Alan Weeks Trophy

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The Alan Weeks Trophy is awarded to the Best British Defenceman in the British Ice Hockey Leagues as voted by Ice Hockey Journalists UK.

Ice Hockey UK

Ice Hockey UK (IHUK) is the national governing body of the sport of ice hockey in the United Kingdom. Affiliated to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), IHUK is the internationally recognised umbrella body in the United Kingdom. IHUK was created to replace the British Ice Hockey Association (BIHA).

Ice Hockey Journalists UK, abbreviated to IHJUK, is an organisation which was set up in 1984 to promote the interests of ice hockey and its writers, photographers and broadcasters. Originally called the British Ice Hockey Writers Association, abbreviated to BIHWA, it changed its name in 2006 in order to reflect the change in the sport and the growth of the media covering it.

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The award is named after Alan Weeks who was a BBC Commentator for 45 years and Chairman of the Brighton Tigers ice hockey club from 1946 until 1965.

Alan Frederick Weeks was a British television sports reporter and commentator.

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters are at Broadcasting House in Westminster, London, and it is the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees. It employs over 20,950 staff in total, 16,672 of whom are in public sector broadcasting. The total number of staff is 35,402 when part-time, flexible, and fixed-contract staff are included.

The trophy was first awarded in 1989 when it was won by Paul Hand of the Murrayfield Racers.

Paul Hand is a British sports broadcaster and former professional tennis player.

Murrayfield Racers

The Murrayfield Racers were an ice hockey team based in Edinburgh, Scotland who were founded in 1952 as the Murrayfield Royals before changing their name to the Murrayfield Racers in 1966.

Past winners

SeasonWinnerTeamLeague
2009–10 Jonathan Weaver Coventry Blaze EIHL
2008–09 Jonathan Weaver Coventry Blaze EIHL
2007–08 Jonathan Weaver Coventry Blaze EIHL
2006–07 Jonathan Weaver Newcastle Vipers EIHL
2005–06 Jonathan Weaver Newcastle Vipers EIHL
2004–05 Danny Meyers Bracknell Bees BNL
2003–04 Leigh Jamieson Belfast Giants EIHL
2002–03 Neil Liddiard Basingstoke Bison BNL
2001–02 Neil Liddiard Basingstoke Bison BNL
2000–01 Paul Dixon Guildford Flames BNL
1999–00 Stephen Cooper Nottingham Panthers BISL
1998–99 Stephen Cooper Newcastle Riverkings BISL
1997–98 Stephen Cooper Manchester Storm BISL
1996–97 Jason Stone Cardiff Devils BISL
1995–96 Stephen Cooper Cardiff Devils BHL
1994–95 Graham Waghorn Nottingham Panthers BHL
1993–94 Stephen Cooper Cardiff Devils BHL
1992–93 Stephen Cooper Cardiff Devils BHL
1991–92 Stephen Cooper Durham Wasps BHL
1990–91 Stephen Cooper Durham Wasps BHL
1989–90 Stephen Cooper Cardiff Devils BHL
1988–89 Paul Hand Murrayfield Racers BHL

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