The James C. Hendy Memorial Award is presented annually to an executive who has made the most outstanding contribution to the American Hockey League.
The award is named after Jim Hendy, a long-time contributor to the AHL and the general manager of the Cleveland Barons until his death in 1961.
Winners Reference: Season Recipient Team 1961–62 James G. Balmer — 1962–63 C. Stafford Smythe — 1963–64 James H. Ellery† — 1964–65 Robert Martineau† — 1965–66 Jack Riley — 1966–67 Louis A.R. Pieri† — 1967–68 John B. Sollenberger† — 1968–69 Lloyd S. Blinco — 1969–70 Eddie Shore — 1970–71 Jack A. Butterfield — 1971–72 Robert W. Clarke — 1972–73 Richard F. Canning — 1973–74 Arthur Whiteman — 1974–75 Fred T. Hunt — 1975–76 Macgregor Kilpatrick — 1976–77 Frank Mathers — 1977–78 Sam Pollock — 1978–79 Harry Sinden — 1979–80 Ned Harkness — 1980–81 Ed Anderson — 1981–82 Roy Mlakar — 1982–83 George Bergantz Rochester Americans 1983–84 Jack A. Butterfield — 1984–85 John Haas — 1985–86 George Guilbault — 1986–87 Joel Schiavone — 1987–88 Tom Mitchell — 1988–89 Bruce Landon — 1989–90 David Andrews — 1990–91 Frank Mathers — 1991–92 Gordon Anziano — Pat Hickey — 1992–93 Robert W. Clarke — 1993–94 Tom Ebright Portland Pirates 1994–95 Doug Burch Albany River Rats 1995–96 Steve Donner Rochester Americans 1996–97 Jay Feaster Hershey Bears 1997–98 Frank Miceli Philadelphia Phantoms 1998–99 Jody Gage Rochester Americans 1999–00 Doug Yingst Hershey Bears 2000–01 Stew MacDonald Saint John Flames 2001–02 Glenn Stanford St. John's Maple Leafs 2002–03 Jeff Barrett Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2003–04 Jeff Eisenberg Manchester Monarchs 2004–05 Mark Chipman Manitoba Moose 2005–06 Doug Yingst Hershey Bears 2006–07 Jon Greenberg Milwaukee Admirals 2007–08 Mark Bernard Norfolk Admirals 2008–09 Craig Heisinger Manitoba Moose 2009–10 Howard Dolgon Syracuse Crunch 2010–11 Michael A. Mudd Worcester Sharks 2011–12 Glenn Stanford St. John's IceCaps 2012–13 Mike Gordon Chicago Wolves 2013–14 Robert Esche Utica CometsGordon Kaye Rockford IceHogs 2014–15 Vance Lederman Syracuse Crunch 2015–16 Tera Black Charlotte Checkers 2016–17 Jim BrooksRob Brooks Lehigh Valley Phantoms 2017–18 Tim Gortsema Grand Rapids Griffins 2018–19 Nathan Costa Springfield Thunderbirds 2019–20 Frank Miceli San Antonio Rampage 2020–21 Melissa Caruso — 2021–22 Jon Greenberg Milwaukee Admirals 2022–23 Bryan Helmer Hershey Bears † awarded posthumously
References
External links Official AHL website AHL Hall of Fame, James C. Hendy Memorial Award