Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award

Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award
SportHockey
Awarded for"To recognize distinguished members of the newspaper profession whose words have brought honor to journalism and to hockey."
LocationHockey Hall of Fame
Presented byProfessional Hockey Writers' Association
History
First award1984
Most recentAl Morganti (2022)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award is an accolade presented annually to a print newspaper columnist or reporter in recognition of their achievements covering the game of ice hockey.[1][2][3] The award is "to recognize distinguished members of the newspaper profession whose words have brought honor to journalism and to hockey."[1]

The Hockey Hall of Fame established the accolade in 1984 and named it after the Montreal-based Canadian newspaper sports journalist Elmer Ferguson.[2][3] Early in the year,[4] the recipient is chosen by a committee of members from the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.[5] The winner receives the award from the Hockey Hall of Fame at a ceremony held at BCE Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1][2] Each recipient receives a 12 by 12 feet (3.7 by 3.7 m) glass plaque that is put on display on two glass columns in the media section of the Hockey Hall of Fame.[6][7] The ceremony associated with the accolade takes place separately to the induction of players into the Hockey Hall of Fame as -- despite widespread confusion on the issue -- media honorees are not considered full inductees.[6][8]

During the 37 years the award has been active, there have been a total of 62 winners. The first 17 recipients -- Jacques Beauchamp, Jim Burchard, Red Burnett, Dink Carroll, Jim Coleman, Ted Damata, Marcel Desjardins, Jack Dulmage, Milt Dunnell, Ferguson, Tom Fitzgerald, Trent Frayne, Al Laney, Joe Nichols, Basil O'Meara, Jim Vipond and Lewis Walter -- were honored in 1984. At least two journalists were named winners each year until 1990. There was no winner in each of 1992, 1994, 1996 and 2021.[9][4]

Helene Elliott, a writer for the Los Angeles Times, became the first female recipient in 2005.[10][11] She was also the first woman to be honored in the media section of one of the Big Four team Sports Halls of Fame.[11] The award has been presented posthumously on eight occasions, seven of the initial 23 honourees over the first two classes (1984, 1985), and Dave Fay in 2007 (award ceremony held four months after his death). Journalists who have worked for the Toronto Star have been recognised seven times, followed by The Globe and Mail reporters with six and Le Journal de Montréal on five occasions.[9][4] Each of the 62 winners have been journalists from either Canada or the United States.[3]

Recipients

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A black and white photograph of Red Burnett reporting at a sports event in 1930
Red Burnett, the Toronto Star, reporter, was one of 17 inaugural winners in 1984
Red Fisher at a Montreal Canadiens event in late 2009
Red Fisher was one of six inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame when he was named an award recipient in 1985.
Key
† Indicates posthumous award
Recipients of the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award[9][4]
Year Recipient Publication(s) Ref
1984 Jacques Beauchamp Montréal-Matin/Le Journal de Montréal [4]
Jim Burchard New York World-Telegram
Red Burnett† Toronto Star
Dink Carroll Montreal Gazette
Jim Coleman Southam Newspapers
Ted Damata Chicago Tribune
Marcel Desjardins La Presse
Jack Dulmage Windsor Star
Milt Dunnell Toronto Star
Elmer Ferguson† Montréal Herald/Montréal Star
Tom Fitzgerald† The Boston Globe
Trent Frayne Toronto Telegram/The Globe and Mail/Toronto Sun
Al Laney New York Herald Tribune
Joe Nichols The New York Times
Basil O'Meara† Montréal Star
Jim Vipond The Globe and Mail
Lewis Walter† Detroit Times
1985 Charlie Barton† Buffalo Courier-Express
Red Fisher Montréal Star/Montreal Gazette
George Gross Toronto Telegram/Toronto Sun
Zotique Lespérance Le Journal de Montréal/La Petit Journal
Charles Mayer† Le Petit Journal/La Patrie
Andy O'Brien Weekend Magazine
1986 Dick Johnston The Buffalo News [12]
Leo Monahan Boston Daily Record/Record-American/Boston Herald American
Tim Moriarty UPI/Newsday
1987 Bill Brennan The Detroit News [13]
Rex MacLeod The Globe and Mail/Toronto Star
Ben Olan Associated Press
Francis Rosa The Boston Globe
1988 Jim Proudfoot Toronto Star [14]
Scott Young The Globe and Mail/Toronto Telegram
1989 Claude Larochelle Le Soleil [15]
Frank Orr Toronto Star [16]
1990 Bertrand Raymond Le Journal de Montréal [4]
1991 Hugh Delano New York Post [17]
1993 Al Strachan The Globe and Mail/Toronto Star [18]
1995 Jack Gatecliff St. Catharines Standard [4]
1997 Ken McKenzie The Hockey News
1998 Yvon Pedneault La Presse/Le Journal de Montréal
1999 Russ Conway The Eagle-Tribune [19]
2000 Jim Matheson Edmonton Journal [20]
2001 Eric Duhatschek Calgary Herald [21]
2002 Kevin Dupont The Boston Globe [22]
2003 Michael Farber Montreal Gazette/Sports Illustrated [23]
2004 Jim Kelley The Buffalo News [24]
2005 Helene Elliott Los Angeles Times [10]
2006 Scott Morrison Toronto Sun/Sportsnet [25]
2007 Dave Fay† The Washington Times [26]
2008 Neil Stevens The Canadian Press [27]
2009 Dave Molinari Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [28]
2010 Marc de Foy Le Journal de Montréal/RueFrontenac.com [29]
2011 Terry Jones Edmonton Sun [30]
2012 Roy MacGregor The Globe and Mail/National Post/Ottawa Citizen/Toronto Star/Maclean's [31]
2013 Jay Greenberg Philadelphia Daily News [32]
2014 Kevin Allen USA Today [33]
2015 Bob McKenzie TSN/The Hockey News [34]
2016 Bob Verdi Chicago Tribune [35]
2017 Cam Cole Edmonton Journal/National Post/Vancouver Sun [36]
2018 Larry Brooks New York Post [37]
2019 Frank Brown Associated Press/New York Daily News [7]
2020 Tony Gallagher The Province [38]
2022 Al Morganti Philadelphia Inquirer, NBC Sports [39]
2023 Mark Mulvoy Sports Illustrated [40]

Statistics

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Multiple award recipients by publication[9][4]
Name Awards
Toronto Star 7
The Globe and Mail 6
Le Journal de Montréal 5
Montreal Gazette 3
Montréal Star 3
The Boston Globe 3
Toronto Sun 3
Toronto Telegram 3
Associated Press 2
Chicago Tribune 2
Edmonton Journal 2
La Presse 2
National Post 2
New York Post 2
The Hockey News 2

See also

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References

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