John Brophy Award

The John Brophy Award goes to the ECHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success as voted by the coaches of each of the ECHL teams. The John Brophy Award has been awarded to teams since 1989. The award is named after John Brophy, who had coached in the league for 13 seasons and had won 575 regular and postseason games, an ECHL record. The award, founded in 1989 and originally named Coach Of The Year, was renamed in his honor in 2003. 
Bob Ferguson is the only multiple winner of the award, having won it in 1999 and 2000.
== List of John Brophy Award Winners ==
Season 	Coach 	Team
1988–89	Ron Hansis 	Erie Panthers
1989–90	Dave Allison 	Virginia Lancers
1990–91	Don Jackson 	Knoxville Cherokees
1991–92	Doug Sauter 	Winston-Salem Thunderbirds
1992–93	Kurt Kleinendorst	Raleigh IceCaps
1993–94	Barry Smith 	Knoxville Cherokees
1994–95	Jim Playfair 	Dayton Bombers
1995–96	Roy Sommer 	Richmond Renegades
1996–97	Brian McCutcheon 	Columbus Chill
1997–98	Chris Nilan 	Chesapeake Icebreakers
1998–99	Bob Ferguson 	Florida Everblades
1999–00	Bob Ferguson 	Florida Everblades
2000–01	Troy Ward 	Trenton Titans
2001–02	Dave Farrish 	Louisiana IceGators
2002–03	Claude Noel 	Toledo Storm
2003–04	Pat Bingham 	Wheeling Nailers
2004–05	Nick Vitucci 	Toledo Storm
2005–06	Glen Gulutzan 	Las Vegas Wranglers
2006–07	Davis Payne 	Alaska Aces
2007–08	Chuck Weber 	Cincinnati Cyclones
2008–09	Rick Kowalsky 	Trenton Devils
2009–10	Derek Laxdal 	Idaho Steelheads
2010–11	Brent Thompson 	Alaska Aces
2011–12	Rob Murray 	Alaska Aces
2011–12	John Wroblewski 	Gwinnett Gladiators
2012–13	Jarrod Skalde 	Cincinnati Cyclones
2013–14	Spencer Carbery 	South Carolina Stingrays
2014–15	Derek Lalonde 	Toledo Walleye
2015–16	Richard Matvichuk	Missouri Mavericks
2016–17	Dan Watson 	Toledo Walleye
2017–18	Brad Ralph 	Florida Everblades
2018–19	Matt Thomas 	Cincinnati Cyclones
2019–20	Steve Bergin 	South Carolina Stingrays
2019–20	Bruce Ramsay 	Wichita Thunder
== See also ==
* ECHL awards
== References ==
== External links ==
*Official website
*Intotheboards.net Playoffs
Category:ECHL trophies and awards