Initiated in 1993 to honor a hockey player who has demonstrated superior performance in national and international competitions.
Previous recipients are:
2007 - Hardball Hockey - Brian Stallman, Chehalis, Washington
2007 - Inline Hockey - Antoinette Maldonado, New Haven, Connecticut
2006 - Hardball Hockey - 2006 Women's World HardballHockey Team: Heather Acquaviva, Tannah Elwess-Jones, Jennifer Pontes Goncalves, Sarah Gross, Ashley Lee, Autumn Lee, Sarah Molloy, Shilo Schmelcher, Celidh Sligh, Danielle Walter
2006 - Inline Hockey - Brittany Martin, Torrance, California
2005 - Hardball Hockey - Brian Moyer of Boyertown, Pennsylvania
Inline Hockey - Rob Laurie of Long Beach, California
2004 - Hardball Hockey - Danielle Walter, Bremerton, Washington
Inline Hockey - C.J. Yoder, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
2003 - Hardball Hockey - Tonya Vensel, Bremmerton, Washington
In-Line Hockey - Mike Ciolli, Springs, Colorado
2002 - Hardball Hockey - Josh Englund, Burlington, Washington
In-Line Hockey - Eric Weichselbaumer, East Long Meadow, Massachusetts
2001 - Hardball Hockey - Danielle Gibson, Lacey, Washington
In-Line Hockey - Rob Laurie, Alas Vegas, Nevada
2000 - Hardball Hockey - Brian Stallman, Chehalis, Washington
2000 - In-Line Hockey - Zygmund "Ziggy" Marszalek, Franklin Square, NY
1999 - Ball Hockey - Shane Hayden, Colorado Springs, Colorado
In-Line Hockey - Dieter Kochan, Madison, Wisconsin
1998 - 1997 Sr In-Line Roller Hockey World Team Members: Peter Dale, Mike Duffy, Daryn Goodwin, Dan Hendrickson, Dieter Kochan, Zigmund Marszalek, Ray Matz, Matt Miller, Nick Parnell, Virgil Rutili, Terry Shook, Boyd Sutton, Neal Walsh, Eric Weichselbaum
1997 - 1996 "B" Ball Hockey World Team. Members: Jeff Gibson, Frankie Lee, Shane Hayden, Mike Stevenson, Taylor Sisson, Brian Gibson, Sean Pearson. Mike Yoder, David Jones, Nick Grassia,
1996 Inline Roller Hockey Senior World Team. Members: Peter Dale, Mike Duffy, Daryn Goodwin, Dieter Kochan, Zigmund Marszalek, Ray Matz, Virgil Rutili, Terry Shook, Boyd Sutton, Neal Walsh, Mark Tronpeter, Dennis Lefevre, C.J. Yoder, Scott Rupp, Chris Monzidelis, Bryan Desmond
1996 - Peter Dale, Gainesville, Florida
1995 - Shane Hayden, Colorado Springs, Colorado
1994 - Jeff Gibson, Lacey, Washington
1993 - Keith Huckaby, Port Neches, Texas