# Player of the Year Trophy (IHJUK)

The Player of the Year Trophy is an award given by Ice Hockey Journalists UK (formally the British Ice Hockey Writers Association) to the MVP in the Elite League and the National League at the end of each season. In previous seasons it has been awarded to players in the British Hockey League's Premier and First Divisions, the Super League, the British National League, and the English Premier League. The trophy was first awarded in 1985.
Tony Hand has won the trophy the most times, with a total of six awards. Steve Moria has won four times. Kieran Brown, Rick Fera, Joey Martin, Mark Morrison, Scott Morrison, Lukas Smital, and Randy Smith have each won the trophy on two occasions.

## Player of the Year Trophy winners

| | Premier Division | First Division |
| 1984-85 | Dave Stoyanovich (Fife Flyers) | Not awarded |
| 1985-86 | Tim Salmon (Ayr Bruins) | Brad Schnurr (Solihull Barons) |
| 1986-87 | Rick Fera (Murrayfield Racers) | Garry Unger (Peterborough Pirates) |
| 1987-88 | Scott Morrison (Whitley Warriors) | Kevin Conway (Telford Tigers) |
| 1988-89 | Tony Hand (Murrayfield Racers) | Luc Chabot (Medway Bears) |
| 1989-90 | Steve Moria (Cardiff Devils) | Gerard Waslen (Telford Tigers) |
| 1990-91 | Rick Brebant (Durham Wasps) | Scott Morrison (Humberside Seahawks) |
| 1991-92 | Dan Dorion (Nottingham Panthers) | Richard Laplante (Fife Flyers) |
| 1992-93 | Tony Hand (Murrayfield Racers) | Rick Fera (Basingstoke Beavers) |
| 1993-94 | Doug Smail (Fife Flyers) | Patrick Scott (Milton Keynes Kings) |
| 1994-95 | Randy Smith (Peterborough Pirates) | Steve Moria (Swindon Wildcats) |
| 1995-96 | Randy Smith (Cardiff Devils) | Shawn Byram (Manchester Storm) |
| | Super League | British League |
| 1996-97 | Steve Lyle (Cardiff Devils) | Claude Dumas (Telford Tigers) Mark Morrison (Fife Flyers) |
| 1997-98 | Rob Dopson (Ayr Scottish Eagles) | Mark Morrison (Fife Flyers) |
| 1998-99 | Frank Pietrangelo (Manchester Storm) | Perry Pappas (Slough Jets) |
| 1999-00 | Ed Courtenay (Sheffield Steelers) | Stephen Murphy (Fife Flyers) |
| 2000-01 | David Longstaff (Sheffield Steelers) | Mark McArthur (Guildford Flames) |
| 2001-02 | Kevin Riehl (Belfast Giants) | Tony Hand (Dundee Texol Stars) |
| 2002-03 | Joel Laing (Sheffield Steelers) | Jody Lehman (Coventry Blaze) |
| | Elite League | British League |
| 2003-04 | Jason Ruff (Belfast Giants) | Tony Hand (Edinburgh Capitals) |
| 2004-05 | Tony Hand (Belfast Giants) Neal Martin (Coventry Blaze) | Lukas Smital (Bracknell Bees) |
| Season | Elite League | Premier League |
| 2005-06 | Theo Fleury (Belfast Giants) | Kyle Amyotte (Romford Raiders) |
| 2006-07 | Mark Smith (Cardiff Devils) | Lukas Smital (Bracknell Bees) |
| 2007-08 | Adam Calder (Coventry Blaze) | Steve Moria (Slough Jets) |
| 2008–09 | David Beauregard (Manchester Phoenix) | Steve Moria (Slough Jets) |
| 2009-10 | Colin Shields (Belfast Giants) | Jaroslav Cesky (Bracknell Bees) |
| 2010-11 | Craig Weller (Cardiff Devils) | Tony Hand (Manchester Phoenix) |
| 2011-12 | Jade Galbraith (Braehead Clan) | Janis Ozolins (Sheffield Steeldogs) |
| 2012-13 | David Ling (Nottingham Panthers) | Jonas Hoog (Swindon Wildcats) |
| 2013-14 | Dan Bakala (Dundee Stars) | Luke Boothroyd (Manchester Phoenix) |
| 2014-15 | Mathieu Roy (Sheffield Steelers) | Peter Szabo (Telford Tigers) |
| 2015-16 | Joey Martin (Cardiff Devils) | Arnoldas Bosas (Sheffield Steeldogs) |
| Season | Elite League | National League |
| 2016-17 | Andrew Hotham (Cardiff Devils) | Not awarded |
| 2017-18 | Joey Martin (Cardiff Devils) | Not awarded |
| 2018-19 | Tyler Beskorowany (Belfast Giants) | Not awarded |
| 2019-20 | Not awarded due to COVID-19 | Not awarded |
| 2020-21 | Not awarded due to COVID-19 | Not awarded |
| 2021-22 | J.J. Piccinich (Belfast Giants) | Kieran Brown (Leeds Knights) |
| 2022-23 | Scott Conway (Belfast Giants) | Kieran Brown (Leeds Knights) |