The Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award, formerly known as USA Hockey Junior Player of the Year Award, is presented annually to the most outstanding American-born player in

junior ice hockey Junior hockey is a level of competitive ice hockey generally for players between 16 and 21 years of age. Junior hockey leagues in the United States and Canada are considered amateur (with some exceptions) and operate within regions of each cou ...

. Chosen by panel of junior coaches and administrators, criteria for the award also includes having played for a US-based junior team. The award is named after Dave Tyler, who served on

USA Hockey USA Hockey is the national ice hockey organization in the United States. It is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee as the governing body for organized ice hockey in the United ...

's board of directors for 32 years and played an instrumental role in the development and growth of junior hockey in the United States.

List of winners

Sean Farrell, Harvard Crimson ice hockey

References

External links

USA Hockey Annual Awards
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