# William Hanley Trophy

The William Hanley Trophy is awarded annually by Ontario Hockey League to the most sportsmanlike player. It is named for Bill Hanley, a former secretary-manager of the Ontario Hockey Association who served in that capacity for twenty-five years. The William Hanley Trophy was first awarded in 1975. The winner of the William Hanley Trophy is nominated for the CHL Sportsman of the Year.
From 1961 to 1969, the Max Kaminsky Trophy was awarded to the most gentlemanly player.

## Winners

List of William Hanley Trophy winners, as the most sportsmanlike player.
* denotes player also named CHL Sportsman of the Year
| Season | Winner | Team |
| 1974–75 | Doug Jarvis | Peterborough Petes |
| 1975–76 | Dale McCourt | Hamilton Fincups |
| 1976–77 | Dale McCourt | St. Catharines Fincups |
| 1977–78 | Wayne Gretzky | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
| 1978–79 | Sean Simpson | Ottawa 67's |
| 1979–80 | Sean Simpson | Ottawa 67's |
| 1980–81 | John Goodwin | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
| 1981–82 | Dave Simpson | London Knights |
| 1982–83 | Kirk Muller | Guelph Platers |
| 1983–84 | Kevin Conway | Kingston Canadians |
| 1984–85 | Scott Tottle | Peterborough Petes |
| 1985–86 | Jason Lafreniere | Belleville Bulls |
| 1986–87 | Scott McCrory | Oshawa Generals |
| 1986–87 | Keith Gretzky | Hamilton Steelhawks |
| 1987–88 | Andrew Cassels | Ottawa 67's |
| 1988–89 | Kevin Miehm | Oshawa Generals |
| 1989–90 | Mike Ricci | Peterborough Petes |
| 1990–91 | Dale Craigwell | Oshawa Generals |
| 1991–92 | John Spoltore | North Bay Centennials |
| 1992–93 | Pat Peake | Detroit Junior Red Wings |
| 1993–94 | Jason Allison | London Knights |
| 1994–95 | Vitali Yachmenev | North Bay Centennials |
| 1995–96 | Jeff Williams | Guelph Storm |
| 1996–97 | Alyn McCauley | Ottawa 67's |
| 1997–98 | Matt Bradley | Kingston Frontenacs |
| 1998–99 | Brian Campbell | Ottawa 67's |
| 1999–2000 | Mike Zigomanis | Kingston Frontenacs |
| 2000–01 | Brad Boyes | Erie Otters |
| 2001–02 | Brad Boyes | Erie Otters |
| 2002–03 | Kyle Wellwood | Windsor Spitfires |
| 2003–04 | André Benoit | Kitchener Rangers |
| 2004–05 | Jeff Carter | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
| 2005–06 | Wojtek Wolski | Brampton Battalion |
| 2006–07 | Tom Pyatt | Saginaw Spirit |
| 2007–08 | Nick Spaling | Kitchener Rangers |
| 2008–09 | Cody Hodgson | Brampton Battalion |
| 2009–10 | Ryan Spooner | Peterborough Petes |
| 2010–11 | Jason Akeson | Kitchener Rangers |
| 2011–12 | Brandon Saad | Saginaw Spirit |
| 2012–13 | Tyler Graovac | Belleville Bulls |
| 2013–14 | Connor McDavid | Erie Otters |
| 2014–15 | Dylan Strome | Erie Otters |
| 2015–16 | Mike Amadio | North Bay Battalion |
| 2016–17 | Nick Suzuki | Owen Sound Attack |
| 2017–18 | Nick Suzuki | Owen Sound Attack |
| 2018–19 | Nick Suzuki | Owen Sound & Guelph |
| 2019–20 | Nick Robertson | Peterborough Petes |
| 2020-21 | Not awarded, season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Not awarded, season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021–22 | Wyatt Johnston | Windsor Spitfires |
| 2022–23 | Evan Vierling | Barrie Colts |
| 2023–24 | Jett Luchanko | Guelph Storm |

## Sportsman of the year (1961–1969)

List of Max Kaminsky Trophy winners from 1961–1969, as the most gentlemanly player.
| Season | Winner | Team |
| 1960–61 | Bruce Draper | Toronto St. Michael's Majors |
| 1961–62 | Lowell MacDonald | Hamilton Tiger Cubs |
| 1962–63 | Paul Henderson | Hamilton Red Wings |
| 1963–64 | Fred Stanfield | St. Catharines Teepees |
| 1964–65 | Jimmy Peters | Hamilton Red Wings |
| 1965–66 | André Lacroix | Peterborough TPT's |
| 1966–67 | Mickey Redmond | Peterborough TPT's |
| 1967–68 | Tom Webster | Niagara Falls Flyers |
| 1968–69 | Réjean Houle | Montreal Junior Canadiens |