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Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award Winners

In recognition of distinguished members of the hockey-writing profession whose words have brought honour to journalism and to hockey. Selected by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.

1981 Jacques Beauchamp Montréal-Matin / Le Journal de Montréal
1981 Jim Burchard New York World-Telegram
1981 Red Burnett Toronto Star
1981 Dink Carroll Montréal Gazette
1981 Jim Coleman Southam Newspapers
1981 Ted Damata Chicago Tribune
1981 Marcel Desjardins La Presse
1981 Jack Dulmage Windsor Star
1981 Milt Dunnell Toronto Star
1981 Elmer Ferguson Montréal Herald / Montréal Star
1981 Tom Fitzgerald The Boston Globe
1981 Trent Frayne Toronto Telegram / The Globe and Mail / Sun
1981 Al Laney New York Herald Tribune
1981 Joe Nichols The New York Times
1981 Basil O’Meara Montréal Star
1981 Jim Vipond Toronto Globe and Mail
1981 Lewis Walter Detroit Times
1985 Charlie Barton Buffalo Courier-Express
1985 Red Fisher Montréal Star / Gazette
1985 George Gross Toronto Telegram / Sun
1985 Zotique Lespérance Le Journal de Montréal / La Petit Journal
1985 Charles Mayer Le Journal de Montréal / La Patrie
1985 Andy O’Brien Weekend Magazine
1986 Dick Johnston The Buffalo News
1986 Leo Monahan Boston Daily Record / Record-American/ Boston Herald American
1986 Tim Moriarty UPI / Newsday
1987 Bill Brennan The Detroit News
1987 Rex MacLeod Toronto Globe and Mail/Star
1987 Ben Olan New York Associated Press
1987 Francis Rosa Boston Globe
1988 Jim Proudfoot Toronto Star
1988 Scott Young Toronto Globe and Mail/Telegram
1989 Claude Larochelle Le Soleil (Quebec)
1989 Frank Orr Toronto Star
1990 Bertrand Raymond Le Journal de Montréal
1991 Hugh Delano New York Post
1993 Al Strachan Globe and Mail/Toronto Sun
1995 Jack Gatecliff St. Catharines Standard
1997 Ken McKenzie The Hockey News
1998 Yvon Pedneault La Presse/Le Journal de Montréal
1999 Russ Conway The Eagle-Tribune
2000 Jim Matheson Edmonton Journal
2001 Eric Duhatschek Calgary Herald / The Globe and Mail / The Athletic
2002 Kevin Dupont Boston Globe
2003 Michael Farber Montreal Gazette / Sports Illustrated
2001 Jim Kelley The Buffalo News
2005 Helene Elliott Los Angeles Times
2006 Scott Morrison Toronto Sun / Sportsnet
2007 Dave Fay Washington Times
2008 Neil Stevens The Canadian Press
2009 Dave Molinari Pittsburgh Post-Gazette / DK Pittsburgh Sports
2010 Marc de Foy Le Journal de Montréal
2011 Terry Jones Edmonton Sun
2012 Roy MacGregor The Globe and Mail / National Post / Ottawa Citizen / Toronto Star / Maclean’s
2013 Jay Greenberg Philadelphia Daily News / Toronto Sun / New York Post
2011 Kevin Allen USA TODAY
2015 Bob McKenzie TSN / Toronto Star / The Hockey News
2016 Bob Verdi Chicago Tribune
2017 Cam Cole Edmonton Journal / National Post / Vancouver Sun
2018 Larry Brooks New York Post
2019 Frank Brown Associated Press / New York Daily News
2020 Tony Gallagher The Vancouver Province
2022 Al Morganti Atlanta Constitution / Philadelphia Inquirer / WIP Sports Radio / NBC Sports
2023 Mark Mulvoy Boston Globe / Sports Illustrated
2024 Scott Burnside Windsor Star / NHL ESPN.com / The Athletic
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