# Willie Marshall Award

The Willie Marshall Award is given to the American Hockey League's leading goal scorer for the regular season. The award was established in the 2003–04 season to honor Willie Marshall, the AHL's all-time leader in goals, assists, points and games played. Marshall is also the AHL's all-time leader in post-season scoring.

## Winners

| Season | Player | Team |
| 2003–04 | Jeff Hamilton | Bridgeport Sound Tigers |
| 2004–05 | Michael Cammalleri | Manchester Monarchs |
| 2005–06 | Donald MacLean | Grand Rapids Griffins |
| 2005–06 | Denis Hamel | Binghamton Senators |
| 2006–07 | Brett Sterling | Chicago Wolves |
| 2007–08 | Jason Krog | Chicago Wolves |
| 2008–09 | Alexandre Giroux (1) | Hershey Bears |
| 2009–10 | Alexandre Giroux (2) | Hershey Bears |
| 2010–11 | Colin McDonald | Oklahoma City Barons |
| 2011–12 | Cory Conacher | Norfolk Admirals |
| 2012–13 | Tyler Johnson | Syracuse Crunch |
| 2013–14 | Zach Boychuk | Charlotte Checkers |
| 2014–15 | Teemu Pulkkinen | Grand Rapids Griffins |
| 2015–16 | Frank Vatrano | Providence Bruins |
| 2016–17 | Wade Megan | Chicago Wolves |
| 2017–18 | Valentin Zykov | Charlotte Checkers |
| 2018–19 | Carter Verhaeghe | Syracuse Crunch |
| 2018–19 | Alex Barre-Boulet | Syracuse Crunch |
| 2019–20 | Gerald Mayhew | Iowa Wild |
| 2020–21 | Cooper Marody | Bakersfield Condors |
| 2021–22 | Stefan Noesen | Chicago Wolves |
| 2022–23 | Andy Andreoff | Bridgeport Islanders |
| 2023–24 | Adam Gaudette | Springfield Thunderbirds |

## Before the award

The following is a list of top goal scorers by season in the American Hockey League, prior to the institution of the Willie Marshall Award.
| Season | Player | Team |
| 1936–37 | Bryan Hextall | Philadelphia Ramblers |
| 1937–38 | Phil Hergesheimer (1) | Cleveland Barons |
| 1938–39 | Phil Hergesheimer (2) | Cleveland Barons |
| 1939–40 | Norm Locking | Syracuse Stars |
| 1940–41 | Fred Thurier | Springfield Indians |
| 1941–42 | Louis Trudel (1) | Washington Lions |
| 1942–43 | Harry Frost | Hershey Bears |
| 1943–44 | Pete Horeck | Cleveland Barons |
| 1944–45 | Louis Trudel (2) | Cleveland Barons |
| 1945–46 | Joe Bell | New Haven Eagles |
| 1945–46 | Joe Bell | Hershey Bears |
| 1946–47 | Johnny Holota | Cleveland Barons |
| 1947–48 | Carl Liscombe (1) | Providence Reds |
| 1948–49 | Sid Smith | Pittsburgh Hornets |
| 1948–49 | Carl Liscombe (2) | Providence Reds |
| 1949–50 | Roy Kelly | Cleveland Barons |
| 1950–51 | Fred Glover | Indianapolis Capitals |
| 1951–52 | Steve Wochy | Cleveland Barons |
| 1952–53 | Ike Hildebrand | Cleveland Barons |
| 1953–54 | Lorne Ferguson | Hershey Bears |
| 1954–55 | Eddie Olson | Cleveland Barons |
| 1955–56 | Camille Henry | Providence Reds |
| 1956–57 | Paul Larivee | Providence Reds |
| 1957–58 | Dunc Fisher | Hershey Bears |
| 1958–59 | Ken Schinkel | Springfield Indians |
| 1959–60 | Stan Smrke | Rochester Americans |
| 1960–61 | Jim Anderson (1) | Springfield Indians |
| 1961–62 | Floyd Smith | Springfield Indians |
| 1961–62 | Barry Cullen | Buffalo Bisons |
| 1962–63 | Hank Ciesla | Cleveland Barons |
| 1963–64 | Jim Anderson (2) | Springfield Indians |
| 1963–64 | Yves Locas | Pittsburgh Hornets |
| 1964–65 | Len Lunde | Buffalo Bisons |
| 1965–66 | Dick Gamble | Rochester Americans |
| 1965–66 | Alain Caron | Buffalo Bisons |
| 1966–67 | Roger DeJordy | Hershey Bears |
| 1967–68 | Eddie Kachur | Providence Reds |
| 1968–69 | Guy Trottier (1) | Buffalo Bisons |
| 1969–70 | Guy Trottier (2) | Buffalo Bisons |
| 1970–71 | Doug Volmar | Springfield Kings |
| 1971–72 | Wayne Rivers | Springfield Kings |
| 1972–73 | Yvon Lambert | Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
| 1973–74 | Murray Kuntz | Rochester Americans |
| 1974–75 | Doug Gibson | Rochester Americans |
| 1974–75 | Barry Merrell | Rochester Americans |
| 1974–75 | Peter Sullivan | Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
| 1974–75 | Jerry Holland | Providence Reds |
| 1975–76 | Ron Andruff | Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
| 1976–77 | Pierre Mondou | Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
| 1977–78 | Richard Grenier | Binghamton Dusters |
| 1978–79 | Rocky Saganiuk | New Brunswick Hawks |
| 1979–80 | Gordie Clark | Maine Mariners |
| 1980–81 | Tony Cassolato | Hershey Bears |
| 1980–81 | Mark Lofthouse | Hershey Bears |
| 1981–82 | Richard David | Fredericton Express |
| 1982–83 | Mitch Lamoureux | Baltimore Skipjacks |
| 1983–84 | Mal Davis | Rochester Americans |
| 1984–85 | Paul Gardner (1) | Binghamton Whalers |
| 1985–86 | Paul Gardner (2) | Rochester Americans |
| 1986–87 | Glenn Merkosky | Adirondack Red Wings |
| 1987–88 | Jody Gage | Rochester Americans |
| 1988–89 | Stephan Lebeau | Sherbrooke Canadiens |
| 1989–90 | John LeBlanc | Cape Breton Oilers |
| 1990–91 | Michel Picard | Springfield Indians |
| 1991–92 | Dan Currie | Cape Breton Oilers |
| 1992–93 | Chris Tancill | Adirondack Red Wings |
| 1993–94 | Patrik Augusta | St. John's Maple Leafs |
| 1994–95 | Steve Larouche | Prince Edward Island Senators |
| 1995–96 | Brad Smyth (1) | Carolina Monarchs |
| 1996–97 | Peter White | Philadelphia Phantoms |
| 1997–98 | Paul Brousseau | Adirondack Red Wings |
| 1998–99 | Jeff Williams | Albany River Rats |
| 1999–00 | Mike Maneluk | Philadelphia Phantoms |
| 2000–01 | Brad Smyth (2) | Hartford Wolf Pack |
| 2001–02 | Justin Papineau | Worcester IceCats |
| 2001–02 | Eric Boguniecki | Worcester IceCats |
| 2002–03 | Eric Healey | Manchester Monarchs |