The Eddie Shore Award is presented annually to the AHL's best defenceman. The award winner is chosen by AHL media and players. The award is named after Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Eddie Shore.

Winners

Season Player Team
1958–59 Steve Kraftcheck Rochester Americans
1959–60 Larry Hillman Providence Reds
1960–61 Bob McCord (1) Springfield Indians
1961–62 Kent Douglas Springfield Indians
1962–63 Marc Reaume Hershey Bears
1963–64 Ted Harris Cleveland Barons
1964–65 Al Arbour Rochester Americans
1965–66 Jim Morrison Quebec Aces
1966–67 Bob McCord (2) Pittsburgh Hornets
1967–68 Bill Needham Cleveland Barons
1968–69 Bob Blackburn Buffalo Bisons
1969–70 Noel Price (1) Springfield Kings
1970–71 Marshall Johnston Cleveland Barons
1971–72 Noel Price (2) Springfield Kings,
Nova Scotia Voyageurs
1972–73 Ray McKay Cincinnati Swords
1973–74 Gordie Smith Springfield Kings
1974–75 Joe Zanussi Providence Reds
1975–76 Noel Price (3) Nova Scotia Voyageurs
1976–77 Brian Engblom Nova Scotia Voyageurs
1977–78 Terry Murray (1) Maine Mariners
1978–79 Terry Murray (2) Maine Mariners
1979–80 Rick Vasko Adirondack Red Wings
1980–81 Craig Levie Nova Scotia Voyageurs
1981–82 Dave Farrish New Brunswick Hawks
1982–83 Greg Tebbutt Baltimore Skipjacks
1983–84 Garry Lariviere St. Catharines Saints
1984–85 Richie Dunn Binghamton Whalers
1985–86 Jim Wiemer New Haven Nighthawks
1986–87 Brad Shaw Binghamton Whalers
1987–88 Dave Fenyves (1) Hershey Bears
1988–89 Dave Fenyves (2) Hershey Bears
1989–90 Eric Weinrich Utica Devils
1990–91 Norm Maciver Cape Breton Oilers
1991–92 Greg Hawgood Cape Breton Oilers
1992–93 Bobby Dollas Adirondack Red Wings
1993–94 Chris Snell St. John's Maple Leafs
1994–95 Jeff Serowik Providence Bruins
1995–96 Barry Richter Binghamton Rangers
1996–97 Darren Rumble Philadelphia Phantoms
1997–98 Jamie Heward Philadelphia Phantoms
1998–99 Ken Sutton Albany River Rats
1999–00 Brad Tiley Springfield Falcons
2000–01 John Slaney (1) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins,
Philadelphia Phantoms
2001–02 John Slaney (2) Philadelphia Phantoms
2002–03 Curtis Murphy (1) Houston Aeros
2003–04 Curtis Murphy (2) Milwaukee Admirals
2004–05 Niklas Kronwall Grand Rapids Griffins
2005–06 Andy Delmore Syracuse Crunch
2006–07 Sheldon Brookbank Milwaukee Admirals
2007–08 Andrew Hutchinson Hartford Wolf Pack
2008–09 Johnny Boychuk Providence Bruins
2009–10 Danny Groulx Worcester Sharks
2010–11 Marc-Andre Gragnani Portland Pirates
2011–12 Mark Barberio Norfolk Admirals
2012–13 Justin Schultz Oklahoma City Barons
2013–14 T. J. Brennan (1) Toronto Marlies
2014–15 Chris Wideman Binghamton Senators
2015–16 T. J. Brennan (2) Toronto Marlies
2016–17 Matt Taormina Syracuse Crunch
2017–18 Sami Niku Manitoba Moose
2018–19 Zach Redmond Rochester Americans
2019–20 Jake Bean Charlotte Checkers
2020–21 Ryan Murphy[1] Henderson Silver Knights
2021–22 Jordan Gross Colorado Eagles
2022–23 Christian Wolanin Abbotsford Canucks

NHL-level Eddie Shore Award

One of the Boston Bruins annual team awards is also named the Eddie Shore Award. It is awarded to the player with most hustle and determination.

References

  1. ^ "Henderson's Ryan Murphy Wins Eddie Shore Award". OurSports Central. June 2, 2021.

External links

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