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; he retired after the Memorial Cup, and died of cancer in May 1961.
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)
+ OHL most gentlemanly player Season Winner Team 1960–61 Bruce Draper Toronto St. Michael's Majors 1961–62 Lowell MacDonald Hamilton Red Wings 1962–63 Paul Henderson Hamilton Red Wings 1963–64 Fred Stanfield St. Catharines Black Hawks 1964–65 Jimmy Peters Jr. Hamilton Red Wings 1965–66 Andre Lacroix Peterborough Petes 1966–67 Mickey Redmond Peterborough Petes 1967–68 Tom Webster Niagara Falls Flyers 1968–69 Rejean Houle Montreal Junior Canadiens
Max Kaminsky Trophy winners (1970–present)
+ OHL most outstanding defencemanSeason Player Team1969–70 Ron Plumb Peterborough Petes1970–71 Jocelyn Guevremont Montreal Junior Canadiens1971–72 Denis Potvin Ottawa 67's1972–73 Denis Potvin Ottawa 67's1973–74 Jim Turkiewicz Peterborough Petes1974–75 Mike O'Connell Kingston Canadians1975–76 Rick Green London Knights1976–77 Craig Hartsburg Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 1977–78 Brad Marsh London Knights Rob Ramage London Knights1978–79 Greg Theberge Peterborough Petes1979–80 Larry Murphy Peterborough Petes1980–81 Randy Boyd Ottawa 67's1981–82 Ron Meighan Niagara Falls Flyers1982–83 Al MacInnis Kitchener Rangers1983–84 Brad Shaw Ottawa 67's1984–85 Bob Halkidis London Knights 1985–86 Jeff Brown Sudbury Wolves Terry Carkner Peterborough Petes1986–87 Kerry Huffman Guelph Platers1987–88 Darryl Shannon Windsor Spitfires1988–89 Bryan Fogarty Niagara Falls Thunder1989–90 John Slaney Cornwall Royals1990–91 Chris Snell Ottawa 67's1991–92 Drake Berehowsky North Bay Centennials1992–93 Chris Pronger Peterborough Petes1993–94 Jamie Rivers Sudbury Wolves1994–95 Bryan Berard Detroit Junior Red Wings1995–96 Bryan Berard Detroit Whalers1996–97 Sean Blanchard Ottawa 67's1997–98 Chris Allen Kingston Frontenacs1998–99 Brian Campbell Ottawa 67's1999–2000 John Erskine London Knights2000–01 Alexei Semenov Sudbury Wolves2001–02 Eric Reitz Barrie Colts2002–03 Brendan Bell Ottawa 67's2003–04 James Wisniewski Plymouth Whalers2004–05 Danny Syvret London Knights2005–06 Andrej Sekera Owen Sound Attack2006–07 Marc Staal Sudbury Wolves2007–08 Drew Doughty Guelph Storm2008–09 Ryan Ellis Windsor Spitfires2009–10 Jake Muzzin Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds2010–11 Ryan Ellis Windsor Spitfires2011–12 Dougie Hamilton Niagara IceDogs2012–13 Ryan Sproul Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds2013–14 Aaron Ekblad Barrie Colts2014–15 Tony DeAngelo Sarnia & Sault Ste. Marie2015–16 Mikhail Sergachev Windsor Spitfires2016–17 Darren Raddysh Erie Otters2017–18 Nicolas Hague Mississauga Steelheads2018–19 Evan Bouchard London Knights2019–20 Noel Hoefenmayer Ottawa 67's2020–21 Not awarded, season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2021–22 Nathan Staios Hamilton Bulldogs2022–23 Pavel Mintyukov Saginaw/Ottawa2023–24 Zayne Parekh Saginaw Spirit2024–25 Sam Dickinson London Knights2025–26 Kashawn Aitcheson Barrie Colts
See also Emile Bouchard Trophy – Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Defenceman of the Year Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy – Western Hockey League Defenceman of the Year List of Canadian Hockey League awards
References
External links Ontario Hockey League