The Alan Weeks Trophy is awarded to the Best
British
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Defenceman
Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the latter a reference t ...
in the
British Ice Hockey Leagues as voted by
Ice Hockey Journalists UK
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.
The
award
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An awar ...
is named after
Alan Weeks who was a
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Commentator for 45 years and
Chairman of the
Brighton Tigers
The Brighton Tigers were an English ice hockey club based in Brighton. The team existed from 1935 until 1965 and were one of the United Kingdom's most successful sides during that period. The club was based at the Brighton Sports Stadium (oft ...
ice hockey
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club from 1946 until 1965.
The trophy was first awarded in 1989 when it was won by
Paul Hand of the
Murrayfield Racers
The Murrayfield Racers were an ice hockey team based in Edinburgh, Scotland who were founded in 1952 as the Murrayfield Royals before changing their name to the Murrayfield Racers in 1966.
The team won the British Championship four times in ...
.
Past winners
See also
*
Man of Ice Awards The Man of Ice Awards were founded at the end of the 2007-2008 Elite Ice Hockey League season to commend the best in British ice hockey.
Categories
Seven of the awards were voted for by coaches and captains of the ten Elite League teams. One Award ...
External links
Ice Hockey Journalists UK
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British ice hockey trophies and awards
Ice Hockey Journalists UK
Awards established in 1989
1989 establishments in the United Kingdom