Les Cunningham Award

A photo of this award.

The Les Cunningham Award is given annually to American Hockey League's "Most Valuable Player" of the regular season, as voted on by AHL media and players.

The award was first presented in the 1947–48 season, is named after the late Les Cunningham, a five-time AHL All-Star and three-time Calder Cup champion who averaged better than a point per game over his 10-year playing career with the original Cleveland Barons. Upon his retirement, he was the AHL's career leader in points.

The equivalent award in the NHL is the Hart Memorial Trophy.

Winners

Positions key

C

Centre

LW

Left Wing

D

Defence

RW

Right Wing

G

Goaltender

Season	Winner	Team	Position	Win #
2008–09	Alexandre Giroux	Hershey Bears	C	1
2007–08	Jason Krog	Chicago Wolves	C	1
2006–07	Darren Haydar	Chicago Wolves	RW	1
2005–06	Donald MacLean	Grand Rapids Griffins	C	1
2004–05	Jason Spezza	Binghamton Senators	C	1
2003–04	Jason LaBarbera	Hartford Wolf Pack	G	1
2002–03	Jason Ward	Hamilton Bulldogs	RW	1
2001–02	Eric Boguniecki	Worcester IceCats	C	1
2000–01	Derek Armstrong	Hartford Wolf Pack	LW	1
1999–00	Martin Brochu	Portland Pirates	G	1
1998–99	Randy Robitaille	Providence Bruins	C	1
1997–98	Steve Guolla	Kentucky Thoroughblades	C	1
1996–97	Jean-Francois Labbe	Hershey Bears	G	1
1995–96	Brad Smyth	Carolina Monarchs	RW	1
1994–95	Steve Larouche	Prince Edward Island Senators	C	1
1993–94	Rich Chernomaz	St. John's Maple Leafs	RW	1
1992–93	Don Biggs	Binghamton Rangers	C	1
1991–92	John Anderson	New Haven Nighthawks	LW	1
1990–91	Kevin Todd	Utica Devils	C	1
1989–90	Paul Ysebaert	Utica Devils	LW	1
1988–89	Stephan Lebeau	Sherbrooke Canadiens	C	1
1987–88	Jody Gage	Rochester Americans	RW	1
1986–87	Tim Tookey	Hershey Bears	C	1
1985–86	Paul Gardner	Rochester Americans	C	2
1984–85	Paul Gardner	Binghamton Whalers	C	1
1983–84	Garry Lariviere	St. Catharines Saints	D	1
	Mal Davis	Rochester Americans	RW	1
1982–83	Ross Yates	Binghamton Whalers	RW	1
1981–82	Mike Kaszycki	New Brunswick Hawks	F	1
1980–81	Pelle Lindbergh	Maine Mariners	G	1
1979–80	Norm Dube	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	LW	1
1978–79	Rocky Saganiuk	New Brunswick Hawks	RW	1
1977–78	Blake Dunlop	Maine Mariners	F	1
1976–77	Doug Gibson	Rochester Americans	FC	2
1975–76	Ron Andruff	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	C	1
1974–75	Doug Gibson	Rochester Americans	C	1
1973–74	Art Stratton	Rochester Americans	C	1
1972–73	Bill Inglis	Cincinnati Swords	C	1
1971–72	Garry Peters	Boston Braves	C	1
1970–71	Fred Speck	Baltimore Clippers	C	1
1969–70	Gilles Villemure	Buffalo Bisons	G	2
1968–69	Gilles Villemure	Buffalo Bisons	G	1
1967–68	Dave Creighton	Providence Reds	C	1
1966–67	Mike Nykoluk	Hershey Bears	C	1
1965–66	Dick Gamble	Rochester Americans	LW	1
1964–65	Art Stratton	Buffalo Bisons	C	1
1963–64	Fred Glover	Cleveland Barons	C	3
1962–63	Denis DeJordy	Buffalo Bisons	G	1
1961–62	Fred Glover	Cleveland Barons	C	2
1960–61	Phil Maloney	Buffalo Bisons	C	1
1959–60	Fred Glover	Cleveland Barons	C	1
1958–59	Bill Hicke/Rudy Migay	Rochester Americans	RW	1/1
1957–58	Johnny Bower	Cleveland Barons	G	3
1956–57	Johnny Bower	Providence Reds	G	2
1955–56	Johnny Bower	Providence Reds	G	1
1954–55	Ross Lowe	Springfield Indians	D	1
1953–54	George Sullivan	Hershey Bears	C	1
1952–53	Eddie Olson	Cleveland Barons	LW	1
1951–52	Ray Powell	Providence Reds	C	1
1950–51	Ab DeMarco	Buffalo Bisons	C	1
1949–50	Les Douglas	Cleveland Barons	C	1
1948–49	Carl Liscombe	Providence Reds	LW	2
1947–48	Carl Liscombe	Providence Reds	LW	1

External links

• Official AHL website
• AHL Hall of Fame
• Historic standings and statistics - at Internet Hockey Database