Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award

Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award
SportIce hockey
Awarded forTop coach in the Canadian Hockey League
History
First award1988
First winnerAlain Vigneault
Most winsBob Boughner
Bob Lowes
Gerard Gallant (2)
Most recentSteve Hamilton

The Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award is given out annually to the coach of the year in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Originally called the CHL Coach of the Year Award, the trophy was renamed in 2003 to honour Brian Kilrea when he won his 1,000th game as the coach of the Ottawa 67's.[1] Kilrea has won more games than any other coach in Canadian junior hockey history, two Memorial Cup championships and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003.[2] He was named the OHL's top coach five times in his 32-year coaching career, and won the CHL Coach of the Year Award once, in 1996–97.[3]

The winner is named from one of the recipients of the Coach of the Year Award in the CHL's three constituent leagues: the Matt Leyden Trophy (Ontario Hockey League Coach of the Year), the Ron Lapointe Trophy (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Coach of the Year), or the Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy (Western Hockey League Coach of the Year). Bob Boughner (OHL), Bob Lowes (WHL), and Gerard Gallant (QMJHL) are the only coaches to capture the award twice.[4]

Winners

Season Winner[5] Team League Finalists[6][7][8]
1987–88Alain VigneaultHull OlympiquesQMJHLDick Todd (OHL), Marcel Comeau (WHL)
1988–89Joe McDonnellKitchener RangersOHLRon Kennedy (WHL)
1989–90Ken HitchcockKamloops BlazersWHLJoe McDonnell (OHL)
1990–91Jos CanaleChicoutimi SaguenéensQMJHLGeorge Burnett (OHL), Tom Renney (WHL)
1991–92Bryan MaxwellSpokane ChiefsWHLGeorge Burnett (OHL)
1992–93Marcel ComeauTacoma RocketsWHLGary Agnew (OHL), Guy Chouinard (QMJHL)
1993–94Bert TempletonNorth Bay CentennialsOHLRichard Martel (QMJHL), Lorne Molleken (WHL)
1994–95Craig HartsburgGuelph StormOHLMichel Therrien (QMJHL), Don Nachbaur (WHL)
1995–96Bob LowesBrandon Wheat KingsWHLBrian Kilrea (OHL), Jean Pronovost (QMJHL)
1996–97Brian KilreaOttawa 67'sOHLClement Jodoin (QMJHL), Brent Peterson (WHL)
1997–98Dean ClarkCalgary HitmenWHLGary Agnew (OHL), Guy Chouinard (QMJHL)
1998–99Guy ChouinardQuebec RempartsQMJHLPeter DeBoer (OHL), Don Hay (WHL)
1999–2000Peter DeBoerPlymouth WhalersOHLDoris Labonté (QMJHL), Todd McLellan (WHL)
2000–01Brent SutterRed Deer RebelsWHLDave MacQueen (OHL), Denis Francoeur (QMJHL)
2001–02Bob LowesRegina PatsWHLCraig Hartsburg (OHL), Real Paiement (QMJHL)
2002–03Marc HabscheidKelowna RocketsWHLBrian Kilrea (OHL), Shawn MacKenzie (QMJHL)
2003–04Dale HunterLondon KnightsOHLBenoit Groulx (QMJHL), Kevin Constantine (WHL)
2004–05Cory CloustonKootenay IceWHLDale Hunter (OHL), Richard Martel (QMJHL)
2005–06Willie DesjardinsMedicine Hat TigersWHLDave Barr (OHL), Andre Tourigny (QMJHL)
2006–07Clement JodoinLewiston MaineiacsQMJHLMike Vellucci (OHL), Cory Clouston (WHL)
2007–08Bob BoughnerWindsor SpitfiresOHLPascal Vincent (QMJHL), Don Nachbaur (WHL)
2008–09Bob BoughnerWindsor SpitfiresOHLDanny Flynn (QMJHL), Don Hay (WHL)
2009–10Gerard GallantSaint John Sea DogsQMJHLDale Hunter (OHL), Mark Holick (WHL)
2010–11Gerard GallantSaint John Sea DogsQMJHLMark Reeds (OHL), Don Nachbaur (WHL)
2011–12Jim HillerTri-City AmericansWHLJean-Francois Houle (QMJHL), Greg Gilbert (OHL)
2012–13Dominique DucharmeHalifax MooseheadsQMJHLRyan McGill (WHL), Mike Vellucci (OHL)
2013–14Eric VeilleuxBaie-Comeau DrakkarQMJHLDave Lowry (WHL), D.J Smith (OHL)
2014–15Sheldon KeefeSault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHLJoël Bouchard (QMJHL), John Paddock (WHL)
2015–16Gilles BouchardRouyn-Noranda HuskiesQMJHLKris Knoblauch (OHL), Dave Lowry (WHL)
2016–17Ryan McGillOwen Sound AttackOHLDanny Flynn (QMJHL), John Paddock (WHL)
2017–18Drew BannisterSault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHLJoël Bouchard (QMJHL), Emanuel Viveiros (WHL)
2018–19Mario PouliotRouyn-Noranda HuskiesQMJHLMarc Habscheid (WHL), André Tourigny (OHL)
2019–20André TourignyOttawa 67'sOHLStéphane Julien (QMJHL), Brad Lauer (WHL)
2020–21Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22Jim HultonCharlottetown IslandersQMJHLJames Richmond (OHL), James Patrick (WHL)
2022–23Dave CameronOttawa 67'sOHLStéphane Julien (QMJHL), Brennan Sonne (WHL)
2023–24Jean-François GrégoireBaie-Comeau DrakkarQMJHLDerek Laxdal (OHL), Mark Lamb (WHL)
2024–25Gardiner MacDougallMoncton WildcatsQMJHLJussi Ahokas (OHL), James Patrick (WHL)
2026–26Steve HamiltonEverett SilvertipsWHLDave Cameron (OHL), Sylvain Favreau (QMJHL)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Locke wins Bauer Nike CHL Player of the Year Award". Canadian Hockey League. May 21, 2003. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Brian Kilrea – Builder category". Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Brian Kilrea: By the numbers". Ontario Hockey League. March 13, 2009. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Boughner named CHL coach of the year". Windsor Star. May 23, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
  5. ↑ "CHL Awards". chl.ca. Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  6. ↑ "WHL Awards". WHL Network. Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  7. ↑ "OHL Awards". Ontario Hockey League. Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  8. ↑ Demers, Denis. QMJHL Media Guide (PDF) (in English and French) (2017–2018 ed.). Boucherville, Quebec: Canadian Hockey League. pp. 228–251. ISBN 978-2-9811465-7-1.
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