Clare Drake Award

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The Clare Drake Award is the annual "Rookie of the Year" award presented to the U Sports men's ice hockey player who is judged by a committee of the U Sports Men's Hockey Coaches Association to be "the most outstanding first-year player in the U Sports who has exhibited exemplary skill and leadership".

First awarded following the 1985-86 season, the award is named after Clare Drake, who is the coach with the most wins in U Sports men's hockey history.

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