Torriani Award

The Torriani Award is given annually by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to an ice hockey player with an "outstanding career from non-top hockey nation". It was inaugurated in 2015, and is awarded alongside the annual IIHF Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Ice Hockey World Championships. It is named for Bibi Torriani, who played internationally for the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team. 
When the award was first announced, IIHF president René Fasel was quoted as saying; "we wanted to create a trophy which honours players for a great international career irrespective of where they played. Nowadays, with NHL players and international players often being the same, we feel that there are so many top players to honour. Still, we wanted to ensure we recognized players who didn’t necessarily win Olympic and World Championship medals but who still had remarkable careers. As a result, we created the Torriani Award, and Lucio Topatigh is a very worthy first recipient".
==Recipients==
Name	Country	Year
 	 	2015
 	 	2016
 	 	2017
 	 	2018
 	 	2019
 	 	2020
==See also==
*Paul Loicq Award
==References==
Category:Ice hockey-related lists
Category:Ice hockey trophies and awards
Category:International Ice Hockey Federation
Category:Awards established in 2015