  |  Scott Morrison (Whitley Warriors)  |  Kevin Conway (Telford Tigers)
1988-89  |  Tony Hand (Murrayfield Racers)  |  Luc Chabot (Medway Bears)
1989-90  |  Steve Moria (Cardiff Devils)  |  Gerard Waslen (Telford Tigers)
1990-91  |  Rick Brebant (Durham Wasps)  |  Scott Morrison (Humberside Seahawks)
1991-92  |  Dan Dorion (Nottingham Panthers)  |  Richard Laplante (Fife Flyers)
1992-93  |  Tony Hand (Murrayfield Racers)  |  Rick Fera (Basingstoke Beavers)
1993-94  |  Doug Smail (Fife Flyers)  |  Patrick Scott (Milton Keynes Kings)
1994-95  |  Randy Smith (Peterborough Pirates)  |  Steve Moria (Swindon Wildcats)
1995-96  |  Randy Smith (Cardiff Devils)  |  Shawn Byram (Manchester Storm)
| Super League | British League
1996-97  |  Steve Lyle (Cardiff Devils)  |  Claude Dumas (Telford Tigers)
Mark Morrison (Fife Flyers)
1997-98  |  Rob Dopson (Ayr Scottish Eagles)  |  Mark Morrison (Fife Flyers)
1998-99  |  Frank Pietrangelo (Manchester Storm)  |  Perry Pappas (Slough Jets)
1999-00  |  Ed Courtenay (Sheffield Steelers)  |  Stephen Murphy (Fife Flyers)
2000-01  |  David Longstaff (Sheffield Steelers)  |  Mark McArthur (Guildford Flames)
2001-02  |  Kevin Riehl (Belfast Giants)  |  Tony Hand (Dundee Texol Stars)
2002-03  |  Joel Laing (Sheffield Steelers)  |  Jody Lehman (Coventry Blaze)
| Elite League | British League
2003-04  |  Jason Ruff (Belfast Giants)  |  Tony Hand (Edinburgh Capitals)
2004-05  |  Tony Hand (Belfast Giants)
Neal Martin (Coventry Blaze)  |  Lukas Smital (Bracknell Bees)
Season  | Elite League  | Premier League
2005-06  |  Theo Fleury (Belfast Giants)  |  Kyle Amyotte (Romford Raiders)
2006-07  |  Mark Smith (Cardiff Devils)  |  Lukas Smital (Bracknell Bees)
2007-08  |  Adam Calder (Coventry Blaze)  |  Steve Moria (Slough Jets)
2008–09  |  David Beauregard (Manchester Phoenix)  |  Steve Moria (Slough Jets)
2009-10  |  Colin Shields (Belfast Giants)  |  Jaroslav Cesky (Bracknell Bees)
2010-11  |  Craig Weller (Cardiff Devils)  |  Tony Hand (Manchester Phoenix)
2011-12  |  Jade Galbraith (Braehead Clan)  |  Janis Ozolins (Sheffield Steeldogs)
2012-13  |  David Ling (Nottingham Panthers)  |  Jonas Hoog (Swindon Wildcats)
2013-14  |  Dan Bakala (Dundee Stars)  |  Luke Boothroyd (Manchester Phoenix)
2014-15  |  Mathieu Roy (Sheffield Steelers)  |  Peter Szabo (Telford Tigers)
2015-16  |  Joey Martin (Cardiff Devils)  |  Arnoldas Bosas (Sheffield Steeldogs)
Season  | Elite League  | National League
2016-17  |  Andrew Hotham (Cardiff Devils)  | Not awarded
2017-18  |  Joey Martin (Cardiff Devils)  | Not awarded
2018-19  |  Tyler Beskorowany (Belfast Giants)  | Not awarded
2019-20  | Not awarded due to COVID-19 | Not awarded
2020-21  | Not awarded due to COVID-19 | Not awarded
2021-22  |  J.J. Piccinich (Belfast Giants)  |  Kieran Brown (Leeds Knights)
2022-23  |  Scott Conway (Belfast Giants)  |  Kieran Brown (Leeds Knights)

## See also

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* Man of Ice Awards

## References

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* Ice Hockey Journalists UK
* The Internet Hockey Database
* Eurohockey

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Ice hockey in the United Kingdom

Governing bodies|

* English Ice Hockey Association
* Ice Hockey UK
* Northern Ireland Ice Hockey Association
* Scottish Ice Hockey

Elite League|

* Belfast Giants
* Cardiff Devils
* Coventry Blaze
* Dundee Stars
* Fife Flyers
* Glasgow Clan
* Guildford Flames
* Manchester Storm
* Nottingham Panthers
* Sheffield Steelers

National Ice Hockey League|

| National League|

* Bees IHC
* Bristol Pitbulls
* Hull Seahawks
* Leeds Knights
* Milton Keynes Lightning
* Peterborough Phantoms
* Raiders
* Sheffield Steeldogs
* Solway Sharks
* Swindon Wildcats
* Telford Tigers

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North Division 1|

* Billingham Stars
* Blackburn Hawks
* Nottingham Lions
* Solihull Barons
* Sutton Sting
* Whitley Warriors

South Division 1|

* Cardiff Fire
* Chelmsford Chieftains
* Invicta Dynamos
* Milton Keynes Thunder
* Oxford City Stars
* Raiders 2
* Slough Jets
* Solent Devils
* Streatham IHC

North Division 2|

* Altrincham Aces
* Blackburn Hawks 2
* Bradford Bulldogs
* Deeside Dragons
* Hull Jets
* Sheffield Senators
* Telford Tigers 2
* Widnes Wild

South Division 2|

* Basingstoke Buffalo
* Guildford Phoenix
* Haringey Huskies
* Invicta Mustangs
* Lee Valley Lions
* Peterborough Phantoms 2
* Solent Devils 2
* Streatham Hawks
* Swindon Wildcats 2

Scottish National League|

* Aberdeen Lynx
* Dundee Rockets
* Edinburgh Capitals
* Kilmarnock Storm
* Kirkcaldy Kestrels
* North Ayrshire Wild
* Paisley Pirates

Women's National Ice Hockey League|

| WNIHL Elite|

* Bracknell Queen Bees
* Kingston Diamonds
* Nottingham Vipers
* Solihull Vixens
* Streatham Storm

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WNIHL Premier|

* Bracknell Firebees
* Cardiff Comets
* Chelmsford Cobras
* Kingston Diamonds B
* Milton Keynes Falcons
* Sheffield Shadows
* Swindon TopCats
* Whitley Squaws

Division 1 North|

* Grimsby Wolves
* Nottingham Vipers B
* Sheffield Shadows B
* Solway Sharks Ladies
* Telford Wrekin Raiders
* Widnes Wild Women

Division 1 South|

* Coventry Phoenix
* Oxford Midnight Stars
* Peterborough Penguins
* Slough Sirens
* Solent Amazons
* Streatham Storm B
* Swindon TopCats B

British University Teams|

* Birmingham Lions
* Bradford Sabres
* Bristol Lions
* Caledonia Steel Queens
* Cambridge University Blues
* Cardiff Redhawks
* Coventry and Warwick Panthers
* Edinburgh Eagles
* Huddersfield Ice Hawks
* Hull Ice Hogs
* Imperial Devils
* Kent Knights
* Leeds Gryphons
* London Dragons
* Manchester Metros
* Newcastle Wildcats
* Northumbria Kings
* Nottingham Mavericks
* Oxford University Ice Hockey Club
* Sheffield Bears
* Southampton Spitfires
* St Andrews Typhoons
* UCL Yetis
* UEA Avalanche

Competitions|

* League Championship
* British Championship
* Challenge Cup
* Ken Taggart Memorial Trophy and Memorial Bowl
* Knockout Cup
* Varsity Match

Player awards|

* Alan Weeks Trophy
* Best British Forward
* British Netminder of the Year
* Coach of the Year Trophy
* Ice Hockey Annual Trophy
* Player of the Year Trophy
* Vic Batchelder Memorial Award

Defunct leagues
and competitions|

* British Ice Hockey Association
* Ahearne Cup
* Autumn Cup
* British Hockey League
* British National League (1954–60)
* British National League (1996–2005)
* English League
* English League North
* English National League
* English National League (1981–82)
* English Premier League
* Ice Hockey Superleague
* Inter-City League
* Northern League
* Northern League
* Scottish National League
* Scottish Premier Hockey League
* Southern League

Defunct teams|

* Aldershot Bullets
* Ayr Bruins
* Ayr Scottish Eagles
* Blackburn Eagles
* Blackpool Seagulls
* Brighton Tigers
* Cardiff Rage
* Castlereagh Knights
* Dumfries Vikings
* Dunfermline Vikings
* Dundee Comets
* Dundee Tigers
* Durham City Wasps
* Durham Wasps
* Earls Court Rangers
* Edinburgh Capitals (SNL)
* Flintshire Freeze
* Fylde Flyers
* Harringay Greyhounds
* Harringay Racers
* Hull Pirates
* Hull Stingrays
* Hull Thunder
* Humberside Seahawks
* Isle of Wight Wildcats
* Kilmarnock Storm
* Lancashire Raptors
* Liverpool Leopards
* London Canadians
* London Lions
* London Knights
* London Racers
* Manchester Minotaurs
* Manchester Phoenix
* Manchester Storm (1995–2002)
* Medway Bears
* Milton Keynes Kings
* Moray Tornadoes
* Murrayfield Racers
* Murrayfield Racers (2018–2022)
* Newcastle Jesters
* Newcastle Vipers
* Niagara Ice Hockey Club
* Oxford Blades
* Peterborough Pirates
* Princes Ice Hockey Club
* Richmond Flyers
* Sheffield Lancers
* Sheffield Scimitars
* Sheffield Spartans
* Slough Jets ENL
* Southampton Vikings
* Stevenage Oilers
* Stevenage Sharks
* Stevenage Strikers
* Sunderland Chiefs
* Swindon TopCats B
* TDC Northern Stars
* Telford Tigers ENL
* Telford Titans
* Wembley Lions
* Wembley Monarchs
* Wightlink Buccaneers
* Wightlink Raiders
* Wightlink Tigers

Miscellaneous|

* Great Britain men's national ice hockey team
* Great Britain women's national ice hockey team
* British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame
* Ice Hockey Journalists UK

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