| Emms Family Award | |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Givenfor: | Top first-year player in OHL (Rookie of the Year) |
| First: | 1973 |
| Mostrecent: | Jake O'Brien |
The Emms Family Award is presented annually to the Rookie of the Year (top first-year player) in the Ontario Hockey League.[1] The winner is also nominated for the CHL Rookie of the Year. The award was donated by Hap Emms. Leighton "Hap" Emms was a coach, owner, general manager and pioneer of the game, with a 33-year presence in the Ontario Hockey Association. His involvement in the Barrie Flyers, Niagara Falls Flyers, and St. Catharines Black Hawks, led to eight Memorial Cup tournament appearances, winning four times.
List of winners of the Emms Family Award.
| Season | Winner | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Knights | |||
| Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | |||
| Hamilton Fincups | |||
| Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | |||
| Niagara Falls Flyers | |||
| Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | |||
| Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | |||
| Toronto Marlboros | |||
| Oshawa Generals | |||
| Sudbury Wolves | |||
| Ottawa 67's | |||
| Kitchener Rangers | |||
| Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | |||
| Guelph Platers | |||
| Ottawa 67's | |||
| London Knights | |||
| Cornwall Royals | |||
| Chris Longo | Peterborough Petes | ||
| Windsor Spitfires | |||
| Kingston Frontenacs | |||
| Guelph Storm | |||
| North Bay Centennials | |||
| Detroit Junior Red Wings | |||
| Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | |||
| Windsor Spitfires | |||
| Plymouth Whalers | |||
| Barrie Colts | |||
| Kitchener Rangers | |||
| London Knights | |||
| Mississauga IceDogs | |||
| Mississauga IceDogs | |||
| Barrie Colts | |||
| Sudbury Wolves | |||
| Oshawa Generals | |||
| London Knights | |||
| Windsor Spitfires | |||
| Brampton Battalion | |||
| Peterborough Petes | |||
| Sarnia Sting | |||
| Barrie Colts | |||
| Erie Otters | |||
| Ottawa 67's | |||
| Erie Otters | |||
| Mississauga Steelheads | |||
| Ryan Merkley | Guelph Storm | ||
| Barrie Colts | |||
| Sudbury Wolves | |||
| Kingston Frontenacs | |||
| Not awarded, season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2] | |||
| Guelph Storm | |||
| Saginaw Spirit | |||
| Brantford Bulldogs |