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Max Kaminsky Trophy

{{Short description|Ontario Hockey League annual award (1961–)}}

{{Infobox sports award

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| sport = Ice hockey

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| givenfor = Most outstanding defenceman in OHL

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| first = 1961

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| firstwinner = {{ubl|Bruce Draper (1961 - most gentlemanly player)|Ron Plumb (1970 - most outstanding defenceman)}}

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| mostrecent = Sam Dickinson (2025)

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The Max Kaminsky Trophy is an annual award presented by the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Originally (1961–1969) awarded to the most gentlemanly player in the league, since 1970 it is awarded to the OHL's most outstanding defenceman.

The award is named in honour of Max Kaminsky, who coached the St. Catharines Teepees to a Memorial Cup win in May 1960;{{cite web|url=http://ontariohockeyleague.com/ohl-awards/|title=OHL Awards|website=Ontario Hockey League|publisher=Canadian Hockey League|access-date=2017-12-24}} he retired after the Memorial Cup, and died of cancer in May 1961.{{cite news |title=Coached Teepees Last Season, Max Kaminsky Passes On at 49 |agency=The Canadian Press |date=May 6, 1961 |newspaper=North Bay Nugget |page=12 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102363642/kaminsky-1961/ |via=Ancestry.com#Newspapers.com}}

The winner of the Max Kaminsky Trophy is the OHL's nominee for the CHL Defenceman of the Year.

Max Kaminsky Trophy winners (1961–1969)

{{For|OHL most sportsmanlike player (1974–present)|William Hanley Trophy}}

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|+ OHL most gentlemanly player

SeasonWinnerTeam
1960–61Bruce DraperToronto St. Michael's Majors
1961–62Lowell MacDonaldHamilton Tiger Cubs
1962–63Paul HendersonHamilton Red Wings
1963–64Fred StanfieldSt. Catharines Teepees
1964–65Jimmy Peters Jr.Hamilton Red Wings
1965–66Andre LacroixPeterborough Petes
1966–67Mickey RedmondPeterborough Petes
1967–68Tom WebsterNiagara Falls Flyers
1968–69Rejean HouleMontreal Junior Canadiens

Max Kaminsky Trophy winners (1970–present)

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style="background: #bbdddd; font-weight: bold"| {{small|denotes player also named CHL Defenceman of the Year}}

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|+ OHL most outstanding defenceman

SeasonPlayerTeam
1969–70Ron PlumbPeterborough Petes
1970–71Jocelyn GuevremontMontreal Junior Canadiens
1971–72Denis PotvinOttawa 67's
1972–73Denis PotvinOttawa 67's
1973–74Jim TurkiewiczPeterborough Petes
1974–75Mike O'ConnellKingston Canadians
1975–76Rick GreenLondon Knights
1976–77Craig HartsburgSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
rowspan="2"| 1977–78Brad MarshLondon Knights
Rob RamageLondon Knights
1978–79Greg ThebergePeterborough Petes
1979–80Larry MurphyPeterborough Petes
1980–81Randy BoydOttawa 67's
1981–82Ron MeighanNiagara Falls Flyers
1982–83Al MacInnisKitchener Rangers
1983–84Brad ShawOttawa 67's
1984–85Bob HalkidisLondon Knights
rowspan="2"| 1985–86Jeff BrownSudbury Wolves
Terry CarknerPeterborough Petes
1986–87Kerry HuffmanGuelph Platers
1987–88Darryl ShannonWindsor Spitfires
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|1988–89

Bryan FogartyNiagara Falls Thunder
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|1989–90

John SlaneyCornwall Royals
1990–91Chris SnellOttawa 67's
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|1991–92

Drake BerehowskyNorth Bay Centennials
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|1992–93

Chris ProngerPeterborough Petes
1993–94Jamie RiversSudbury Wolves
1994–95Bryan BerardDetroit Junior Red Wings
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|1995–96

Bryan BerardDetroit Whalers
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|1996–97

Sean BlanchardOttawa 67's
1997–98Chris AllenKingston Frontenacs
1998–99Brian CampbellOttawa 67's
1999–2000John ErskineLondon Knights
2000–01Alexei SemenovSudbury Wolves
2001–02Eric ReitzBarrie Colts
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|2002–03

Brendan BellOttawa 67's
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|2003–04

James WisniewskiPlymouth Whalers
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|2004–05

Danny SyvretLondon Knights
2005–06Andrej SekeraOwen Sound Attack
2006–07Marc StaalSudbury Wolves
2007–08Drew DoughtyGuelph Storm
2008–09Ryan EllisWindsor Spitfires
2009–10Jake MuzzinSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
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|2010–11

Ryan EllisWindsor Spitfires
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|2011–12

Dougie HamiltonNiagara IceDogs
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|2012–13

Ryan SproulSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
2013–14Aaron EkbladBarrie Colts
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|2014–15

Tony DeAngeloSarnia & Sault Ste. Marie
2015–16Mikhail SergachevWindsor Spitfires
2016–17Darren RaddyshErie Otters
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|2017–18

Nicolas HagueMississauga Steelheads
2018–19Evan BouchardLondon Knights
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|2019–20

Noel HoefenmayerOttawa 67's
2020–21colspan=2 align=center|Not awarded, season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic{{cite news |title=OHL officially cancels the 2020-21 season |first=Jake |last=Jeffrey |date=2021-04-20 |work=Global News |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7773203/ohl-hockey-no-2020-21-season/ |access-date=2023-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108085329/https://globalnews.ca/news/7773203/ohl-hockey-no-2020-21-season/ |archive-date=2021-11-08 |url-status=live}}
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|2021–22

Nathan StaiosHamilton Bulldogs
2022–23Pavel MintyukovSaginaw/Ottawa
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|2023–24

Zayne ParekhSaginaw Spirit
2024–25Sam DickinsonLondon Knights

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://ontariohockeyleague.com/ Ontario Hockey League]

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Category:Awards established in 1961