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[edit | edit source]
| Year | Champion | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | TBD | TBD |