The ECHL Leading Scorer Award goes to the
ECHL
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player "who leads the league in scoring at the end of the regular season" and has been awarded since 1989. The award is not named after any individual and has three repeat winners as of 2023:
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won the award in 1991–92 and 1993–94 as a member of the
Greensboro Monarchs,
John Spoltore won the award in back-to-back years from 1998–99 to 1999–2000 as a member of the
Louisiana IceGators, and
Chad Costello won in 2014–15, 2015–16, and 2016–17 with the
Allen Americans
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. Twin brothers
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and
Justin Donati are the only brothers to win the award. Tyler Donati won the award in 2009–10 and Justin Donati won the following season.
Trevor Jobe
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, the 1992–93 award winner, is the current record holder with 161 points.
Bill McDougall,
Stan Drulia
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, and
David Desharnais are the only three winners of this award to advance to the
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.
Scott Gomez, who had played with the
Alaska Aces during the
2004–05 NHL lockout
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, and
Ed Courtenay, and
Jesse Schultz
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Playing career
Junior
Schu ...
are the only award winners to have NHL experience before winning the award.
List of ECHL Leading Scorer Award winners
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See also
* ECHL awards
References
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Awards established in 1989
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