John Brophy Award

The John Brophy Award goes to the ECHL coach judged to have contributed the most to his team's success as voted by the coaches of each of the ECHL teams. The John Brophy Award has been awarded since 1989. The award is named after John Brophy, who coached in the league for 13 seasons and won 575 regular and postseason games, an ECHL record. The award, founded in 1989 and originally named Coach Of The Year, was renamed in his honor in 2003.

Bob Ferguson is the only multiple winner of the award, having won it in 1999 and 2000.

Awardees SeasonCoachTeam 1988–89 Ron Hansis Erie Panthers 1989–90 Dave Allison Virginia Lancers 1990–91 Don Jackson Knoxville Cherokees 1991–92 Doug Sauter Winston-Salem Thunderbirds 1992–93 Kurt Kleinendorst Raleigh IceCaps 1993–94 Barry Smith Knoxville Cherokees 1994–95 Jim Playfair Dayton Bombers 1995–96 Roy Sommer Richmond Renegades 1996–97 Brian McCutcheon Columbus Chill 1997–98 Chris Nilan Chesapeake Icebreakers 1998–99 Bob Ferguson Florida Everblades 1999–00 Bob Ferguson Florida Everblades 2000–01 Troy Ward Trenton Titans 2001–02 Dave Farrish Louisiana IceGators 2002–03 Claude Noel Toledo Storm 2003–04 Pat Bingham Wheeling Nailers 2004–05 Nick Vitucci Toledo Storm 2005–06 Glen Gulutzan Las Vegas Wranglers 2006–07 Davis Payne Alaska Aces 2007–08 Chuck Weber Cincinnati Cyclones 2008–09 Rick Kowalsky Trenton Devils 2009–10 Derek Laxdal Idaho Steelheads 2010–11 Brent Thompson Alaska Aces 2011–12 Rob Murray Alaska Aces John Wroblewski Gwinnett Gladiators 2012–13 Jarrod Skalde Cincinnati Cyclones 2013–14 Spencer Carbery South Carolina Stingrays 2014–15 Derek Lalonde Toledo Walleye 2015–16 Richard Matvichuk Missouri Mavericks 2016–17 Dan Watson Toledo Walleye 2017–18 Brad Ralph Florida Everblades 2018–19 Matt Thomas Cincinnati Cyclones 2019–20 Steve Bergin South Carolina Stingrays 2020–21 Bruce Ramsay Wichita Thunder 2021–22 Jeff Pyle Atlanta Gladiators 2022–23 Everett Sheen Idaho Steelheads 2023–24 Andrew Lord Greenville Swamp Rabbits

John Brophy Award

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