Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy

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Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy
Sport Ice hockey
Awarded forBest overage player in OHL
History
First award1984
Most recentMatthew Maggio

The Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy is awarded each year to the best overage player in the Ontario Hockey League, as selected by the teams' general managers. The trophy was donated by the trainers of the league in memory of Leo Lalonde, former chief scout of the Belleville Bulls and Peterborough Petes. [1]

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Winners

List of recipients of the Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy. [1]

SeasonWinnerTeam
1983–84 Don McLaren Ottawa 67's
1984–85 Dunc MacIntyre Belleville Bulls
1985–86 Steve Guenette Guelph Platers
1986–87 Mike Richard Toronto Marlboros
1987–88 Len Soccio North Bay Centennials
1988–89 Stan Drulia Niagara Falls Thunder
1989–90 Iain Fraser Oshawa Generals
1990–91 Joey St. Aubin Kitchener Rangers
1991–92 John Spoltore North Bay Centennials
1992–93 Scott Hollis Oshawa Generals
1993–94 B. J. MacPherson North Bay Centennials
1994–95 Bill Bowler Windsor Spitfires
1995–96 Aaron Brand Sarnia Sting
1996–97 Zac Bierk Peterborough Petes
1997–98 Bujar Amidovski Toronto St. Michael's Majors
1998–99 Ryan Ready Belleville Bulls
1999–2000 Dan Tessier Ottawa 67's
2000–01 Randy Rowe Belleville Bulls
2001–02 Cory Pecker Erie Otters
2002–03 Chad LaRose Plymouth Whalers
2003–04 Martin St. Pierre Guelph Storm
2004–05 André Benoit Kitchener Rangers
2005–06 Ryan Callahan Guelph Storm
2006–07 Tyler Donati Belleville Bulls
2007–08 Michael Swift Niagara IceDogs
2008–09 Justin DiBenedetto Sarnia Sting
2009–10 Bryan Cameron Barrie Colts
2010–11 Jason Akeson Kitchener Rangers
2011–12 Andrew Agozzino Niagara IceDogs
2012–13 Charles Sarault Sarnia Sting
2013–14 Dane Fox Erie Otters
2014–15 Joseph Blandisi Barrie Colts
2015–16 Kevin Labanc Barrie Colts
2016–17 Darren Raddysh Erie Otters
2017–18 Aaron Luchuk Windsor/Barrie
2018–19 Justin Brazeau North Bay Battalion
2019–20 Austen Keating Ottawa 67's
2020-21 Not awarded, season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [2]
2021–22 Brandon Coe North Bay Battalion
2022–23 Matthew Maggio Windsor Spitfires

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References

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  2. Jeffrey, Jake (2021-04-20). "OHL officially cancels the 2020-21 season". Global News . Archived from the original on 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2023-06-05.