# Les Cunningham Award

The Les Cunningham Award is given annually to American Hockey League's "Most Valuable Player" of the regular season, as voted on by AHL media and players.
The award was first presented in the 1947–48 season, is named after Les Cunningham, a five-time AHL All-Star and three-time Calder Cup champion who averaged better than a point per game over his 10-year playing career with the original Cleveland Barons. Upon his retirement, he was the AHL's career leader in points.

## Winners

Positions key :
| C | Centre | LW | Left wing | D | Defence | RW | Right wing | G | Goaltender |
| Season | Winner | Team | Position | Win # |
| 1947–48 | Carl Liscombe (1) | Providence Reds | LW | 1 |
| 1948–49 | Carl Liscombe (2) | Providence Reds | LW | 2 |
| 1949–50 | Les Douglas | Cleveland Barons | C | 1 |
| 1950–51 | Ab DeMarco | Buffalo Bisons | C | 1 |
| 1951–52 | Ray Powell | Providence Reds | C | 1 |
| 1952–53 | Eddie Olson | Cleveland Barons | LW | 1 |
| 1953–54 | George Sullivan | Hershey Bears | C | 1 |
| 1954–55 | Ross Lowe | Springfield Indians | D | 1 |
| 1955–56 | Johnny Bower (1) | Providence Reds | G | 1 |
| 1956–57 | Johnny Bower (2) | Providence Reds | G | 2 |
| 1957–58 | Johnny Bower (3) | Cleveland Barons | G | 3 |
| 1958–59 | Rudy Migay | Rochester Americans | C | 1 |
| 1958–59 | Bill Hicke | Rochester Americans | RW | 1 |
| 1959–60 | Fred Glover (1) | Cleveland Barons | C | 1 |
| 1960–61 | Phil Maloney | Buffalo Bisons | C | 1 |
| 1961–62 | Fred Glover (2) | Cleveland Barons | C | 2 |
| 1962–63 | Denis DeJordy | Buffalo Bisons | G | 1 |
| 1963–64 | Fred Glover (3) | Cleveland Barons | C | 3 |
| 1964–65 | Art Stratton (1) | Buffalo Bisons | C | 1 |
| 1965–66 | Dick Gamble | Rochester Americans | LW | 1 |
| 1966–67 | Mike Nykoluk | Hershey Bears | C | 1 |
| 1967–68 | Dave Creighton | Providence Reds | C | 1 |
| 1968–69 | Gilles Villemure (1) | Buffalo Bisons | G | 1 |
| 1969–70 | Gilles Villemure (2) | Buffalo Bisons | G | 2 |
| 1970–71 | Fred Speck | Baltimore Clippers | C | 1 |
| 1971–72 | Garry Peters | Boston Braves | C | 1 |
| 1972–73 | Bill Inglis | Cincinnati Swords | C | 1 |
| 1973–74 | Art Stratton (2) | Rochester Americans | C | 1 |
| 1974–75 | Doug Gibson (1) | Rochester Americans | C | 1 |
| 1975–76 | Ron Andruff | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | C | 1 |
| 1976–77 | Doug Gibson (2) | Rochester Americans | C | 2 |
| 1977–78 | Blake Dunlop | Maine Mariners | F | 1 |
| 1978–79 | Rocky Saganiuk | New Brunswick Hawks | RW | 1 |
| 1979–80 | Norm Dube | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | LW | 1 |
| 1980–81 | Pelle Lindbergh | Maine Mariners | G | 1 |
| 1981–82 | Mike Kaszycki | New Brunswick Hawks | F | 1 |
| 1982–83 | Ross Yates | Binghamton Whalers | RW | 1 |
| 1983–84 | Garry Lariviere | St. Catharines Saints | D | 1 |
| 1983–84 | Mal Davis | Rochester Americans | RW | 1 |
| 1984–85 | Paul Gardner (1) | Binghamton Whalers | C | 1 |
| 1985–86 | Paul Gardner (2) | Rochester Americans | C | 2 |
| 1986–87 | Tim Tookey | Hershey Bears | C | 1 |
| 1987–88 | Jody Gage | Rochester Americans | RW | 1 |
| 1988–89 | Stephan Lebeau | Sherbrooke Canadiens | C | 1 |
| 1989–90 | Paul Ysebaert | Utica Devils | LW | 1 |
| 1990–91 | Kevin Todd | Utica Devils | C | 1 |
| 1991–92 | John Anderson | New Haven Nighthawks | LW | 1 |
| 1992–93 | Don Biggs | Binghamton Rangers | C | 1 |
| 1993–94 | Rich Chernomaz | St. John's Maple Leafs | RW | 1 |
| 1994–95 | Steve Larouche | Prince Edward Island Senators | C | 1 |
| 1995–96 | Brad Smyth | Carolina Monarchs | RW | 1 |
| 1996–97 | Jean-Francois Labbe | Hershey Bears | G | 1 |
| 1997–98 | Steve Guolla | Kentucky Thoroughblades | C | 1 |
| 1998–99 | Randy Robitaille | Providence Bruins | C | 1 |
| 1999–00 | Martin Brochu | Portland Pirates | G | 1 |
| 2000–01 | Derek Armstrong | Hartford Wolf Pack | LW | 1 |
| 2001–02 | Eric Boguniecki | Worcester IceCats | C | 1 |
| 2002–03 | Jason Ward | Hamilton Bulldogs | RW | 1 |
| 2003–04 | Jason LaBarbera | Hartford Wolf Pack | G | 1 |
| 2004–05 | Jason Spezza | Binghamton Senators | C | 1 |
| 2005–06 | Donald MacLean | Grand Rapids Griffins | C | 1 |
| 2006–07 | Darren Haydar | Chicago Wolves | RW | 1 |
| 2007–08 | Jason Krog | Chicago Wolves | C | 1 |
| 2008–09 | Alexandre Giroux | Hershey Bears | LW | 1 |
| 2009–10 | Keith Aucoin | Hershey Bears | C | 1 |
| 2010–11 | Corey Locke | Binghamton Senators | C | 1 |
| 2011–12 | Cory Conacher | Norfolk Admirals | LW | 1 |
| 2012–13 | Tyler Johnson | Syracuse Crunch | C | 1 |
| 2013–14 | Travis Morin | Texas Stars | C | 1 |
| 2014–15 | Brian O'Neill | Manchester Monarchs | RW | 1 |
| 2015–16 | Chris Bourque | Hershey Bears | LW | 1 |
| 2016–17 | Kenny Agostino | Chicago Wolves | LW | 1 |
| 2017–18 | Phil Varone | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | C | 1 |
| 2018–19 | Daniel Carr | Chicago Wolves | LW | 1 |
| 2019–20 | Gerald Mayhew | Iowa Wild | C | 1 |
| 2020–21 | T. J. Tynan | Colorado Eagles | C | 1 |
| 2021–22 | T. J. Tynan (2) | Ontario Reign | C | 2 |
| 2022–23 | Dustin Wolf | Calgary Wranglers | G | 1 |
| 2023–24 | Mavrik Bourque | Texas Stars | C | 1 |