The Senator Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy, named in honour of Joseph Albert Sullivan, is presented annually to the outstanding ice hockey player (Player of the Year) in U Sports, the governing body for Canadian university athletics.
While studying to be a doctor at the University of Toronto in the 1920s, Sullivan was the goaltender for the Toronto Varsity Blues. He played with a team of graduates from the Blues representing Canada at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, where the team won the Gold Medal.
Like Sullivan, the fourth recipient of the Trophy, Randy Gregg of the Alberta Golden Bears, was also earning a medical degree while he played university hockey. In 1990, the Dr. Randy Gregg Award was created, honoring the U Sports ice hockey player who has exhibited outstanding achievement in ice hockey, academics, and community involvement.
List of winners A table of the winners of the annual Senator Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy.
SeasonPlayerPositionTeam1975-76 Jim Corsi Goaltender Concordia Stingers1976-77 Ron Hawkshaw Forward York Yeomen1977-78 Doug Caines Forward Toronto Varsity Blues1978-79 Randy Gregg Defence Alberta Golden Bears1979-80 Vince Friyia Forward Lakehead Thunderwolves1980-81 Paul Stothart Forward Queen's Golden Gaels1981-82 Paul Stothart Forward Queen's Golden Gaels1982-83 Mark Locken Goaltender Saint Mary's Huskies1983-84 Mike Ridley Forward Manitoba Bisons1984-85 Rob Whistle Defence Laurier Golden Hawks1985-86 John LeBlanc Forward UNB Reds1986-87 Dave Quigley Goaltender Moncton Aigles Bleus1987-88 Sid Cranston Forward Alberta Golden Bears1988-89 Stacey Wakabayashi Forward Alberta Golden Bears1989-90 Mike Bishop Goaltender Waterloo Warriors1990-91 Wayne Hynes Forward Calgary Dinosaurs1991-92 Shane MacEachern Forward UPEI Panthers1992-93 Serge Lajoie Defence Alberta Golden Bears1993-94 Duane Dennis Forward Acadia Axemen1994-95 Sean Basilio Goaltender Western Ontario Mustangs1995-96 John Wynne Defence Waterloo Warriors1996-97 Matt Mullin Goaltender Guelph Gryphons1997-98 Jean-Paul Davis Defence Guelph Gryphons1998-99 Luc Belanger Goaltender UQTR Patriotes1999-00 Russell Hewson Forward Alberta Golden Bears2000-01 Russell Hewson Forward Alberta Golden Bears2001-02 Jon Barkman Forward Saskatchewan Huskies2002-03 Alexandre Tremblay Forward UQTR Patriotes2003-04 Chris Stanley Forward Dalhousie Tigers2004-05 Joel Scherban Forward Lakehead Thunderwolves2005-06 Kevin Baker Forward Acadia Axemen2006-07 Jay Langager Defence Lethbridge Pronghorns2007-08 Rob Hennigar Forward UNB Reds2008-09 Marc Rancourt Forward Saint Mary's Huskies2009-10 Hunter Tremblay Forward UNB Reds2010-11 Alexandre Picard-Hooper Forward McGill Redmen2011-12 Andrew Clark Forward Acadia Axemen2012-13 Lucas Bloodoff Forward Saint Mary's Huskies2013-14 Liam Heelis Forward Acadia Axemen2014-15 Spencer Pommells Forward Windsor Lancers2015-16 Guillaume Asselin Forward UQTR Patriotes2016-17 Philippe Maillet Forward UNB Reds2017-18 Anthony Beauregard Forward Concordia Stingers2018-19 Luke Philip Forward Alberta Golden Bears2019-20 Taran Kozun Goaltender Saskatchewan Huskies2020-21 season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2021-22 Nolan Yaremko Forward Mount Royal Cougars2022-23 Simon Lafrance Forward UQTR Patriotes2023-24 Connor Bouchard Forward Mount Royal Cougars2024-25 Clay Hanus Defence Mount Royal Cougars
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