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[[Image: Joel Messner accepting Top Defenseman award.jpg|right|thumbnail|300px|<center>'''Joel Messner receives Brian Kozak Award<br />from Commissioner Kim Davis'''</center>]]
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[[File:Drake Burgin receives Brian Kozak Award.jpg|right|thumbnail|300px|<center>'''Drake Burgin receives Brian Kozak Award'''</center>]]
The '''Brian Kozak Memorial Award''' is presented annually to the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's defenseman who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position.<br />
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The '''Brian Kozak Memorial Award''' is presented annually to the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's defenseman who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position. It was first awarded in 1977.<br />
 
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[[Brian Kozak]] was a talented rearguard for the [[Selkirk Steelers]] in the late sixties. In 1976, at the young age of only 27, Brian succumb to cancer.<br />
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[[Brian Kozak]] was a talented rearguard for the [[Selkirk Steelers]] in the late sixties. In 1976, at the young age of only 27,<br />Brian succumb to cancer.<br />
 
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1981-82 winner [[Grant Ledyard]] went on to play over a thousand games in the [[National Hockey League]].<br />
 
1981-82 winner [[Grant Ledyard]] went on to play over a thousand games in the [[National Hockey League]].<br />
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[[MJHL Top Defenseman Award Winners photo gallery|Past Winners photo gallery]]
 
[[MJHL Top Defenseman Award Winners photo gallery|Past Winners photo gallery]]
 
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! colspan="3"|'''Brian Kozak Memorial Award'''
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! colspan="3" | '''Brian Kozak Memorial Award'''
 
 
! Season !! Winner !! Team
|-
 
|- bgcolor="#4169E1" align="center" <font style="color:white;"
 
! Season || Winner || Team
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
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| [[2019-20 MJHL Season|2019-20]] || [[Drake Burgin]] || [[Winkler Flyers]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
| [[2013-14 MJHL Season|2013-14]] || [[Joel Messner]] || [[Selkirk Steelers]]
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| [[2018-19 MJHL Season|2018-19]] || [[Quintin Sudom]] || [[Swan Valley Stampeders]]
 
|- align="center"
|-
 
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| [[2017-18 MJHL Season|2017-18]] || [[Darby Gula]] || [[Steinbach Pistons]]
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|- align="center"
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| [[2016-17 MJHL Season|2016-17]] || [[Brady Keeper]] || [[OCN Blizzard]]
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|- align="center"
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| [[2015-16 MJHL Season|2015-16]] || [[Brett Orr]] || [[Portage Terriers]]
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|- align="center"
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| [[2014-15 MJHL Season|2014-15]] || [[Tanner Jago]] || [[Portage Terriers]]
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|- align="center"
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| [[2013-14 MJHL Season|2013-14]] || [[Joel Messner]] || [[Selkirk Steelers]]
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
| [[2012-13 MJHL Season|2012-13]] || [[Tanner Butler]] || [[Dauphin Kings]]
 
| [[2012-13 MJHL Season|2012-13]] || [[Tanner Butler]] || [[Dauphin Kings]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
| [[2011-12 MJHL Season|2011-12]] || [[Brenden Kotyk]] || [[Dauphin Kings]]
 
| [[2011-12 MJHL Season|2011-12]] || [[Brenden Kotyk]] || [[Dauphin Kings]]
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|- align="center"
|-
 
|- align="center"
 
 
| [[2010-11 MJHL Season|2010-11]] || [[Clark Byczynski]] || [[Swan Valley Stampeders]]
 
| [[2010-11 MJHL Season|2010-11]] || [[Clark Byczynski]] || [[Swan Valley Stampeders]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
| [[2009-10 MJHL Season|2009-10]] || [[Steven Shamanski ]] || [[Dauphin Kings]]
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| [[2009-10 MJHL Season|2009-10]] || [[Steven Shamanski ]] || [[Dauphin Kings]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
| [[2008-09 MJHL Season|2008-09]] || [[Scott Macaulay]] || [[Winnipeg Saints]]
 
| [[2008-09 MJHL Season|2008-09]] || [[Scott Macaulay]] || [[Winnipeg Saints]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
| [[2007-08 MJHL Season|2007-08]] || [[Jason Gray]] || [[Winnipeg South Blues]]
 
| [[2007-08 MJHL Season|2007-08]] || [[Jason Gray]] || [[Winnipeg South Blues]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
| [[2006-07 MJHL Season|2006-07]] || [[Wade Poplawski]] || [[Winnipeg South Blues]]
 
| [[2006-07 MJHL Season|2006-07]] || [[Wade Poplawski]] || [[Winnipeg South Blues]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
| [[2005-06 MJHL Season|2005-06]] || [[Ryan Constant]] || [[OCN Blizzard]]
 
| [[2005-06 MJHL Season|2005-06]] || [[Ryan Constant]] || [[OCN Blizzard]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
| [[2004-05 MJHL Season|2004-05]] || [[Devrin Stonehouse]] || [[Neepawa Natives]]
 
| [[2004-05 MJHL Season|2004-05]] || [[Devrin Stonehouse]] || [[Neepawa Natives]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
| [[2003-04 MJHL Season|2003-04]] || [[Riley Weselowski]] || [[Neepawa Natives]]
 
| [[2003-04 MJHL Season|2003-04]] || [[Riley Weselowski]] || [[Neepawa Natives]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
| [[2002-03 MJHL Season|2002-03]] || [[Colin Tetrault]] || [[Southeast Blades]]
 
| [[2002-03 MJHL Season|2002-03]] || [[Colin Tetrault]] || [[Southeast Blades]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
| [[2001-02 MJHL Season|2001-02]] || [[Steve Mullin]] || [[Winkler Flyers]]
 
| [[2001-02 MJHL Season|2001-02]] || [[Steve Mullin]] || [[Winkler Flyers]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
| [[2000-01 MJHL Season|2000-01]] || [[Derek Miller]] || [[Neepawa Natives]]
 
| [[2000-01 MJHL Season|2000-01]] || [[Derek Miller]] || [[Neepawa Natives]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
| [[1999-00 MJHL Season|1999-00]] || [[Oliver McGee]] || [[Winkler Flyers]]
 
| [[1999-00 MJHL Season|1999-00]] || [[Oliver McGee]] || [[Winkler Flyers]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
| [[1998-99 MJHL Season|1998-99]] || [[Jamie Vossen]] || [[OCN Blizzard]]
 
| [[1998-99 MJHL Season|1998-99]] || [[Jamie Vossen]] || [[OCN Blizzard]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
| [[1997-98 MJHL Season|1997-98]] || [[Scott Ribble]] || [[St. James Canadians]]
 
| [[1997-98 MJHL Season|1997-98]] || [[Scott Ribble]] || [[St. James Canadians]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
| [[1996-97 MJHL Season|1996-97]] || [[Arik Engbrecht]] || [[Portage Terriers]]
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| [[1996-97 MJHL Season|1996-97]] || [[Arik Engbrecht]] || [[Portage Terriers]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
| [[1995-96 MJHL Season|1995-96]] || [[Troy Christensen]] || [[St. Boniface Saints]]
 
| [[1995-96 MJHL Season|1995-96]] || [[Troy Christensen]] || [[St. Boniface Saints]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
| [[1994-95 MJHL Season|1994-95]] || [[Troy Christensen]] || [[St. Boniface Saints]]
 
| [[1994-95 MJHL Season|1994-95]] || [[Troy Christensen]] || [[St. Boniface Saints]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
| [[1993-94 MJHL Season|1993-94]] || [[Laird Lidster]] || [[Portage Terriers]]
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| [[1993-94 MJHL Season|1993-94]] || [[Laird Lidster]] || [[Portage Terriers]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
| [[1992-93 MJHL Season|1992-93]] || [[Pat Mullin]] || [[Dauphin Kings]]
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| [[1992-93 MJHL Season|1992-93]] || [[Pat Mullin]] || [[Dauphin Kings]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
| [[1991-92 MJHL Season|1991-92]] || [[Pat Mullin]] || [[Dauphin Kings]]
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| [[1991-92 MJHL Season|1991-92]] || [[Pat Mullin]] || [[Dauphin Kings]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
| [[1990-91 MJHL Season|1990-91]] || [[Lars Oxholm]] || [[Dauphin Kings]]
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| [[1990-91 MJHL Season|1990-91]] || [[Lars Oxholm]] || [[Dauphin Kings]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
| [[1989-90 MJHL Season|1989-90]] || [[Dave Jaska]] || [[Portage Terriers]]
 
| [[1989-90 MJHL Season|1989-90]] || [[Dave Jaska]] || [[Portage Terriers]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
| [[1988-89 MJHL Season|1988-89]] || [[Paul Thompson (1968)|Paul Thompson]] || [[Winnipeg South Blues]]
 
| [[1988-89 MJHL Season|1988-89]] || [[Paul Thompson (1968)|Paul Thompson]] || [[Winnipeg South Blues]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
| [[1987-88 MJHL Season|1987-88]] || [[Wade Bartley]] || [[Dauphin Kings]]
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| [[1987-88 MJHL Season|1987-88]] || [[Wade Bartley]] || [[Dauphin Kings]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
| [[1986-87 MJHL Season|1986-87]] || [[Rob Stewart]] || [[Selkirk Steelers]]
 
| [[1986-87 MJHL Season|1986-87]] || [[Rob Stewart]] || [[Selkirk Steelers]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
| [[1985-86 MJHL Season|1985-86]] || [[Russ Parent]] || [[Winnipeg South Blues]]
 
| [[1985-86 MJHL Season|1985-86]] || [[Russ Parent]] || [[Winnipeg South Blues]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
| [[1984-85 MJHL Season|1984-85]] || [[Ian Spencer]] || [[St. James Canadians]]
 
| [[1984-85 MJHL Season|1984-85]] || [[Ian Spencer]] || [[St. James Canadians]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
| [[1983-84 MJHL Season|1983-84]] || [[Chris St. Cyr]] || [[Dauphin Kings]]
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| [[1983-84 MJHL Season|1983-84]] || [[Chris St. Cyr]] || [[Dauphin Kings]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
| [[1982-83 MJHL Season|1982-83]] || [[Barry Trotz]] || [[Dauphin Kings]]
 
| [[1982-83 MJHL Season|1982-83]] || [[Barry Trotz]] || [[Dauphin Kings]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
| [[1981-82 MJHL Season|1981-82]] || [[Grant Ledyard]] || [[Fort Garry Blues]]
 
| [[1981-82 MJHL Season|1981-82]] || [[Grant Ledyard]] || [[Fort Garry Blues]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
| [[1980-81 MJHL Season|1980-81]] || [[George Chase]] || [[St. James Canadians]]
 
| [[1980-81 MJHL Season|1980-81]] || [[George Chase]] || [[St. James Canadians]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
| [[1979-80 MJHL Season|1979-80]] || [[Randy Neufeld]] || [[Selkirk Steelers]]
 
| [[1979-80 MJHL Season|1979-80]] || [[Randy Neufeld]] || [[Selkirk Steelers]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
| [[1978-79 MJHL Season|1978-79]] || [[Rich Little]] || [[Dauphin Kings]]
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| [[1978-79 MJHL Season|1978-79]] || [[Rich Little]] || [[Dauphin Kings]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
| [[1977-78 MJHL Season|1977-78]] || [[Dan Bryck]] || [[Kenora Thistles (MJHL 1975-82)|Kenora Thistles]]
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| [[1977-78 MJHL Season|1977-78]] || [[Dan Bryck]] || [[Kenora Thistles (MJHL 1975-82)|Kenora Thistles]]
|-
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
| [[1976-77 MJHL Season|1976-77]] || [[Mark Johnston]] || [[Portage Terriers]]
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| [[1976-77 MJHL Season|1976-77]] || [[Mark Johnston]] || [[Portage Terriers]]
 
|- bgcolor="black" align="center" <font style="color:#F30F30;"
|-
 
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! colspan="3"|'''Manitoba Junior Hockey League's Top Defenseman Award'''
|- bgcolor="red" align="center" <font style="color:white;"
 
! colspan="3" | '''MJHL Defenseman of the Year Award'''
 
 
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[[Category:MJHL trophies and awards]]
 
[[Category:MJHL trophies and awards]]

Revision as of 13:22, 15 April 2020

Drake Burgin receives Brian Kozak Award

Drake Burgin receives Brian Kozak Award

The Brian Kozak Memorial Award is presented annually to the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's defenseman who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position. It was first awarded in 1977.

Brian Kozak was a talented rearguard for the Selkirk Steelers in the late sixties. In 1976, at the young age of only 27,
Brian succumb to cancer.

1981-82 winner Grant Ledyard went on to play over a thousand games in the National Hockey League.

Past Winners photo gallery

Brian Kozak Memorial Award
Season Winner Team
2019-20 Drake Burgin Winkler Flyers
2018-19 Quintin Sudom Swan Valley Stampeders
2017-18 Darby Gula Steinbach Pistons
2016-17 Brady Keeper OCN Blizzard
2015-16 Brett Orr Portage Terriers
2014-15 Tanner Jago Portage Terriers
2013-14 Joel Messner Selkirk Steelers
2012-13 Tanner Butler Dauphin Kings
2011-12 Brenden Kotyk Dauphin Kings
2010-11 Clark Byczynski Swan Valley Stampeders
2009-10 Steven Shamanski Dauphin Kings
2008-09 Scott Macaulay Winnipeg Saints
2007-08 Jason Gray Winnipeg South Blues
2006-07 Wade Poplawski Winnipeg South Blues
2005-06 Ryan Constant OCN Blizzard
2004-05 Devrin Stonehouse Neepawa Natives
2003-04 Riley Weselowski Neepawa Natives
2002-03 Colin Tetrault Southeast Blades
2001-02 Steve Mullin Winkler Flyers
2000-01 Derek Miller Neepawa Natives
1999-00 Oliver McGee Winkler Flyers
1998-99 Jamie Vossen OCN Blizzard
1997-98 Scott Ribble St. James Canadians
1996-97 Arik Engbrecht Portage Terriers
1995-96 Troy Christensen St. Boniface Saints
1994-95 Troy Christensen St. Boniface Saints
1993-94 Laird Lidster Portage Terriers
1992-93 Pat Mullin Dauphin Kings
1991-92 Pat Mullin Dauphin Kings
1990-91 Lars Oxholm Dauphin Kings
1989-90 Dave Jaska Portage Terriers
1988-89 Paul Thompson Winnipeg South Blues
1987-88 Wade Bartley Dauphin Kings
1986-87 Rob Stewart Selkirk Steelers
1985-86 Russ Parent Winnipeg South Blues
1984-85 Ian Spencer St. James Canadians
1983-84 Chris St. Cyr Dauphin Kings
1982-83 Barry Trotz Dauphin Kings
1981-82 Grant Ledyard Fort Garry Blues
1980-81 George Chase St. James Canadians
1979-80 Randy Neufeld Selkirk Steelers
1978-79 Rich Little Dauphin Kings
1977-78 Dan Bryck Kenora Thistles
1976-77 Mark Johnston Portage Terriers
Manitoba Junior Hockey League's Top Defenseman Award

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