This award was given to the leading rookie in the Western Hockey League.
Winners[]

1955-56 winner Barry Cullen with trophy.
- 1949-50 Larry Reardon, Vancouver Canucks
- 1950-51 Fern Houle, New Westminster Royals
- 1951-52 Guyle Fielder, New Westminster Royals
- 1952-53 Gerry Foley, Seattle Bombers
- 1953-54 Don Poile, Edmonton Flyers
- 1954-55 Johnny Bucyk, Edmonton Flyers
- 1955-56 Barry Cullen, Winnipeg Warriors
- 1956-57 (Prairie) Dennis Riggin, Edmonton Flyers
- 1956-57 (Coastal) Dennis Olson, New Westminster Royals
- 1957-58 Orland Kurtenbach, Vancouver Canucks
- 1958-59 Bruce Gamble, Vancouver Canucks
- 1959-60 Norman Waslowski, Winnipeg Warriors
- 1960-61 Don Head, Portland Buckaroos
- 1961-62 Jim Baird, Seattle Totems- Vancouver Canucks
- 1962-63 Gilles Villemure, Vancouver Canucks
- 1963-64 Dave Kelly, Portland Buckaroos
- 1964-65 George Swarbrick, San Francisco Seals
- 1965-66 Bill Orban, Los Angeles Blades
- 1966-67 Ron Boehm, Vancouver Canucks
- 1967-68 Walt McKechnie, Phoenix Roadrunners
- 1968-69 Jack Michie, Seattle Totems
- 1969-70 Brad Selwood, Vancouver Canucks
- 1970-71 Jake Rathwell, Salt Lake Golden Eagles
- 1971-72 Bob Whitlock, Phoenix Roadrunners
- 1972-73 Ron Huston, Salt Lake Golden Eagles
- 1973-74 Larry Patey, Salt Lake Golden Eagles