Paul Deneau Trophy Explained

The Paul Deneau Trophy was presented annually to the World Hockey Association's most gentlemanly player.^[1]

It was named in honour of Paul Deneau, founder the Dayton Aeros hockey club.

Winners

• 1973  - Ted Hampson, Minnesota Fighting Saints^[1]
• 1974  - Ralph Backstrom, Chicago Cougars^[1]
• 1975  - Mike Rogers, Edmonton Oilers^[1]
• 1976  - Vaclav Nedomansky, Toronto Toros^[2]
• 1977  - Dave Keon, New England Whalers^[3]
• 1978  - Dave Keon, New England Whalers^[3]
• 1979  - Kent Nilsson, Winnipeg Jets

Notes and References

1. Book: Neft, David S. . Grosset & Dunlap's All-Sports World Record Book . . 1976 . 0-448-11745-2 . 191 . Johnson . Roland T. . Cohen . Richard M. . Deutsch . Jordan A..
2. News: Leading WHA Award Winners Announced . 1976-05-06 . 25 . 2024-02-11 . The Herald-Palladium.
3. Book: Hockey Hall of Fame Book of Players . Firefly Books . 2013 . 978-1-77085-224-2 . 80 . Cameron . Steve.