The Clare Drake Award is the annual "Rookie of the Year" award presented to the
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men's
ice hockey
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player who is judged by a committee of the U Sports Men's Hockey Coaches Association to be "the most outstanding first-year player in the U Sports who has exhibited exemplary skill and leadership".
First awarded following the 1985-86 season, the award is named after
Clare Drake, who is the coach with the most wins in U Sports men's hockey history.
Winners
*1985-86:
Claude Lefebvre (forward)
*1989-90:
Wayne Hynes (centre)
*1992-93:
John Spoltore (centre)
*1993-94:
Jarret Zukiwsky (right wing)
*1994-95:
Sylvain Rodrigue
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(goaltender)
*1995-96:
Jason Becker
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(defenceman)
*1997-98:
Ryan Lindsay (centre)
*1998-99:
Eric Schneider (forward)
*1999-00: Clayton Pool (goaltender)
*2000-01:
Alexandre Tremblay (left wing)
*2001-02:
Matt Dzieduszycki (forward)
*2002-03: Dean Beuker (right wing)
*2003-04:
Kevin Young (defenceman)
*2004-05: Mathieu Poitras (goaltender)
*2005-06:
Aaron Sorochan (goaltender)
*2006-07: Mark Shefchyk (left wing)
*2007-08: Craig Voakes (left wing)
*2008-09: Steve DaSilva (right wing)
*2009-10:
Jared Gomes
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(centre)
*2010-11:
Jason Bast (centre)
*2011-12: Zach Harnden (right wing)
*2012-13: Mitchell Porowski (left wing)
*2013-14:
Kevin Bailie (goaltender)
*2014-15: Spencer Abraham (defenceman)
*2015-16: Brett Welychka (centre)
*2016-17: Anthony DeLuca (left wing)
References
CIS Past Awards
{{CIS men's ice hockey
U Sports ice hockey trophies and awards