Brad Hornung Trophy

The Brad Hornung Trophy is presented annually to the Western Hockey League player who has exhibited the best of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability. The trophy is named after former Regina Pats player Brad Hornung who stopped breathing after slammed head first into the boards when he was checked during a WHL game on March 1, 1987. Doctors and the trainer had to resuscitate him and perform a tracheotomy to restore his breathing. The incident left Hornung permanently paralyzed.
Previously, the Frank Boucher Memorial Trophy. Frank Boucher was Commissioner of the league for it's first two seasons. Boucher spent 29 years with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League as a player, coach, and General Manager winning three Stanley Cups. Boucher was awarded the NHL’s equivalent trophy the Lady Byng seven times in eight years. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958.
=List of Winners=
Season 	Player 	Team
2019-20 	Seth Jarvis 	Portland Winterhawks
2018-19 	Justin Almeida 	Moose Jaw Warriors
2017-18 	Aleksi Heponiemi 	Swift Current Broncos
2016-17 	Tyler Steenbergen 	Swift Current Broncos
2015-16 	Tyler Soy 	Victoria Royals
2014-15 	Rourke Chartier 	Kelowna Rockets
2013-14 	Sam Reinhart 	Kootenay Ice
2012-13 	Dylan Wruck 	Edmonton Oil Kings
2011-12 	Mark Stone 	Brandon Wheat Kings
2010-11 	Tyler Johnson 	Spokane Chiefs
2009-10 	Jason Bast 	Moose Jaw Warriors
2008-09 	Tyler Ennis 	Medicine Hat Tigers
2007-08 	Tyler Ennis 	Medicine Hat Tigers
2006-07 	Aaron Gagnon 	Seattle Thunderbirds
2005-06 	Kris Russell 	Medicine Hat Tigers
2004-05 	Kris Russell 	Medicine Hat Tigers
2003-04 	Nigel Dawes 	Kootenay Ice
2002-03 	Boyd Gordon 	Red Deer Rebels
2001-02 	Ian White 	Swift Current Broncos
2000-01 	Matt Kinch 	Calgary Hitmen
1999-00 	Trent Hunter 	Prince George Cougars
1998-99 	Matt Kinch 	Calgary Hitmen
1997-98 	Cory Cyrenne 	Brandon Wheat Kings
1996-97 	Kelly Smart 	Brandon Wheat Kings
1995-96 	Hnat Domenichelli 	Kamloops Blazers
1994-95 	Darren Ritchie 	Brandon Wheat Kings
1993-94 	Lonny Bohonos 	Portland Winter Hawks
1992-93 	Rick Girard 	Swift Current Broncos
1991-92 	Steve Junker 	Spokane Chiefs
1990-91 	Pat Falloon 	Spokane Chiefs
1989-90 	Bryan Bosch 	Lethbridge Hurricanes
1988-89 	Blair Atcheynum 	Moose Jaw Warriors
1987-88 	Craig Endean 	Regina Pats
Frank Boucher Memorial Trophy	Frank Boucher Memorial Trophy	Frank Boucher Memorial Trophy
1986-871 	East - Len Nielson 	Regina Pats
1986-871 	West - Dave Archibald 	Portland Winter Hawks
1985-861 	East - Randy Smith 	Saskatoon Blades
1985-861 	West - Ken Morrison 	Kamloops Blazers
1984-85 	Cliff Ronning 	New Westminster Bruins
1983-84 	Mark Lamb 	Medicine Hat Tigers
1982-83 	Darren Boyko 	Winnipeg Warriors
1981-82 	Mike Moller 	Lethbridge Broncos
1980-81 	Steve Tsujiura 	Medicine Hat Tigers
1979-80 	Steve Tsujiura 	Medicine Hat Tigers
1978-79 	Errol Rausse 	Seattle Breakers
1977-78 	Steve Tambellini 	Lethbridge Broncos
1976-77 	Steve Tambellini 	Lethbridge Broncos
1975-76 	Blair Chapman 	Saskatoon Blades
1974-75 	Danny Arndt 	Saskatoon Blades
1973-74 	Mike Rogers 	Calgary Centennials
1972-73 	Ron Chipperfield 	Brandon Wheat Kings
1971-72 	Ron Chipperfield 	Brandon Wheat Kings
1970-71 	Lorne Henning 	Estevan Bruins
1969-70 	Randy Rota 	Calgary Centennials
1968-69 	Bob Liddington 	Calgary Centennials
1967-68 	Bernie Blanchette 	Saskatoon Blades
1966-67 	Morris Stefaniw 	Estevan Bruins
CHL Sportsman of the Year winner highlighted in blue.
1The WHL handed out separate awards for the East and West Divisions.
==Research Notes==
:1966-67 trophy ???
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Category:Western Hockey League trophies and awards