Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award
Award details | |
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Sport | Ice hockey |
Given for | Top coach in the Canadian Hockey League |
History | |
First award | 1987–88 |
Most recent | Bob Boughner |
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 Ontario Hockey League (OHL), Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL). Bob Boughner is the current holder of the award, having been named the CHL's coach of the year each of the past two seasons. He coached the Windsor Spitfires to a 72-point improvement over two seasons and their first OHL championship in over 20 years.[4] Boughner and Bob Lowes are the only two coaches to capture the award twice.
Winners
See also
- Matt Leyden Trophy – OHL Coach of the Year
- Ron Lapointe Trophy – QMJHL Coach of the Year
- Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy – WHL Coach of the Year
- Canadian Hockey League awards
References
- ↑ "Locke wins Bauer Nike CHL Player of the Year Award". Canadian Hockey League. 2003-05-21. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
- ↑ "Brian Kilrea – Builder category". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ↑ "Brian Kilrea: By the numbers". Ontario Hockey League. 2009-03-13. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
- ↑ "Boughner named CHL coach of the year". Windsor Star. 2009-05-23. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ↑ Bell, Aaron (ed.). 2009–10 OHL Media Guide. Ontario Hockey League. p. 139.
- ↑ Flett, Cory; Watts, Jessie (eds.). 2009–10 WHL Guide. Western Hockey League. p. 209.
- ↑ "2010-11 Media Information Guide". Ontario Hockey League. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
- ↑ Bell, Aaron (ed.). 2009–10 OHL Media Guide. Ontario Hockey League. p. 130.