The Ken McKenzie Award is presented annually to an individual who accomplished the most during the season in promoting their American Hockey League team, by marketing and public relations. The award is named for Ken McKenzie, the co-founder and longtime president and publisher of The Hockey News.
Winners Season Recipient Team 1977–78 Mike Emrick Maine Mariners 1978–79 Roy Mlakar New Haven Nighthawks 1979–80 Bruce Landon Springfield Indians 1980–81 Brent Hancock Hershey Bears 1981–82 Rick Peckham Rochester Americans 1982–83 Mike Doyle Fredericton Express 1983–84 Dave Strader Adirondack Red Wings 1984–85 Dale Arnold Maine Mariners 1985–86 Randy Scott Rochester Americans 1986–87 Larry Haley Moncton Golden Flames 1987–88 Doug Yingst Hershey Bears 1988–89 John Forslund Springfield Indians 1989–90 Don Ostrom Adirondack Red Wings 1990–91 Jan MacDonald New Haven Nighthawks 1991–92 Russ Newton Fredericton Canadiens 1992–93 Catherine Galea Hamilton Canucks Jason Siegel Binghamton Rangers 1993–94 Jeremy Duncan Albany River Rats 1994–95 Tim Kuhl Syracuse Crunch 1995–96 Tim Kuhl Syracuse Crunch 1996–97 Glenn Stanford St. John's Maple Leafs Carole Appleton Springfield Falcons 1997–98 Chris Palin Rochester Americans 1998–99 Cary Kaplan Hamilton Bulldogs 1999–00 Brian Magness Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsRich Hixon 2000–01 Dave Cieslinski Rochester Americans 2001–02 Jim Sarosy Syracuse Crunch 2002–03 Don Helbig Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 2003–04 Chris Schwartz St. John's Maple Leafs 2004–05 Brian Lewis Hamilton Bulldogs 2005–06 Mike Wojciechowski Milwaukee Admirals 2006–07 Randy Cleves Grand Rapids Griffins 2007–08 Norva Riddell Manitoba Moose 2008–09 Courtney Mahoney Chicago Wolves 2009–10 Jim Sarosy Syracuse Crunch 2010–11 Mike Cosentino Toronto Marlies 2011–12 Mike Lappan Charlotte Checkers 2013–14 Charlie Larson Milwaukee Admirals 2014–15 Brian Coe Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2015–16 Mike Peck Rockford IceHogs 2016–17 Marc Lira Toronto Marlies 2017–18 Pam Frasco Cleveland Monsters 2018–19 Paul Branecky Charlotte Checkers 2019–20 Allie Brown Iowa Wild 2020–21 Zack Fisch Hershey Bears 2021–22 Gavin Riches Colorado Eagles 2022–23 Sebastien Vaillant Laval Rocket
References
External links Official AHL website AHL Hall of Fame, Ken McKenzie Award