The CHL Rookie of the Year Award is given out annually to the top rookie in the Canadian Hockey League. It is chosen from the winners of; the Emms Family Award (OHL Rookie of the Year), the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy (WHL Rookie of the Year), and the Sidney Crosby Trophy (QMJHL Rookie of the Year).
Winners List of winners of the CHL Rookie of the Year Award.
Season Winner Team League 1987–88 Martin Gélinas Hull Olympiques QMJHL 1988–89 Yanic Perreault Trois-Rivières Draveurs QMJHL 1989–90 Petr Nedved Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 1990–91 Philippe Boucher Granby Bisons QMJHL 1991–92 Alexandre Daigle Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 1992–93 Jeff Friesen Regina Pats WHL 1993–94 Vitali Yachmenev North Bay Centennials OHL 1994–95 Bryan Berard Detroit Junior Red Wings OHL 1995–96 Joe Thornton Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 1996–97 Vincent Lecavalier Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 1997–98 David Legwand Plymouth Whalers OHL 1998–99 Pavel Brendl Calgary Hitmen WHL 1999–2000 Dan Blackburn Kootenay Ice WHL 2000–01 Scottie Upshall Kamloops Blazers WHL 2001–02 Patrick O'Sullivan Mississauga IceDogs OHL 2002–03 Matt Ellison Red Deer Rebels WHL 2003–04 Sidney Crosby Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 2004–05 Benoît Pouliot Sudbury Wolves OHL 2005–06 John Tavares Oshawa Generals OHL 2006–07 Patrick Kane London Knights OHL 2007–08 Taylor Hall Windsor Spitfires OHL 2008–09 Brett Connolly Prince George Cougars WHL 2009–10 Matt Puempel Peterborough Petes OHL 2010–11 Nail Yakupov Sarnia Sting OHL 2011–12 Mikhail Grigorenko Quebec Remparts QMJHL 2012–13 Valentin Zykov Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL 2013–14 Nikolaj Ehlers Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 2014–15 Alex DeBrincat Erie Otters OHL 2015–16 Alexander Nylander Mississauga Steelheads OHL 2016–17 Nico Hischier Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 2017–18 Alexis Lafrenière Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 2018–19 Quinton Byfield Sudbury Wolves OHL 2019–20 Shane Wright Kingston Frontenacs OHL 2020–21 Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021–22 Brayden Yager Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 2022–23 Maxim Massé Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 2023–24 Gavin McKenna Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 2024–25 Landon DuPont Everett Silvertips WHL 2025–26 Tommy Bleyl Moncton Wildcats QMJHL
See also List of Canadian Hockey League awards
References
External links CHL Awards – CHL