British Netminder of the Year

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The British Netminder of the Year award is an annual British ice hockey award made to the best British netminder as voted for by members of Ice Hockey Journalists UK. The award was first made in 1999.

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Past winners

SeasonWinnerTeam
200809 Stephen Murphy Manchester Phoenix
200708 Stevie Lyle Basingstoke Bison/Belfast Giants
200607 Stephen Murphy Edinburgh Capitals
200506 Joe Watkins Guildford Flames
200405 Stevie Lyle Guildford Flames
200304 Stevie Lyle Guildford Flames
200203 Joe Watkins Bracknell Bees
200102 Stephen Murphy Dundee Stars
200001 Stevie Lyle Cardiff Devils
199900 Stevie Lyle Cardiff Devils
199899 Stevie Lyle Cardiff Devils

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