Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award

The Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award is an award given "in recognition of distinguished members of the newspaper profession whose words have brought honour to journalism and to hockey". Recipients are selected by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.

List of recipients

 
Red Burnett, the Toronto Star, reporter, was one of 17 inaugural winners in 1984
 
Red Fisher was one of six inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame when he was named an award recipient in 1985.
Key
  Indicates posthumous award
Recipients of the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award[1][2]
Year Recipient Publication(s) Ref
1984 Beauchamp, JacquesJacques Beauchamp Montréal-Matin/Le Journal de Montréal [2]
Burchard, JimJim Burchard New York World-Telegram
Burnett, RedRed Burnett  Toronto Star
Carroll, DinkDink Carroll Montreal Gazette
Coleman, JimJim Coleman Southam Newspapers
Damata, TedTed Damata Chicago Tribune
Desjardins, MarcelMarcel Desjardins La Presse
Dulmage, JackJack Dulmage Windsor Star
Dunnell, MiltMilt Dunnell Toronto Star
Ferguson, ElmerElmer Ferguson  Montréal Herald/Montréal Star
Fitzgerald, TomTom Fitzgerald  The Boston Globe
Frayne , TrentTrent Frayne Toronto Telegram/The Globe and Mail/Toronto Sun
Laney, AlAl Laney New York Herald Tribune
Nichols, JoeJoe Nichols The New York Times
O'Meara, BasilBasil O'Meara  Montréal Star
Vipond, JimJim Vipond The Globe and Mail
Walter, LewisLewis Walter  Detroit Times
1985 Barton, CharlieCharlie Barton  Buffalo Courier-Express
Fisher, RedRed Fisher Montréal Star/Montreal Gazette
Gross, GeorgeGeorge Gross Toronto Telegram/Toronto Sun
Lespérance, ZotiqueZotique Lespérance Le Journal de Montréal/La Petit Journal
Mayer, CharlesCharles Mayer  Le Petit Journal/La Patrie
O'Brien, AndyAndy O'Brien Weekend Magazine
1986 Johnston, DickDick Johnston The Buffalo News [3]
Monahan, LeoLeo Monahan Boston Daily Record/Record-American/Boston Herald American
Moriarty, TimTim Moriarty UPI/Newsday
1987 Brennan, BillBill Brennan The Detroit News [4]
MacLeod, RexRex MacLeod The Globe and Mail/Toronto Star
Olan, BenBen Olan Associated Press
Rosa, FrancisFrancis Rosa The Boston Globe
1988 Proudfoot, JimJim Proudfoot Toronto Star [5]
Young, ScottScott Young The Globe and Mail/Toronto Telegram
1989 Larochelle, ClaudeClaude Larochelle Le Soleil [6]
Orr, FrankFrank Orr Toronto Star [7]
1990 Raymond, BertrandBertrand Raymond Le Journal de Montréal [2]
1991 Delano, HughHugh Delano New York Post [8]
1993 Strachan, AlAl Strachan The Globe and Mail/Toronto Star [9]
1995 Gatecliff, JackJack Gatecliff St. Catharines Standard [2]
1997 McKenzie , KenKen McKenzie The Hockey News
1998 Pedneault, YvonYvon Pedneault La Presse/Le Journal de Montréal
1999 Conway, RussRuss Conway The Eagle-Tribune [10]
2000 Matheson, JimJim Matheson Edmonton Journal [11]
2001 Duhatschek, EricEric Duhatschek Calgary Herald [12]
2002 Dupont, KevinKevin Dupont The Boston Globe [13]
2003 Farber , MichaelMichael Farber Montreal Gazette/Sports Illustrated [14]
2004 Kelley, JimJim Kelley The Buffalo News [15]
2005 Elliott, HeleneHelene Elliott Los Angeles Times [16]
2006 Morrison , ScottScott Morrison Toronto Sun/Sportsnet [17]
2007 Fay, DaveDave Fay  The Washington Times [18]
2008 Stevens , NeilNeil Stevens The Canadian Press [19]
2009 Molinari, DaveDave Molinari Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [20]
2010 de Foy, MarcMarc de Foy Le Journal de Montréal/RueFrontenac.com [21]
2011 Jones, TerryTerry Jones Edmonton Sun [22]
2012 MacGregor , RoyRoy MacGregor The Globe and Mail/National Post/Ottawa Citizen/Toronto Star/Maclean's [23]
2013 Greenberg, JayJay Greenberg Philadelphia Daily News [24]
2014 Allen , KevinKevin Allen USA Today [25]
2015 McKenzie, BobBob McKenzie TSN/The Hockey News [26]
2016 Verdi, BobBob Verdi Chicago Tribune [27]
2017 Cole, CamCam Cole Edmonton Journal/National Post/Vancouver Sun [28]
2018 Brooks, LarryLarry Brooks New York Post [29]
2019 Brown, FrankFrank Brown Associated Press/New York Daily News [30]
2020 Gallagher , TonyTony Gallagher The Province [31]
2022 Gallagher , TonyTony Gallagher The Province [32]
2022 Morganti, AlAl Morganti Philadelphia Inquirer, NBC Sports [33]

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