John D. Chick Trophy

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John D. Chick Trophy
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Sport Ice hockey
Awarded forPacific Division champions of the American Hockey League
History
First award 1961–62 AHL season
Most recent Calgary Wranglers

The John D. Chick Trophy is presented annually to the American Hockey League team that has the best record in the Pacific Division.

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The award is named after John D. Chick, who served as vice president and treasurer of the American Hockey League.

Previously the trophy was awarded to the Western Division from 1962 to 1973, the Southern Division from 1974 to 1995, the Central and Empire Divisions from 1996 to 2003, the South Division in 2013, and the West Division in 2004–2012 and 2014–2015.

Winners

Total awards won
WinsTeam
11 Rochester Americans
5 Hershey Bears
4 Milwaukee Admirals
3 Baltimore Clippers
Binghamton Rangers
Buffalo Bisons
Chicago Wolves
2 Albany River Rats
Bakersfield Condors
Binghamton Whalers
New Haven Nighthawks
Pittsburgh Hornets
Texas Stars
Tucson Roadrunners
1 Adirondack Red Wings
Baltimore Skipjacks
Calgary Wranglers
Cincinnati Swords
Cleveland Barons
Grand Rapids Griffins
Kentucky Thoroughblades
Oklahoma City Barons
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
Ontario Reign
San Antonio Rampage
San Jose Barracuda
Stockton Heat
Syracuse Crunch
Virginia Wings

Winner by season

Key
Awarded forSeasonTeamWin
West Division champions 1961–62 Cleveland Barons 1
1962–63 Buffalo Bisons 1
1963–64 Pittsburgh Hornets 1
1964–65 Rochester Americans 1
1965–66 Rochester Americans2
1966–67 Pittsburgh Hornets2
1967–68 Rochester Americans3
1968–69 Buffalo Bisons2
1969–70 Buffalo Bisons3
1970–71 Baltimore Clippers 1
1971–72 Baltimore Clippers2
1972–73 Cincinnati Swords 1
South Division champions 1973–74 Baltimore Clippers3
1974–75 Virginia Wings 1
1975–76 Hershey Bears 1
1976–77 Not awarded
1977–78 Rochester Americans4
1978–79 New Haven Nighthawks 1
1979–80 New Haven Nighthawks2
1980–81 Hershey Bears2
1981–82 Binghamton Whalers 1
1982–83 Rochester Americans5
1983–84 Baltimore Skipjacks 1
1984–85 Binghamton Whalers2
1985–86 Hershey Bears3
1986–87 Rochester Americans6
1987–88 Hershey Bears4
1988–89 Adirondack Red Wings 1
1989–90 Rochester Americans7
1990–91 Rochester Americans8
1991–92 Binghamton Rangers 1
1992–93 Binghamton Rangers2
1993–94 Hershey Bears5
1994–95 Binghamton Rangers3
Central Division champions 1995–96 Albany River Rats 1
Empire State Division champions 1996–97 Rochester Americans9
1997–98 Albany River Rats2
1998–99 Rochester Americans10
1999–00 Rochester Americans11
South Division champions 2000–01 Kentucky Thoroughblades 1
Central Division champions 2001–02 Syracuse Crunch 1
2002–03 Grand Rapids Griffins 1
West Division champions 2003–04 Milwaukee Admirals 1
2004–05 Chicago Wolves 1
2005–06 Milwaukee Admirals2
2006–07 Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights 1
2007–08 Chicago Wolves2
2008–09 Milwaukee Admirals3
2009–10 Chicago Wolves3
2010–11 Milwaukee Admirals4
2011–12 Oklahoma City Barons 1
South Division champions 2012–13 Texas Stars 1
West Division champions 2013–14 Texas Stars2
2014–15 San Antonio Rampage 1
Pacific Division champions 2015–16 Ontario Reign 1
2016–17 San Jose Barracuda 1
2017–18 Tucson Roadrunners 1
2018–19 Bakersfield Condors 1
2019–20 Tucson Roadrunners2
Pacific Division tournament champions 2020–21 Bakersfield Condors2
Pacific Division champions 2021–22 Stockton Heat 1
2022–23 Calgary Wranglers 1

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