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The Ken McKenzie Trophy was awarded annually to the Central Hockey League's leading points scorer in the regular season. The award was named for Ken McKenzie, the co-founder and longtime president and publisher of The Hockey News .
Previously, the award was used by the Central Hockey League (1963-84) as their rookie of the year award, as selected by the CHL coaches. It was known simply as the Rookie of the Year award until the 1977-78 season.
| Year | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | ||
| Garry Peters | Omaha | |
| Poul Popiel | St. Louis | |
| 1965 | Mike Walton | Tulsa |
| 1966 | Doug Roberts | Memphis |
| 1967 | Serge Savard | Houston |
| 1968 | Jim Lorentz | Oklahoma City |
| 1969 | Steve Atkinson | Oklahoma City |
| 1970 | Andre Dupont | Omaha |
| 1971 | Mike Murphy | Omaha |
| 1972 | Tom Williams | Omaha |
| 1973 | Mike Veisor | Dallas |
| 1974 | Claire Alexander | Oklahoma City |
| 1975 | Guy Chouinard | Omaha |
| 1976 | Brad Gassoff | Tulsa |
| 1977 | Bernie Federko | Kansas City |
| 1978 | Glen Hanlon | Tulsa |
| 1979 | Mike Eaves | Oklahoma City |
| 1980 | Joe Mullen | Salt Lake City |
| 1981 | Roland Melanson | Indianapolis |
| 1982 | Bobby Francis | Oklahoma City |
| 1983 | Larry Floyd | Wichita |
| 1984 | Scott MacLeod | Salt Lake City |
| Year | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Sylvain Fleury | Oklahoma City Blazers |
| 1994 | Paul Jackson | Wichita Thunder |
| 1995 | Brian Shantz | San Antonio Iguanas |
| 1996 | Brian Shantz | San Antonio Iguanas |
| 1997 | Trevor Jobe | Columbus Cottonmouths/Wichita Thunder |
| 1998 | Luc Beausoleil | Tulsa Oilers |
| 1999 | Derek Grant | Memphis RiverKings |
| 2000 | ||
| Yvan Corbin | Indianapolis Ice | |
| Chris MacKenzie | Indianapolis Ice | |
| 2001 | Yvan Corbin | Indianapolis Ice |
| 2002 | Dan Price | Austin Ice Bats |
| 2003 | Don Parsons | Memphis Riverkings |
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