# James H. Ellery Memorial Awards

The James H. Ellery Memorial Awards are presented annually to the individuals of the news media for outstanding media coverage of the American Hockey League. The awards are given in memory James Ellery, former publicity director for the AHL. The first award was handed out to one individual in 1965. From 1976 to 2013, three awards were given, one to each for newspaper, radio and television. In 2014, the AHL began awarding only one award for general media coverage.

## Winners (2014–present)

| Season | Recipient |
| 2013–14 | Dan Weiss, San Antonio |
| 2014–15 | Brendan Burke, Utica |
| 2015–16 | Patrick Williams, NHL.com |
| 2016–17 | Service Electric 2 Sports, Lehigh Valley |
| 2017–18 | Ben Birnell, Utica |
| 2018–19 | Mike Griffith, Bakersfield |
| 2019–20 | Larry Figurski, Grand Rapids |
| 2020–21 | Tony Brown, Cleveland |
| 2021–22 | Scott Leber, Rockford |

## Winners (1976–2013)
### Newspaper

| Season | Recipient |
| 1975–76 | Clayton Campbell, Nova Scotia |
| 1976–77 | Steve Summers, Hershey |
| 1976–77 | Bruce Whitman, Hershey |
| 1977–78 | Brian Thayer, Maine |
| 1978–79 | Eddie St. Pierre, Moncton |
| 1979–80 | Paul Marslano, New Haven |
| 1980–81 | Rick Wheeler, Rochester |
| 1981–82 | Barry Meisel, Binghamton |
| 1982–83 | Mike Kane, Adirondack |
| 1983–84 | Jack Gatecliff, St. Catharines |
| 1984–85 | Jerry Crasnick, Maine |
| 1985–86 | Jerry Crasnick, Maine |
| 1986–87 | Joel Jacobson, Nova Scotia |
| 1987–88 | Mike Kane, Adirondack |
| 1988–89 | Paul Abramowitz, Maine |
| 1989–90 | Mike Kane, Adirondack |
| 1990–91 | Bob Dittmeier, Adirondack / Capital District |
| 1991–92 | Jim Jackson, Baltimore |
| 1992–93 | Kevin Oklobzija, Rochester |
| 1993–94 | Dan Sernoffsky, Hershey |
| 1994–95 | Bill Hunt, Fredericton |
| 1995–96 | Kevin Oklobzija, Rochester |
| 1996–97 | Lindsay Kramer, Syracuse |
| 1997–98 | Brendan McCarthy, St. John's |
| 1997–98 | Bill Ballou, Worcester |
| 1998–99 | Phil Janack, Albany |
| 1999–00 | Dave Sottile, Hershey |
| 2000–01 | Tris Wykes, Norfolk |
| 2001–02 | Garry McKay, Hamilton |
| 2002–03 | Joe Conklin, Grand Rapids |
| 2003–04 | Mike Fornabaio, Bridgeport |
| 2004–05 | Jonathan Bombulie, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton |
| 2005–06 | Phil Janack, Albany |
| 2006–07 | Bill Ballou, Worcester |
| 2007–08 | Lindsay Kramer, Syracuse |
| 2008–09 | Winnipeg Free Press |
| 2009–10 | Pete Dougherty, Albany |
| 2010–11 | Tim Leone, Hershey |
| 2011–12 | Dave Eminian, Peoria |
| 2012–13 | The Telegram, St. John's |

### Radio

| Season | Recipient |
| 1975–76 | Arnie Patterson, Nova Scotia |
| 1976–77 | Leo MacIsaac, Nova Scotia |
| 1977–78 | Al Kalter, Binghamton |
| 1977–78 | Al Kalter, Binghamton |
| 1978–79 | Arnie Patterson, Nova Scotia |
| 1979–80 | Bill Brady, Springfield |
| 1980–81 | Russ Small, Hershey |
| 1981–82 | Dave Morell, Fredericton |
| 1982–83 | Phil Wood, Baltimore |
| 1983–84 | Tom George, Rochester |
| 1984–85 | Roger Neel, Binghamton |
| 1985–86 | Jim Gagliardi, Adirondack |
| 1986–87 | Dave Morell, Fredericton |
| 1987–88 | Jeff Rimer, Baltimore |
| 1988–89 | Pat Connolly, Cape Breton |
| 1989–90 | Ron Rohmer, New Haven |
| 1990–91 | Bob Matthews, Rochester |
| 1991–92 | Dave LeBlanc, Cape Breton |
| 1992–93 | John Colletto, Providence |
| 1993–94 | Don Stevens, Rochester |
| 1994–95 | John Colletto, Providence |
| 1995–96 | Seth Everett, Syracuse |
| 1996–97 | Aaron Kennedy, Saint John |
| 1997–98 | Lance McAllister, Cincinnati |
| 1998–99 | Tim Woodburn, Kentucky |
| 1999–00 | Greg Waddell, Cincinnati |
| 2000–01 | Bob Crawford, Hartford |
| 2001–02 | Tom Grace, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton |
| 2002–03 | Dave Ahlers, Portland |
| 2003–04 | John Walton, Hershey |
| 2004–05 | Derek Wills, Hamilton |
| 2005–06 | Kelly Moore, Manitoba |
| 2006–07 | John Bartlett, Toronto |
| 2007–08 | Ken Cail, Manchester |
| 2008–09 | NHL Home Ice on XM Satellite Radio |
| 2009–10 | Bob Kaser, Grand Rapids |
| 2010–11 | Grady Whittenburg, Binghamton |
| 2011–12 | Pete Michaud, Norfolk |
| 2012–13 | Don Stevens, Rochester |

### Television

| Season | Recipient |
| 1975–76 | Dick Galiette, New Haven |
| 1976–77 | Rich Funke, Rochester |
| 1977–78 | Tim Melton, Hershey |
| 1977–78 | Frank Fixaris, Maine |
| 1978–79 | Jack O'Neil, Springfield |
| 1979–80 | Dale Darling, Maine |
| 1980–81 | Simeon Smith, Rochester |
| 1981–82 | John Logan, Moncton |
| 1982–83 | Tom Gagnon, Rochester |
| 1983–84 | Vince Bagli, Baltimore |
| 1984–85 | Phil Smith, Rochester |
| 1985–86 | Rich Funke, Rochester |
| 1986–87 | Arnold Klinsky, Rochester |
| 1987–88 | Frank Chiano, Rochester |
| 1988–89 | Brian Lambert, Springfield |
| 1989–90 | Pyman Productions |
| 1990–91 | Jimmy Young, Maine |
| 1990–91 | Tom Caron, Maine |
| 1991–92 | Ken Harris, Binghamton |
| 1992–93 | Pyman Productions |
| 1993–94 | Cable Atlantic, St. John's |
| 1994–95 | Adam Benigni, Syracuse |
| 1995–96 | Tom Caron, New England Sports Network |
| 1996–97 | Jim Ogle, Kentucky |
| 1997–98 | Rich Coppola, Hartford / New Haven |
| 1998–99 | Cable Atlantic, St. John's |
| 1999–00 | WBRE-TV 28, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton |
| 2000–01 | Fox Sports Net, Pittsburgh |
| 2001–02 | WOOD-TV 8, Grand Rapids |
| 2002–03 | Rogers Sportsnet |
| 2003–04 | Comcast Cable, Chicago |
| 2004–05 | Brendan O'Reilly, Binghamton |
| 2005–06 | Gregg Mace, Hershey |
| 2006–07 | Mark Giangreco, Chicago |
| 2007–08 | Tim Doty, Grand Rapids |
| 2008–09 | Kevin Shea, Worcester |
| 2009–10 | Tony Zarrella, Cleveland |
| 2010–11 | Jamie Staton, Manchester |
| 2011–12 | Aaron LaFontaine, Toronto |
| 2012–13 | Sportsnet |

## Early winners (1965–1975)

| Season | Recipient |
| 1964–65 | Charley Barton, Buffalo |
| 1965–66 | Hans Tanner, Rochester |
| 1966–67 | Roland Sabourin, Quebec |
| 1967–68 | Jim West, Baltimore |
| 1968–69 | John Travers, Hershey |
| 1969–70 | Les Sterns, Springfield |
| 1970–71 | W.W. "Tiny" Parry, Hershey |
| 1971–72 | Al Fischer, Baltimore |
| 1972–73 | Jerry Linquist, Baltimore |
| 1973–74 | George Taylor, Baltimore |
| 1974–75 | Ron Rohmer, New Haven |