The Senator Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy, named in honour of Joseph Albert Sullivan, is presented annually to the outstanding ice hockey player (Player of the Year) in U Sports, the governing body for Canadian university athletics.
While studying to be a doctor at the University of Toronto in the 1920s, Sullivan was the goaltender for the Toronto Varsity Blues. He played with a team of graduates from the Blues representing Canada at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, where the team won the Gold Medal.
Like Sullivan, the fourth recipient of the Trophy, Randy Gregg of the Alberta Golden Bears, was also earning a medical degree while he played university hockey. In 1990, the Dr. Randy Gregg Award was created, honoring the U Sports ice hockey player who has exhibited outstanding achievement in ice hockey, academics, and community involvement.
A table of the winners of the annual Senator Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy.[1] [2]
| Season | Player | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | Goaltender | Concordia Stingers | ||
| 1976-77 | Ron Hawkshaw | Forward | York Yeomen | |
| 1977-78 | Doug Caines | Forward | Toronto Varsity Blues | |
| 1978-79 | Defence | Alberta Golden Bears | ||
| 1979-80 | Vince Friyia | Forward | Lakehead Thunderwolves | |
| 1980-81 | Paul Stothart | Forward | Queen's Golden Gaels | |
| 1981-82 | Paul Stothart | Forward | Queen's Golden Gaels | |
| 1982-83 | Mark Locken | Goaltender | Saint Mary's Huskies | |
| 1983-84 | Forward | Manitoba Bisons | ||
| 1984-85 | Defence | Laurier Golden Hawks | ||
| 1985-86 | Forward | UNB Reds | ||
| 1986-87 | Dave Quigley | Goaltender | Moncton Aigles Bleus | |
| 1987-88 | Sid Cranston | Forward | Alberta Golden Bears | |
| 1988-89 | Stacey Wakabayashi | Forward | Alberta Golden Bears | |
| 1989-90 | Mike Bishop | Goaltender | Waterloo Warriors | |
| 1990-91 | Forward | Calgary Dinosaurs | ||
| 1991-92 | Forward | UPEI Panthers | ||
| 1992-93 | Serge Lajoie | Defence | Alberta Golden Bears | |
| 1993-94 | Forward | Acadia Axemen | ||
| 1994-95 | Sean Basilio | Goaltender | Western Ontario Mustangs | |
| 1995-96 | Defence | Waterloo Warriors | ||
| 1996-97 | Matt Mullin | Goaltender | Guelph Gryphons | |
| 1997-98 | Defence | Guelph Gryphons | ||
| 1998-99 | Goaltender | UQTR Patriotes | ||
| 1999-00 | Russell Hewson | Forward | Alberta Golden Bears | |
| 2000-01 | Russell Hewson | Forward | Alberta Golden Bears | |
| 2001-02 | Forward | Saskatchewan Huskies | ||
| 2002-03 | Forward | UQTR Patriotes | ||
| 2003-04 | Forward | Dalhousie Tigers | ||
| 2004-05 | Forward | Lakehead Thunderwolves | ||
| 2005-06 | Forward | Acadia Axemen | ||
| 2006-07 | Jay Langager | Defence | Lethbridge Pronghorns | |
| 2007-08 | Forward | UNB Reds | ||
| 2008-09 | Forward | Saint Mary's Huskies | ||
| 2009-10 | Forward | UNB Reds | ||
| 2010-11 | Forward | McGill Redmen | ||
| 2011-12 | Andrew Clark[3] | Forward | Acadia Axemen | |
| 2012-13 | Forward | Saint Mary's Huskies | ||
| 2013-14 | Liam Heelis | Forward | Acadia Axemen | |
| 2014-15 | Spencer Pommells | Forward | Windsor Lancers | |
| 2015-16 | Guillaume Asselin | Forward | UQTR Patriotes | |
| 2016-17 | Forward | UNB Reds | ||
| 2017-18 | Anthony Beauregard | Forward | Concordia Stingers | |
| 2018-19 | Luke Philip | Forward | Alberta Golden Bears | |
| 2019-20 | Goaltender | Saskatchewan Huskies | ||
| 2020-21 | season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021-22 | Forward | Mount Royal Cougars | ||
| 2022-23 | Forward | UQTR Patriotes |