Dan Snyder Memorial Award

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The Dan Snyder Memorial Award is awarded each year to the player of the Winnipeg Jets who "best embodies perseverance, dedication and hard work without reward or recognition, so that his team and teammates might succeed." The award was created in 2004, when the franchise was located in Atlanta, to commemorate Atlanta Thrashers forward Dan Snyder, who died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in September 2003. A similar award is awarded in the OHL and is known as the Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy. Sometimes the Jets' award is called the same name.

With the Thrasher's relocation to Winnipeg, Manitoba to become the Winnipeg Jets following the 2010-11 NHL season, there was worry (by both Thrashers' fans and those living in Snyder's hometown) that Snyder would be forgotten. However, Scott Brown, Winnipeg's director of hockey operations/communications, quelled those fears, revealing that "Craig (Heisinger) was in Atlanta and saw all the things they did for Dan Snyder and we are fully prepared and will be honouring everything to do with him. Dan Snyder's friends and family should not worry at all about that." [1] On March 28, 2012 it was announced that the Jets would continue the tradition of the award. The Snyder family was invited to participate in the first ceremony in Winnipeg on the final game of the regular season. [2]

On April 7, 2012, Winnipeg Jets' defenceman Mark Stuart became the first Winnipeg Jet to be given the memorial award. [3]

Winners

SeasonPlayerPosition
2003–04 Garnet Exelby Defenceman
2004–05 Not awarded due to NHL lock-out —
2005–06 Niclas Havelid Defenceman
2006–07 Slava Kozlov Left Wing
2007–08 Eric Perrin Centre
2008–09 Colby Armstrong Right Wing
2009–10 Jim Slater Centre
2010–11 Bryan Little Centre
2011–12 Mark Stuart Defenceman
2012–13 Zach Redmond Defenceman
2013–14 Bryan Little Centre
2014–15 Chris Thorburn Right Wing
2015–16 Matt Halischuk Right Wing
2016–17 Bryan Little Centre
2017–18 Tobias Enström Defenceman
2018-19 Josh Morrissey Defenceman
2019-20 Anthony Bitetto Defenceman
2020-21 Neal Pionk Defenceman

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References

  1. ↑ "Snyder's legacy to be carried on". Winnipeg Free Press. June 11, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Dan Snyder still remembered in Winnipeg". Fox Sports South. March 28, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Winnipeg Jets defenceman Mark Stuart wins Dan Snyder Memorial Award". Winnipeg Free Press. April 7, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2012.

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