Les Cunningham Award
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The Les Cunningham Award is given annually to American Hockey League's "Most Valuable Player" of the regular season, as voted on by AHL media and players.
The award was first presented in the 1947-48 season, is named after the late Les Cunningham, a five-time AHL All-Star and three-time Calder Cup champion who averaged better than a point per game over his 10-year playing career with the original Cleveland Barons. Upon his retirement, he was the AHL's career leader in points.
[edit] Winners
- 2005-06 - Donald MacLean, Grand Rapids Griffins
- 2004-05 - Jason Spezza, Binghamton Senators
- 2003-04 - Jason LaBarbera, Hartford Wolf Pack
- 2003-03 - Jason Ward, Hamilton Bulldogs
- 2001-02 - Eric Boguniecki, Worcester IceCats
- 2000-01 - Derek Armstrong, Hartford Wolf Pack
- 1999-00 - Martin Brochu, Portland Pirates
- 1998-99 - Randy Robitaille, Providence Bruins
- 1997-98 - Steve Guolla, Kentucky Thoroughblades
- 1996-97 - Jean-Francois Labbe, Hershey Bears
- 1995-96 - Brad Smyth, Carolina Monarchs
- 1994-95 - Steve Larouche, Prince Edward Island Senators
- 1993-94 - Rich Chernomaz, St. John's Maple Leafs
- 1992-93 - Don Biggs, Binghamton Rangers
- 1991-92 - John Anderson, New Haven Nighthawks
- 1990-91 - Kevin Todd, Utica Devils
- 1989-90 - Paul Ysebaert, Utica Devils
- 1988-89 - Stephan Lebeau, Sherbrooke Canadiens
- 1987-88 - Jody Gage, Rochester Americans
- 1986-87 - Tim Tookey, Hershey Bears
- 1985-86 - Paul Gardner, Rochester Americans
- 1984-85 - Paul Gardner, Binghamton Whalers
- 1983-84 - Garry Lariviere, St. Catharines Saints & Mal Davis, Rochester Americans
- 1982-83 - Ross Yates, Binghamton Whalers
- 1981-82 - Mike Kaszycki, New Brunswick Hawks
- 1980-81 - Pelle Lindbergh, Maine Mariners
- 1979-80 - Norm Dube, Nova Scotia Voyageurs
- 1978-79 - Rocky Saganiuk, New Brunswick Hawks
- 1977-78 - Blake Dunlop, Maine Mariners
- 1976-77 - Doug Gibson, Rochester Americans
- 1975-76 - Ron Andruff, Nova Scotia Voyageurs
- 1974-75 - Doug Gibson, Rochester Americans
- 1973-74 - Art Stratton, Rochester Americans
- 1972-73 - Bill Inglis, Cincinnati Swords
- 1971-72 - Garry Peters, Boston Braves
- 1970-71 - Fred Speck, Baltimore Clippers
- 1969-70 - Gilles Villemure, Buffalo Bisons
- 1968-69 - Gilles Villemure, Buffalo Bisons
- 1967-68 - Dave Creighton, Providence Reds
- 1966-67 - Mike Nykoluk, Hershey Bears
- 1965-66 - Dick Gamble, Rochester Americans
- 1964-65 - Art Stratton, Buffalo Bisons
- 1963-64 - Fred Glover, Cleveland Barons
- 1962-63 - Denis DeJordy, Buffalo Bisons
- 1961-62 - Fred Glover, Cleveland Barons
- 1960-61 - Phil Maloney, Buffalo Bisons
- 1959-60 - Fred Glover, Cleveland Barons
- 1958-59 - Bill Hicke & Rudy Migay, Rochester Americans
- 1957-58 - Johnny Bower, Cleveland Barons
- 1956-57 - Johnny Bower, Providence Reds
- 1955-56 - Johnny Bower, Providence Reds
- 1954-55 - Ross Lowe, Springfield Indians
- 1953-54 - George Sullivan, Hershey Bears
- 1952-53 - Eddie Olson, Cleveland Barons
- 1951-52 - Ray Powell, Providence Reds
- 1950-51 - Ab DeMarco, Buffalo Bisons
- 1949-50 - Les Douglas, Cleveland Barons
- 1948-49 - Carl Liscombe, Providence Reds
- 1947-48 - Carl Liscombe, Providence Reds
[edit] External links
- Official AHL website
- AHL Hall of Fame
- Historic standings and statistics - at Internet Hockey Database
