Jump to content

Jim Rutherford Trophy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jim Rutherford Trophy
SportIce hockey
Awarded forBest goaltender in OHL
History
First award2020
Most recentJacob Oster (2023–24)

The Jim Rutherford Trophy is given to the best goaltender in the Ontario Hockey League, as voted by coaches and general managers.[1] The winner is also nominated for the CHL Goaltender of the Year award.

From 1988 until 2019, the award was named the Ontario Hockey League Goaltender of the Year Award. On May 19, 2020, the OHL unveiled the Jim Rutherford Trophy, in honour of former goaltender Jim Rutherford.[2] Rutherford played with the Hamilton Red Wings from 1967-69 before playing in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs and Los Angeles Kings from 1970-83. Following his playing career, Rutherford joined the Windsor Compuware Spitfires as the general manager of the team from 1984-88, winning the J. Ross Robertson Cup in the 1987-88 season. In 1990, Rutherford became the general manager and president of the Detroit Compuware Ambassadors. He remained in this position as they were renamed the Detroit Junior Red Wings in 1992 until accepting a job promotion to become the general manager, president, and minority owner of the Hartford Whalers in 1994. Rutherford remained with the club as general manager when they relocated and became the Carolina Hurricanes in 1997. In 2006, Rutherford won the Stanley Cup with the Hurricanes. He stayed with the club until 2014 before stepping down and selling his shares in the Hurricanes to become the general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins. With the Penguins, Rutherford has won the Stanley Cup two more times, in 2016 and 2017. Rutherford was named to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2019.

Winners

[edit]

Prior to 2020, the Jim Rutherford Trophy was called the Ontario Hockey Goaltender of the Year.[1]

denotes player also named CHL Goaltender of the Year
Season Winner Team
1987–88 Rick Tabaracci Cornwall Royals
1988–89 Gus Morschauser Kitchener Rangers
1989–90 Jeff Fife Belleville Bulls
1990–91 Mike Torchia Kitchener Rangers
1991–92 Mike Fountain Oshawa Generals
1992–93 Manny Legace Niagara Falls Thunder
1993–94 Jamie Storr Owen Sound Platers
1994–95 Tyler Moss Kingston Frontenacs
1995–96 Craig Hillier Ottawa 67's
1996–97 Zac Bierk Peterborough Petes
1997–98 Bujar Amidovski Toronto St. Michael's Majors
1998–99 Brian Finley Barrie Colts
1999–2000 Andrew Raycroft Kingston Frontenacs
2000–01 Craig Anderson Guelph Storm
2001–02 Ray Emery Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
2002–03 Andy Chiodo Toronto St. Michael's Majors
2003–04 Paulo Colaiacovo Barrie Colts
2004–05 Michael Ouzas Mississauga IceDogs
2005–06 Adam Dennis London Knights
2006–07 Steve Mason London Knights
2007–08 Mike Murphy Belleville Bulls
2008–09 Mike Murphy Belleville Bulls
2009–10 Chris Carrozzi Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
2010–11 Mark Visentin Niagara IceDogs
2011–12 Michael Houser London Knights
2012–13 Jordan Binnington Owen Sound Attack
2013–14 Alex Nedeljkovic Plymouth Whalers
2014–15 Lucas Peressini Kingston Frontenacs
2015–16 Mackenzie Blackwood Barrie Colts
2016–17 Michael McNiven Owen Sound Attack
2017–18 Michael DiPietro Windsor Spitfires
2018–19 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Sudbury Wolves
2019–20 first year as renamed Jim Rutherford Trophy
Nico Daws Guelph Storm
2020–21 not awarded, season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2021–22 Brett Brochu London Knights
2022–23 Dom DiVincentiis North Bay Battalion
2023–24 Jacob Oster Oshawa Generals

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "OHL Awards". Ontario Hockey League. Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  2. ^ "Storm's Nico Daws Named Inaugural Recipient of Jim Rutherford Trophy as OHL Goaltender of the Year". Ontario Hockey League. Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  3. ^ Jeffrey, Jake (2021-04-20). "OHL officially cancels the 2020-21 season". Global News. Archived from the original on 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
[edit]