# Michael Bossy Trophy

The Michael Bossy Trophy (French:Trophée Michael Bossy) is awarded annually to the player in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) judged to be the best professional prospect. The award is named after former New York Islanders forward Mike Bossy, who played in the QMJHL prior to his Hockey Hall of Fame career.

## Winners

List of trophy winners:
| Season | Player | QMJHL team | NHL Entry Draft | NHL draft team |
| 1980–81 | Dale Hawerchuk | Cornwall Royals | 1st 1981 | Winnipeg Jets |
| 1981–82 | Michel Petit | Sherbrooke Castors | 11th 1982 | Vancouver Canucks |
| 1982–83 | Pat LaFontaine | Verdun Juniors | 3rd 1983 | New York Islanders |
| 1982–83 | Sylvain Turgeon | Hull Olympiques | 2nd 1983 | Hartford Whalers |
| 1983–84 | Mario Lemieux | Laval Voisins | 1st 1984 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1984–85 | José Charbonneau | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 12th 1985 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1985–86 | Jimmy Carson | Verdun Junior Canadiens | 2nd 1986 | Los Angeles Kings |
| 1986–87 | Pierre Turgeon | Granby Bisons | 1st 1987 | Buffalo Sabres |
| 1987–88 | Daniel Doré | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 5th 1988 | Quebec Nordiques |
| 1988–89 | Patrice Brisebois | Laval Titan | 30th 1989 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1989–90 | Karl Dykhuis | Hull Olympiques | 16th 1990 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1990–91 | Philippe Boucher | Granby Bisons | 13th 1991 | Buffalo Sabres |
| 1991–92 | Paul Brousseau | Hull Olympiques | 28th 1992 | Quebec Nordiques |
| 1992–93 | Alexandre Daigle | Victoriaville Tigres | 1st 1993 | Ottawa Senators |
| 1993–94 | Éric Fichaud | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 16th 1994 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 1994–95 | Martin Biron | Beauport Harfangs | 16th 1995 | Buffalo Sabres |
| 1995–96 | Jean-Pierre Dumont | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 3rd 1996 | New York Islanders |
| 1996–97 | Roberto Luongo | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 4th 1997 | New York Islanders |
| 1997–98 | Vincent Lecavalier | Rimouski Océanic | 1st 1998 | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 1998–99 | Maxime Ouellet | Quebec Remparts | 22nd 1999 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1999–2000 | Antoine Vermette | Victoriaville Tigres | 55th 2000 | Ottawa Senators |
| 2000–01 | Ales Hemsky | Hull Olympiques | 13th 2001 | Edmonton Oilers |
| 2001–02 | Pierre-Marc Bouchard | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 8th 2002 | Minnesota Wild |
| 2002–03 | Marc-André Fleury | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 1st 2003 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2003–04 | Alexandre Picard | Lewiston MAINEiacs | 8th 2004 | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 2004–05 | Sidney Crosby | Rimouski Océanic | 1st 2005 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2005–06 | Derick Brassard | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 6th 2006 | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 2006–07 | Angelo Esposito | Quebec Remparts | 20th 2007 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2007–08 | Mikhail Stefanovich | Quebec Remparts | 98th 2008 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 2008–09 | Dmitry Kulikov | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 14th 2009 | Florida Panthers |
| 2009–10 | Brandon Gormley | Moncton Wildcats | 13th 2010 | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 2010–11 | Sean Couturier | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 8th 2011 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 2011–12 | Mikhail Grigorenko | Quebec Remparts | 12th 2012 | Buffalo Sabres |
| 2012–13 | Jonathan Drouin | Halifax Mooseheads | 3rd 2013 | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 2013–14 | Nikolaj Ehlers | Halifax Mooseheads | 9th 2014 | Winnipeg Jets |
| 2014–15 | Timo Meier | Halifax Mooseheads | 9th 2015 | San Jose Sharks |
| 2015–16 | Pierre-Luc Dubois | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 3rd 2016 | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 2016–17 | Nico Hischier | Halifax Mooseheads | 1st 2017 | New Jersey Devils |
| 2017–18 | Filip Zadina | Halifax Mooseheads | 6th 2018 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 2018–19 | Raphaël Lavoie | Halifax Mooseheads | 38th 2019 | Edmonton Oilers |
| 2019–20 | Alexis Lafrenière | Rimouski Océanic | 1st 2020 | New York Rangers |
| 2020–21 | Zachary Bolduc | Rimouski Océanic | 17th 2021 | St. Louis Blues |
| 2021–22 | Nathan Gaucher | Quebec Remparts | 22nd 2022 | Anaheim Ducks |
| 2022–23 | Ethan Gauthier | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 37th 2023 | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 2023–24 | Maxim Massé | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 66th 2024 | Anaheim Ducks |