Four Broncos Memorial Trophy

{{Short description|Western Hockey League Player of the Year award}}

The Four Broncos Memorial Trophy is awarded each year to the Western Hockey League's Player of the Year.

The trophy is named in honour of four members of the Swift Current Broncos who were killed on December 30, 1986 in the Swift Current Broncos bus crash:{{cite book |editor-last=Watts |editor-first=Jesse |title=2013–14 WHL Media Guide |publisher=Western Hockey League |year=2013 |page=265}} Trent Kresse, Scott Kruger, Chris Mantyka, and Brent Ruff. The accident that occurred as the team bus was en route to a game in Regina.{{cite news |last=Kane |first=Mike |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vRUhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bHIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5024,8742704 |title=Four junior players killed in bus accident |work=Schenectady Gazette |date=1986-12-31 |access-date=2013-12-31 |page=25}}

Winners

List of winners of the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy.

{{legend|#bbdddd|Also named CHL Player of the Year|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

class="wikitable sortable" ! Season !! Winner !! Team !! Goals !! Assists !! Points
1966–67	{{sortname\|Gerry\|Pinder}}	Saskatoon Blades	78	62	140
1967–68	{{sortname\|Jim\|Harrison\|Jim Harrison (ice hockey)}}	Estevan Bruins	32	43	75
1968–69	{{sortname\|Bobby\|Clarke}}	Flin Flon Bombers	51	86	137
1969–70	{{sortname\|Reggie\|Leach}}	Flin Flon Bombers	65	46	111
1970–71	{{sortname\|Ed\|Dyck}}	Calgary Centennials	colspan=3 align=center\|Goalkeeper
1971–72	{{sortname\|John\|Davidson\|John Davidson (ice hockey)}}	Calgary Centennials	colspan=3 align=center\|Goalkeeper
1972–73	{{sortname\|Dennis\|Sobchuk}}	Regina Pats	67	80	147
1973–74	{{sortname\|Ron\|Chipperfield}}	Brandon Wheat Kings	90	72	162
1974–75	{{sortname\|Bryan\|Trottier}}	Lethbridge Broncos	46	98	144
1975–76	{{sortname\|Bernie\|Federko}}	Saskatoon Blades	72	115	187
1976–77	{{sortname\|Barry\|Beck}}	New Westminster Bruins	16	46	62
1977–78	{{sortname\|Ryan\|Walter}}	Seattle Breakers	54	71	125
1978–79	{{sortname\|Perry\|Turnbull}}	Portland Winter Hawks	75	43	118
bgcolor="#bbdddd" \| 1979–80	{{sortname\|Doug\|Wickenheiser}}	Regina Pats	89	81	170
1980–81	{{sortname\|Steve\|Tsujiura}}	Medicine Hat Tigers	55	84	139
1981–82	{{sortname\|Mike\|Vernon\|Mike Vernon (ice hockey)}}	Calgary Wranglers	colspan=3 align=center\|Goalkeeper
1982–83	{{sortname\|Mike\|Vernon\|Mike Vernon (ice hockey)}}	Calgary Wranglers	colspan=3 align=center\|Goalkeeper
1983–84	{{sortname\|Ray\|Ferraro}}	Brandon Wheat Kings	108	84	192
1984–85	{{sortname\|Cliff\|Ronning}}	New Westminster Bruins	89	108	197
rowspan="2" \| 1985–86{{Ref\|DivisionalWinners\|1}}	{{sortname\|Rob\|Brown\|Rob Brown (ice hockey)}}	Kamloops Blazers	58	115	173
{{sortname\|Manny\|Viveiros}}	Prince Albert Raiders	22	70	92
bgcolor="#bbdddd" \|rowspan="2" \| 1986–87{{Ref\|DivisionalWinners\|1}}	{{sortname\|Rob\|Brown\|Rob Brown (ice hockey)}}	Kamloops Blazers	76	136	212
{{sortname\|Joe\|Sakic}}	Swift Current Broncos	60	73	133
bgcolor="#bbdddd" \| 1987–88	{{sortname\|Joe\|Sakic}}	Swift Current Broncos	78	82	160
1988–89	{{sortname\|Stu\|Barnes}}	Tri-City Americans	59	82	141
1989–90	{{sortname\|Glen\|Goodall}}	Seattle Thunderbirds	76	87	163
1990–91	{{sortname\|Ray\|Whitney\|Ray Whitney (ice hockey)}}	Spokane Chiefs	67	118	185
1991–92	{{sortname\|Steve\|Konowalchuk}}	Portland Winter Hawks	51	53	104
1992–93	{{sortname\|Jason\|Krywulak}}	Swift Current Broncos	81	81	162
1993–94	{{sortname\|Sonny\|Mignacca}}	Medicine Hat Tigers	colspan=3 align=center\|Goalkeeper
1994–95	{{sortname\|Marty\|Murray}}	Brandon Wheat Kings	40	88	128
1995–96	{{sortname\|Jarome\|Iginla}}	Kamloops Blazers	63	73	136
1996–97	{{sortname\|Peter\|Schaefer\|Peter Schaefer (ice hockey)}}	Brandon Wheat Kings	49	74	123
bgcolor="#bbdddd" \| 1997–98	{{sortname\|Sergei\|Varlamov\|Serhiy Varlamov}}	Swift Current Broncos	66	53	119
1998–99	{{sortname\|Cody\|Rudkowsky}}	Seattle Thunderbirds	colspan=3 align=center\|Goalkeeper
1999–2000	{{sortname\|Brad\|Moran\|Brad Moran (ice hockey)}}	Calgary Hitmen	48	72	120
2000–01	{{sortname\|Justin\|Mapletoft}}	Red Deer Rebels	43	77	120
2001–02	{{sortname\|Dan\|Hamhuis}}	Prince George Cougars	10	50	60
2002–03	{{sortname\|Josh\|Harding}}	Regina Pats	colspan=3 align=center\|Goalkeeper
2003–04	{{sortname\|Cam\|Ward\|dab=ice hockey}}	Red Deer Rebels	colspan=3 align=center\|Goalkeeper
2004–05	{{sortname\|Eric\|Fehr}}	Brandon Wheat Kings	59	52	111
2005–06	{{sortname\|Justin\|Pogge}}	Calgary Hitmen	colspan=3 align=center\|Goalkeeper
2006–07	{{sortname\|Kris\|Russell}}	Medicine Hat Tigers	32	37	69
2007–08	{{sortname\|Karl\|Alzner}}	Calgary Hitmen	7	29	36
2008–09	{{sortname\|Brett\|Sonne}}	Calgary Hitmen	48	52	100
bgcolor="#bbdddd" \| 2009–10	{{sortname\|Jordan\|Eberle}}	Regina Pats	50	56	106
2010–11	{{sortname\|Darcy\|Kuemper}}	Red Deer Rebels	colspan=3 align=center\|Goalkeeper
bgcolor="#bbdddd" \| 2011–12	{{sortname\|Brendan\|Shinnimin}}	Tri-City Americans	58	76	134
2012–13	{{sortname\|Adam\|Lowry}}	Swift Current Broncos	45	43	88
2013–14	{{sortname\|Sam\|Reinhart}}	Kootenay Ice	36	69	105
2014–15	{{sortname\|Oliver\|Bjorkstrand}}	Portland Winterhawks	63	55	118
2015–16	{{sortname\|Dryden\|Hunt}}	Moose Jaw Warriors	58	58	116
2016–17	{{sortname\|Sam\|Steel}}	Regina Pats	50	81	131
2017–18	{{sortname\|Carter\|Hart}}	Everett Silvertips	colspan=3 align=center\|Goalkeeper
2018–19	{{sortname\|Joachim\|Blichfeld}}	Portland Winterhawks	53	61	114
2019–20	{{sortname\|Adam\|Beckman}}	Spokane Chiefs	48	59	107
2020–21	{{sortname\|Peyton\|Krebs}}	Winnipeg Ice	13	30	43
bgcolor="#bbdddd" \| 2021–22	{{sortname\|Logan\|Stankoven}}	Kamloops Blazers	45	59	104
bgcolor="#bbdddd" \| 2022–23	{{sortname\|Connor\|Bedard}}	Regina Pats	71	72	143
bgcolor="#bbdddd" \| 2023–24	{{sortname\|Jagger\|Firkus}}{{cite web \|url=https://chl.ca/whl/video/warriors-forward-firkus-award-four-broncos-memorial-trophy-as-whl-player-of-the-year-for-2023-24/ \|title=Warriors forward Firkus awarded Four Broncos Memorial Trophy as WHL Player of the Year for 2023-24 \|last=Rocca \|first=Taylor \|publisher=WHL \|date=May 9, 2024}}	Moose Jaw Warriors	61	65	126

:1.{{Note|DivisionalWinners}} The WHL handed out separate awards for the East and West divisions.

References

Category:Western Hockey League trophies and awards

Four Broncos Memorial Trophy

Winners

See also

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