The Eddie Shore Award is presented annually to the best defenceman on the American Hockey League (AHL) as chosen by AHL media and players. The award is named after Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Eddie Shore.
Winners Season Player Team 1958–59 Steve Kraftcheck Rochester Americans 1959–60 Larry Hillman Providence Reds 1960–61 Bob McCord (1) Springfield Indians 1961–62 Kent Douglas Springfield Indians 1962–63 Marc Reaume Hershey Bears 1963–64 Ted Harris Cleveland Barons 1964–65 Al Arbour Rochester Americans 1965–66 Jim Morrison Quebec Aces 1966–67 Bob McCord (2) Pittsburgh Hornets 1967–68 Bill Needham Cleveland Barons 1968–69 Bob Blackburn Buffalo Bisons 1969–70 Noel Price (1) Springfield Kings 1970–71 Marshall Johnston Cleveland Barons1971–72 Noel Price (2) Springfield Kings,Nova Scotia Voyageurs 1972–73 Ray McKay Cincinnati Swords 1973–74 Gordie Smith Springfield Kings 1974–75 Joe Zanussi Providence Reds 1975–76 Noel Price (3) Nova Scotia Voyageurs 1976–77 Brian Engblom Nova Scotia Voyageurs 1977–78 Terry Murray (1) Maine Mariners 1978–79 Terry Murray (2) Maine Mariners 1979–80 Rick Vasko Adirondack Red Wings 1980–81 Craig Levie Nova Scotia Voyageurs 1981–82 Dave Farrish New Brunswick Hawks 1982–83 Greg Tebbutt Baltimore Skipjacks 1983–84 Garry Lariviere St. Catharines Saints 1984–85 Richie Dunn Binghamton Whalers 1985–86 Jim Wiemer New Haven Nighthawks 1986–87 Brad Shaw Binghamton Whalers 1987–88 Dave Fenyves (1) Hershey Bears 1988–89 Dave Fenyves (2) Hershey Bears 1989–90 Eric Weinrich Utica Devils 1990–91 Norm Maciver Cape Breton Oilers 1991–92 Greg Hawgood Cape Breton Oilers 1992–93 Bobby Dollas Adirondack Red Wings 1993–94 Chris Snell St. John's Maple Leafs 1994–95 Jeff Serowik Providence Bruins 1995–96 Barry Richter Binghamton Rangers 1996–97 Darren Rumble Philadelphia Phantoms 1997–98 Jamie Heward Philadelphia Phantoms 1998–99 Ken Sutton Albany River Rats 1999–00 Brad Tiley Springfield Falcons 2000–01 John Slaney (1) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Philadelphia Phantoms 2001–02 John Slaney (2) Philadelphia Phantoms 2002–03 Curtis Murphy (1) Houston Aeros 2003–04 Curtis Murphy (2) Milwaukee Admirals 2004–05 Niklas Kronwall Grand Rapids Griffins 2005–06 Andy Delmore Syracuse Crunch 2006–07 Sheldon Brookbank Milwaukee Admirals 2007–08 Andrew Hutchinson Hartford Wolf Pack 2008–09 Johnny Boychuk Providence Bruins 2009–10 Danny Groulx Worcester Sharks 2010–11 Marc-Andre Gragnani Portland Pirates 2011–12 Mark Barberio Norfolk Admirals 2012–13 Justin Schultz Oklahoma City Barons 2013–14 T. J. Brennan (1) Toronto Marlies 2014–15 Chris Wideman Binghamton Senators 2015–16 T. J. Brennan (2) Toronto Marlies 2016–17 Matt Taormina Syracuse Crunch 2017–18 Sami Niku Manitoba Moose 2018–19 Zach Redmond Rochester Americans 2019–20 Jake Bean Charlotte Checkers 2020–21 Ryan Murphy Henderson Silver Knights 2021–22 Jordan Gross Colorado Eagles 2022–23 Christian Wolanin Abbotsford Canucks 2023–24 Kyle Capobianco Manitoba Moose 2024–25 Jacob MacDonald Colorado Eagles 2025–26 Zac Jones Rochester Americans
NHL-level Eddie Shore Award One of the Boston Bruins annual team awards is also named the Eddie Shore Award. It is awarded to the player with most hustle and determination.
References
External links Official AHL website AHL Hall of Fame Historic standings and statistics - at Internet Hockey Database