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The Player of the Year Trophy is an award given by Ice Hockey Journalists UK (formally the British Ice Hockey Writers Association) to the MVP in the Elite League and the English Premier League at the end of each season. In previous seasons it has been awarded to players in the British Hockey League's Premier and First Divisions, the Super League and the British National League. The trophy was first awarded in 1985.

Tony Hand has won the trophy the most times, with a total of six awards. Steve Moria has won four times. Kieran Brown, Rick Fera, Joey Martin, Mark Morrison, Scott Morrison, Lukas Smital, and Randy Smith have each won the trophy on two occasions.

Player of the Year Trophy winners[]

Premier Division First Division
1984-85 Flag of Canada Dave Stoyanovich (Fife Flyers) Not awarded
1985-86 Flag of Canada Tim Salmon (Ayr Bruins) Flag of Canada Brad Schnurr (Solihull Barons)
1986-87 Flag of Canada Rick Fera (Murrayfield Racers) Flag of Canada Garry Unger (Peterborough Pirates)
1987-88 Flag of Canada Scott Morrison (Whitley Warriors) Flag of Canada Kevin Conway (Telford Tigers)
1988-89 Flag of United Kingdom Tony Hand (Murrayfield Racers) Flag of Canada Luc Chabot (Medway Bears)
1989-90 Flag of Canada Steve Moria (Cardiff Devils) Flag of Canada Gerard Waslen (Telford Tigers)
1990-91 Flag of Canada Rick Brebant (Durham Wasps) Flag of Canada Scott Morrison (Humberside Seahawks)
1991-92 Flag of the United States Dan Dorion (Nottingham Panthers) Flag of Canada Richard Laplante (Fife Flyers)
1992-93 Flag of United Kingdom Tony Hand (Murrayfield Racers) Flag of Canada Rick Fera (Basingstoke Beavers)
1993-94 Flag of Canada Doug Smail (Fife Flyers) Flag of Ireland Patrick Scott (Milton Keynes Kings)
1994-95 Flag of Canada Randy Smith (Peterborough Pirates) Flag of Canada Steve Moria (Swindon Wildcats)
1995-96 Flag of Canada Randy Smith (Cardiff Devils) Flag of Canada Shawn Byram (Manchester Storm)
Super League British League
1996-97 Flag of United Kingdom Steve Lyle (Cardiff Devils) Flag of Canada Claude Dumas (Telford Tigers)
Flag of Canada Mark Morrison (Fife Flyers)
1997-98 Flag of Canada Rob Dopson (Ayr Scottish Eagles) Flag of Canada Mark Morrison (Fife Flyers)
1998-99 Flag of Canada Frank Pietrangelo (Manchester Storm) Flag of Canada Perry Pappas (Slough Jets)
1999-00 Flag of Canada Ed Courtenay (Sheffield Steelers) Flag of United Kingdom Stephen Murphy (Fife Flyers)
2000-01 Flag of United Kingdom David Longstaff (Sheffield Steelers) Flag of Canada Mark McArthur (Guildford Flames)
2001-02 Flag of Canada Kevin Riehl (Belfast Giants) Flag of United Kingdom Tony Hand (Dundee Texol Stars)
2002-03 Flag of Canada Joel Laing (Sheffield Steelers) Flag of Canada Jody Lehman (Coventry Blaze)
Elite League British League
2003-04 Flag of Canada Jason Ruff (Belfast Giants) Flag of United Kingdom Tony Hand (Edinburgh Capitals)
2004-05 Flag of United Kingdom Tony Hand (Belfast Giants)
Flag of Canada Neal Martin (Coventry Blaze)
Flag of the Czech Republic Lukas Smital (Bracknell Bees)
Season Elite League Premier League
2005-06 Flag of Canada Theo Fleury (Belfast Giants) Flag of Canada Kyle Amyotte (Romford Raiders)
2006-07 Flag of Canada Mark Smith (Cardiff Devils) Flag of the Czech Republic Lukas Smital (Bracknell Bees)
2007-08 Flag of Canada Adam Calder (Coventry Blaze) Flag of Canada Steve Moria (Slough Jets)
2008–09 Flag of Canada David Beauregard (Manchester Phoenix) Flag of Canada Steve Moria (Slough Jets)
2009-10 Flag of United Kingdom Colin Shields (Belfast Giants) Flag of the Czech Republic Jaroslav Cesky (Bracknell Bees)
2010-11 Flag of Canada Craig Weller (Cardiff Devils) Flag of United Kingdom Tony Hand (Manchester Phoenix)
2011-12 Flag of Canada Jade Galbraith (Braehead Clan) Flag of Latvia Janis Ozolins (Sheffield Steeldogs)
2012-13 Flag of Canada David Ling (Nottingham Panthers) Flag of Sweden Jonas Hoog (Swindon Wildcats)
2013-14 Flag of Canada Dan Bakala (Dundee Stars) Flag of United Kingdom Luke Boothroyd (Manchester Phoenix)
2014-15 Flag of Canada Mathieu Roy (Sheffield Steelers) Flag of Slovakia Peter Szabo (Telford Tigers)
2015-16 Flag of Canada Joey Martin (Cardiff Devils) Flag of Lithuania Arnoldas Bosas (Sheffield Steeldogs)
Season Elite League National League
2016-17 Flag of Canada Andrew Hotham (Cardiff Devils) Not awarded
2017-18 Flag of Canada Joey Martin (Cardiff Devils) Not awarded
2018-19 Flag of Canada Tyler Beskorowany (Belfast Giants) Not awarded
2019-20 Not awarded due to COVID-19 Not awarded
2020-21 Not awarded due to COVID-19 Not awarded
2021-22 Flag of the United States J.J. Piccinich (Belfast Giants) Flag of United Kingdom Kieran Brown (Leeds Knights)
2022-23 Flag of United Kingdom Scott Conway (Belfast Giants) Flag of United Kingdom Kieran Brown (Leeds Knights)

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