Golden Puck (VHF award)
The Golden Puck (French: palet d'or) is an award presented annually in July by the Valorian Hockey Federation to the prior season's best-performing player.
Inspired by soccer's Ballon d'Or, the VHF has awarded the Golden Puck anually since 1978, with the exception of in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The winner is voted on by a panel of VHL analysts and journalists.
The current holder is the Mainers' Carlos Ortega, who won his second award in 2023.
List of Golden Puck winners
Year | Champion | Team |
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1978 | August Hale (1) | Salem Loggers |
1979 | ||
1980 | August Hale (2) | Salem Loggers |
1981 | ||
1982 | ||
1983 | ||
1984 | ||
1985 | ||
1986 | ||
1987 | Antoine Faucher | EH Bas-Canada |
1988 | ||
1989 | Charley Milner (1) | Boston Spirits |
1990 | Charley Milner (2) | Boston Spirits |
1991 | ||
1992 | ||
1993 | Charley Milner (3) | Boston Spirits |
1994 | ||
1995 | ||
1996 | ||
1997 | ||
1998 | ||
1999 | ||
2000 | Antony Loper (1) | Providence Doves |
2001 | Yulian Baranov (1) | Boston Spirits |
2002 | Antony Loper (2) | Providence Doves |
2003 | Antony Loper (3) | Providence Doves |
2004 | Victor Béringer | Newfoundland Sailors |
2005 | Antony Loper (4) | Providence Doves |
2006 | Yulian Baranov (2) | Boston Spirits |
2007 | Grant Haakeson (1) | Acadia Rage |
2008 | Grant Haakeson (2) | Boston Spirits |
2009 | Grant Haakeson (3) | Boston Spirits |
2010 | Grant Haakeson (4) | Boston Spirits |
2011 | Stefán Kaczmarek | Newfoundland Sailors |
2012 | Danilo Lorenz (1) | Providence Doves |
2013 | Grant Haakeson (5) | Boston Spirits |
2014 | Tobias Ammons | Newfoundland Sailors |
2015 | Danilo Lorenz (2) | Newfoundland Sailors |
2016 | Danilo Lorenz (3) | Newfoundland Sailors |
2017 | Benoît Brisbois | EH Bas-Canada |
2018 | Danilo Lorenz (4) | Newfoundland Sailors |
2019 | Dan Morley | Providence Doves |
2020 | not awarded | |
2021 | Danilo Lorenz (5) | Newfoundland Sailors |
2022 | Carlos Ortega (1) | Mainers |
2023 | Carlos Ortega (2) | Mainers |
2024 | Danilo Lorenz (6) | Newfoundland Sailors |
2025 | TBD | TBD |