The Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award, formerly known as USA Hockey Junior Player of the Year Award, is presented annually to the most outstanding American-born player in junior ice hockey. Chosen by panel of junior coaches and administrators, criteria for the award also includes having played for a US-based junior team.
The award is named after Dave Tyler, who served on USA Hockey's board of directors for 32 years and played an instrumental role in the development and growth of junior hockey in the United States.
List of winners
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| Season | Name | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 | Jason Blake | Waterloo Black Hawks | United States Hockey League |
| 1994–95 | Ben Henrich | Compuware Ambassadors | North American Hockey League |
| 1995–96 | Brian McCullough | Springfield Jr. Blues | North American Hockey League |
| 1996–97 | Karl Goehring | Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks | United States Hockey League |
| 1997–98 | Nate DiCasmirro | North Iowa Huskies | United States Hockey League |
| 1998–99 | Peter Fregoe | Des Moines Buccaneers | United States Hockey League |
| 1999–00 | Aaron Smith | Green Bay Gamblers | United States Hockey League |
| 2000–01 | Chris Fournier | Lincoln Stars | United States Hockey League |
| 2001–02 | Greg Rallo | Springfield Jr. Blues | North American Hockey League |
| 2002–03 | Ryan Potulny | Lincoln Stars | United States Hockey League |
| 2003–04 | Joe Pavelski | Waterloo Black Hawks | United States Hockey League |
| 2004–05 | Jeff Lerg | Omaha Lancers | United States Hockey League |
| 2005–06 | Trevor Lewis | Des Moines Buccaneers | United States Hockey League |
| 2006–07 | Jeff Petry | Des Moines Buccaneers | United States Hockey League |
| 2007–08 | Jack Connolly | Sioux Falls Stampede | United States Hockey League |
| 2008–09 | Andrew Miller | Chicago Steel | United States Hockey League |
| 2009–10 | Matt White[1] | Omaha Lancers | United States Hockey League |
| 2010–11 | Blake Coleman[2] | Indiana Ice | United States Hockey League |
| 2011–12 | Andy Welinski | Green Bay Gamblers | United States Hockey League |
| 2012–13 | Taylor Cammarata | Waterloo Black Hawks | United States Hockey League |
| 2013–14 | Tucker Poolman | Omaha Lancers | United States Hockey League |
| 2014–15 | Kyle Connor | Youngstown Phantoms | United States Hockey League |
| 2015–16 | Rem Pitlick[3] | Muskegon Lumberjacks | United States Hockey League |
| 2016–17 | Zach Solow[4] | Dubuque Fighting Saints | United States Hockey League |
| 2017–18 | Jack Hughes[5] | Team USA | United States Hockey League |
| 2018–19 | Ronnie Attard | Tri-City Storm | United States Hockey League |
| 2019–20 | Jake Sanderson | Team USA | United States Hockey League |
| 2020–21 | Sean Farrell[6] | Chicago Steel | United States Hockey League |
| 2021–22 | Connor Kurth | Dubuque Fighting Saints | United States Hockey League |
| 2022–23 | Cole Knuble | Fargo Force | United States Hockey League |
References
edit- ^ "Omaha's Matt White Named USA Hockey's Junior Player of the Year". OurSports Central. June 7, 2010.
- ^ "USA Hockey Honors USHL Players, Coach, Alumni :: USHL.COM". Archived from the original on June 19, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
- ^ "2016 USA Hockey Annual Award Winners Announced". USA Hockey. June 2, 2016.
- ^ "2017 USA Hockey Annual Award Winners Unveiled". USA Hockey. May 23, 2017.
- ^ "NTDP's Jack Hughes named USA Hockey's Junior Player of the Year". MIHockey.com. May 22, 2018.
- ^ "Sean Farrell Named Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year". OurSports Central. August 16, 2021.