James Gatschene Memorial Trophy

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The James Gatschene Memorial Trophy was an International Hockey League (IHL) ice hockey trophy that lasted from 1945 to 2001. It was awarded annually to the best player. Outstanding skills and qualities in the regular season games formed the selection criteria for the league's coaches, who determined the winner from the proposed players.

In the 1946/47 season, the trophy was donated by workers at the Chrysler plant in Windsor, Ontario , in memory of James Gatschene , the late colleague and ice hockey star of the Detroit-Windsor region. Gatschene was with the Canadian Forces and was a victim of World War II .

winner

season winner team
1946/47 Herb Jones Detroit Auto Club
1947/48 Lyle Dowell Detroit Bright's Goodyears
1948/49 Bob McFadden Detroit Jerry Lynch
1949/50 Dick Kowcinak Sarnia Sailors
1950/51 John McGrath Toledo Mercurys
1951/52 Ernie Dick Chatham Maroons
1952/53 Don Marshall Cincinnati Mohawks
1953/54 not forgiven
1954/55 Phil Goyette Cincinnati Mohawks
1955/56 George Hayes Grand Rapids Rockets
1956/57 Pierre Brillant Indianapolis Chiefs
1957/58 Pierre Brillant Indianapolis Chiefs
1958/59 Len Thornson Fort Wayne Comet
1959/60 Billy Reichart Minneapolis Millers
1960/61 Len Thornson Fort Wayne Comet
1961/62 Eddie Long Fort Wayne Comet
1962/63 Len Thornson Fort Wayne Comet
1963/64 Len Thornson Fort Wayne Comet
1964/65 Chick Chalmers Toledo Blades
1965/66 Gary Schall Muskegon Mohawks
1966/67 Len Thornson Fort Wayne Comet
1967/68 Don Westbrooke Dayton Gems
Len Thornson Fort Wayne Comet
1968/69 Don Westbrooke Dayton Gems
1969/70 Cliff Pennington Des Moines Oak Leafs
1970/71 Lyle Carter Muskegon Mohawks
1971/72 Len Fontaine Port Huron Wings
1972/73 Gary Ford Muskegon Mohawks
1973/74 Peter Mara Des Moines Capitols
1974/75 Gary Ford Muskegon Mohawks
1975/76 Len Fontaine Port Huron flags
1976/77 Tom Mellor Toledo Goaldiggers
1977/78 Dan Bonar Fort Wayne Comet
1978/79 Terry McDougall Fort Wayne Comet
1979/80 Al Dumba Fort Wayne Comet
1980/81 Marcel Comeau Saginaw Gears
1981/82 Brent Jarrett Kalamazoo Wings
1982/83 Claude Noël Toledo Goaldiggers
1983/84 Darren Jensen Fort Wayne Comet
1984/85 Scott Gruhl Muskegon Mohawks
1985/86 Darrell May Peoria Rivermen
1986/87 Jeff Pyle Saginaw Generals
Jock Callander Muskegon Lumberjacks
1987/88 John Cullen Flint Spirits
1988/89 Dave Michayluk Muskegon Lumberjacks
1989/90 Michel Mongeau Peoria Rivermen
1990/91 David Bruce Peoria Rivermen
1991/92 Dmitri Kwartalnow San Diego Gulls
1992/93 Tony Hrkac Indianapolis Ice
1993/94 Rob Brown Kalamazoo Wings
1994/95 Tommy Salo Denver Grizzlies
1995/96 Stéphane Beauregard San Francisco Spiders
1996/97 Frédéric Chabot Houston Eros
1997/98 Patrice Lefebvre Las Vegas Thunder
1998/99 Brian Wiseman Houston Eros
1999/00 Frédéric Chabot Houston Eros
Nikolai Chabibulin Long Beach Ice Dogs
2000/01 Norm Maracle Orlando Solar Bears

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