Professional Hockey Writers' Association
The Professional Hockey Writers 'Association (short PHWA ) is a journalists' association , the professional North American journalists working for major newspapers , magazines , websites and TV on Hockey represents report. The headquarters of the PHWA is located in the American West Orange in the State of New Jersey . At the beginning of the 2009/10 season , around 400 journalists were members of the organization. USA Today's Kevin Allen is President of PHWA .
history
The association was founded in 1967. The journalists of the PHWA choose among themselves the winners of most of the trophies, which are given annually by the National Hockey League (since 1983 as part of the NHL Awards ) to the best ice hockey players of the year. In addition, through the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award , which is named after a Canadian sports journalist, they determine those journalists who will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame .
Trophies and awards chosen by the PHWA
NHL
- NHL All-Star Team (Best Players)
- NHL All-Rookie Team (Best Rookies )
- Hart Memorial Trophy (Most Valuable Regular Season Player)
- Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (players with exemplary behavior and athletic standard)
- James Norris Memorial Trophy (Most Valuable Defender)
- Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (player with the greatest perseverance, dedication, fairness)
- Frank J. Selke Trophy (striker with the best defensive behavior)
- Conn Smythe Trophy (Most Valuable Player of the Playoffs)
Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award
The winners of the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award since its inception in 1984:
| year | Surname | newspaper |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Jacques Beauchamp | Montréal-Matin / Le Journal de Montréal |
| Jim Burchard | New York Wold Telegram | |
| Red Burnett | Toronto Star | |
| Dink Carroll | Montréal Gazette | |
| Jim Coleman | Southam Newspapers | |
| Ted Damata | Chicago Tribune | |
| Marcel Desjardins | La press | |
| Jack Dulmage | Windsor Star | |
| Milt Dunnell | Toronto Star | |
| Elmer Ferguson | Montréal Herald / Montréal Star | |
| Tom Fitzgerald | The Boston Globe | |
| Trent Frayne | Toronto Telegram / The Globe and Mail / Toronto Sun | |
| Al Laney | New York Herald Tribune | |
| Joe Nichols | The New York Times | |
| Basil O'Meara | Montréal Star | |
| Jim Vipond | Toronto Globe and Mail | |
| Lewis Walter | Detroit Times | |
| 1985 | Charlie Barton | Buffalo Courier Express |
| Red Fisher | Montréal Star / Montréal Gazette | |
| George Gross | Toronto Telegram / Toronto Sun | |
| Zotique L'Esperance | Le Journal de Montréal / La Petit Journal | |
| Charles Mayer | Le Journal de Montréal / La Patrie | |
| Andy O'Brien | Weekend Magazine | |
| 1986 | Dick Johnston | Buffalo News |
| Leo Monahan | Boston Herald | |
| Tim Moriarty | United Press International / Newsday | |
| 1987 | Bill Brennan | Detroit News |
| Rex MacLeod | Toronto Globe and Mail / Toronto Star | |
| Ben Olan | Boston Globe | |
| Fran Rosa | Toronto Star | |
| 1988 | Jim Proudfoot | Toronto Star |
| Scott Young | Toronto Globe and Mail / Toronto Telegram | |
| 1989 | Claude Larochelle | Le Soleil |
| Frank Orr | Toronto Star | |
| 1990 | Bertrand Raymond | Le Journal de Montréal |
| 1991 | Hugh Delano | New York Post |
| 1993 | Al Strachan | The Globe and Mail / Toronto Sun |
| 1995 | Jack Gatecliff | St. Catharines Standard |
| 1997 | Ken McKenzie | The Hockey News |
| 1998 | Yvon Pedneault | La Presse / Le Journal de Montréal |
| 1999 | Russ Conway | The Eagle Tribune |
| 2000 | Jim Matheson | Edmonton Journal |
| 2001 | Eric Duhatschek | Calgary Herald |
| 2002 | Kevin Dupont | Boston Globe |
| 2003 | Michael Farber | Sports Illustrated |
| 2004 | Jim Kelley | Buffalo News |
| 2005 | Helene Elliott | Los Angeles Times |
| 2006 | Scott Morrison | Toronto Sun |
| 2007 | Dave Fay | Washington Times |
| 2008 | Neil Stevens | The Canadian Press |
| 2009 | Dave Molinari | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
| 2010 | Marc De Foy | Le Journal de Montréal /RueFrontenac.com |
| 2011 | Terry Jones | Edmonton Sun |
Significant members
- Alan Adams
- Kevin Allen, USA Today (PHWA President)
- Adrian Dater, Denver Post
- Eric Duhatschek, The Globe and Mail
- Michael Russo, The Star Tribune
- Greg Wyshynski, Yahoo! Sports
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry by PHWA at allbusiness.com (English)
- ^ The winners of the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award on the Hockey Hall of Fame website
Web links
- Official website of the PHWA (English)