| CHL Rookie of the Year Award | |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Givenfor: | Annually to the top rookie in the Canadian Hockey League |
| First: | 1988 |
| Mostrecent: | Gavin McKenna |
The CHL Rookie of the Year Award is given out annually to the top rookie in the Canadian Hockey League. It is chosen from the winners of; the Emms Family Award (OHL Rookie of the Year), the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy (WHL Rookie of the Year), and the RDS Cup (QMJHL Rookie of the Year).
List of winners of the CHL Rookie of the Year Award.[1] [2]
| Season | Winner | Team | League | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–88 | QMJHL | |||
| 1988–89 | QMJHL | |||
| 1989–90 | WHL | |||
| 1990–91 | QMJHL | |||
| 1991–92 | QMJHL | |||
| 1992–93 | WHL | |||
| 1993–94 | OHL | |||
| 1994–95 | OHL | |||
| 1995–96 | OHL | |||
| 1996–97 | QMJHL | |||
| 1997–98 | OHL | |||
| 1998–99 | WHL | |||
| 1999–2000 | WHL | |||
| 2000–01 | WHL | |||
| 2001–02 | OHL | |||
| 2002–03 | Matt Ellison[3] | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | |
| 2003–04 | Sidney Crosby[4] | QMJHL | ||
| 2004–05 | Benoît Pouliot[5] | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | |
| 2005–06 | John Tavares[6] | Oshawa Generals | OHL | |
| 2006–07 | Patrick Kane[7] | OHL | ||
| 2007–08 | Taylor Hall[8] | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | |
| 2008–09 | Brett Connolly[9] | WHL | ||
| 2009–10 | Matt Puempel[10] | OHL | ||
| 2010–11 | Nail Yakupov[11] | OHL | ||
| 2011–12 | QMJHL | |||
| 2012–13 | QMJHL | |||
| 2013–14 | QMJHL | |||
| 2014–15 | OHL | |||
| 2015–16 | OHL | |||
| 2016–17 | QMJHL | |||
| 2017–18 | QMJHL | |||
| 2018–19 | OHL | |||
| 2019–20 | OHL | |||
| 2021–22 | WHL | |||
| 2022–23 | QMJHL | |||
| 2023-24 | WHL |