Bob Clarke Trophy Explained
The Bob Clarke Trophy is awarded annually to the player who leads the Western Hockey League in points scoring during the regular season. In both years Bob "Bobby" Clarke played in the WHL, he captured the League scoring title. In 1968–69, Clarke's Flin Flon Bombers captured the League Championship. His NHL career spanned 15 seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers, in which time he captained the team to a pair of Stanley Cups. He was awarded the Hart Trophy as the NHL's MVP three times, the Masterton Trophy and the Selke Trophy once each, and was also named an All-Star four times. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1987.
Originally the Bob Brownridge Trophy (including the two seasons that Clarke was the recipient), and later known as the Bob Brownridge Memorial Trophy. Saskatchewan born Brownridge (1918–1972) was a player with the Eastern Hockey League's New York Rovers (1938–1941), leaving to serve with the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II,[1] then played post-war with the Western Canada Senior Hockey League's Calgary Stampeders (1945–1949),[2] winning the 1946 Allan Cup. He retired and became a businessman in Calgary, later the founding owner (1966) of the WHL's Calgary Centennials. In 1971, he secured a founding World Hockey Association (WHA) franchise, to be called the Calgary Broncos.[3] However, after the February 1972 inaugural WHA draft, and before the October 1972 start of the first WHA season, Brownridge unexpectedly died and the team folded.[3]
List of winners
| Bob Brownridge Trophy |
|---|
| Season | Winner[4] | Team | Points |
| 1966–67 | Gerry Pinder | | 140 (78G, 62A) |
| 1967–68 | Bobby Clarke | | 168 (51G, 117A) |
| 1968–69 | Bobby Clarke | | 137 (51G, 86A) |
| 1969–70 | Reggie Leach | | 111 (65G, 46A) |
| 1970–71 | Chuck Arnason | | 163 (79G, 84A) |
| 1971–72 | Tom Lysiak | | 143 (46G, 97A) |
| Bob Brownridge Memorial Trophy |
|---|
| 1972–73 | Tom Lysiak | | 154 (58G, 96A) |
| 1973–74 | Ron Chipperfield | | 162 (90G, 72A) |
| 1974–75 | Mel Bridgman | | 157 (66G, 91A) |
| 1975–76 | Bernie Federko | | 187 (72G, 115A) |
| 1976–77 | Bill Derlago | | 178 (96G, 82A) |
| 1977–78 | Brian Propp | | 182 (70G, 112A) |
| 1978–79 | Brian Propp | | 194 (94G, 100A) |
| 1979–80 | Doug Wickenheiser | | 170 (89G, 81A) |
| 1980–81 | Brian Varga | | 160 (64G, 96A) |
| 1981–82 | Jock Callander | | 190 (79G, 111A) |
| 1982–83 | Dale Derkatch | | 179 (84G, 95A) |
| 1983–84 | Ray Ferraro | | 192 (108G, 84A) |
| 1984–85 | Cliff Ronning | | 197 (89G, 108A) |
| 1985–86 | Rob Brown | | 173 (58G, 115A) |
| 1986–871 | (East) Craig Endean | | 146 (69G, 77A) |
| (West) Rob Brown | | 212 (76G, 136A) |
| Bob Clarke Trophy |
|---|
| Season | Winner | Team | Points |
| 1987–88 | (tie) Joe Sakic | | 160 (78G, 82A) |
| (tie) Theoren Fleury | | 160 (68G, 92A) |
| 1988–89 | Dennis Holland | | 167 (82G, 85A) |
| 1989–90 | Len Barrie | | 185 (85G, 100A) |
| 1990–91 | Ray Whitney | | 185 (67G, 118A) |
| 1991–92 | Kevin St. Jaques | | 140 (65G, 75A) |
| 1992–93 | Jason Krywulak | | 162 (81G, 81A) |
| 1993–94 | Lonny Bohonos | | 152 (62G, 90A) |
| 1994–95 | Daymond Langkow | | 140 (67G, 73A) |
| 1995–96 | Mark Deyell | | 159 (61G, 98A) |
| 1996–97 | Todd Robinson | | 134 (38G, 96A) |
| 1997–98 | Sergei Varlamov | | 119 (66G, 53A) |
| 1998–99 | Pavel Brendl | | 134 (73G, 61A) |
| 1999–2000 | Brad Moran | | 120 (48G, 72A) |
| 2000–01 | Justin Mapletoft | | 120 (43G, 77A) |
| 2001–02 | Nathan Barrett | | 107 (45G, 62A) |
| 2002–03 | Erik Christensen | | 108 (54G, 54A) |
| 2003–04 | Tyler Redenbach | | 105 (31G, 74A) |
| 2004–05 | Eric Fehr | | 111 (59G, 52A) |
| 2005–06 | Troy Brouwer | | 102 (49G, 53A) |
| 2006–07 | Zach Hamill | | 93 (32G, 61A) |
| 2007–08 | Mark Santorelli | | 101 (27G, 74A) |
| 2008–09 | Casey Pierro-Zabotel | | 115 (36G, 79A) |
| 2009–10 | Brandon Kozun | | 107 (32G, 75A) |
| 2010–11 | Linden Vey | | 116 (46G, 70A) |
| 2011–12 | Brendan Shinnimin | | 134 (58G, 76A) |
| 2012–13 | Brendan Leipsic | | 120 (49G, 71A) |
| 2013–14 | Mitch Holmberg | | 118 (62G, 56A) |
| 2014–15 | Oliver Bjorkstrand | | 118 (63G, 55A) |
| 2015–16 | Adam Brooks | | 120 (38G, 82A) |
| 2016–17 | Sam Steel | | 131 (50G, 81A) |
| 2017–18 | Jayden Halbgewachs | | 129 (70G, 59A) |
| 2018–19 | Joachim Blichfeld | | 114 (53G, 61A) |
| 2019–20 | Adam Beckman | | 107 (48G, 59A) |
| 2020–21 | Peyton Krebs | | 43 (13G, 30A) |
| 2021–22 | Arshdeep Bains | | 112 (43G, 69A) |
| 2022–23 | Connor Bedard | | 143 (71G, 72A) |
| 2023–24 | Jagger Firkus | | 126 (61G, 65A) | |
1The WHL handed out separate awards for the East and West divisions.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Heart of Hockey: The Art of Bill Brownridge . heartofhockey.com . 2024-03-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230922092936/https://heartofhockey.com/bills-story/ . 2023-09-22 . live.
- Web site: Bob Brownridge . . 2024-03-01.
- News: Riding with Cowboys, Calgary's first pro hockey club . Todd . Saelhof . 2019-02-07 . 2019-02-05 . . 2024-03-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190208121340/https://calgarysun.com/sports/hockey/riding-with-cowboys-calgarys-first-pro-hockey-club . 2019-02-08 . live.
- Book: Watts . Jesse . 2013–14 WHL Media Guide . Western Hockey League . 2013 . 266.
