The Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the defenceman of the year in the
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior hocke ...
(WHL). It is named after one of the league's founders,
Bill Hunter, who was the driving force behind the creation of the WHL. Hunter served as the owner, general manager and head coach of the
Edmonton Oil Kings, and was the first Chairman of the Board of the new league.
List of winners
See also
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CHL Defenceman of the Year – First awarded in 1987–88
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Max Kaminsky Trophy –
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League (OHL; ) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League, alongside the Western Hockey League and the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. The league is for players ag ...
Defenceman of the Year
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Emile Bouchard Trophy –
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL; , LHJMQ), formerly the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The league includes teams in Quebec ...
Defenceman of the Year
Notes
References
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Western Hockey League trophies and awards