Les Cunningham Award

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The Les Cunningham Award is given annually to American Hockey League's "Most Valuable Player" of the regular season, as voted on by AHL media and players.

The award was first presented in the 1947–48 season, is named after Les Cunningham, a five-time AHL All-Star and three-time Calder Cup champion who averaged better than a point per game over his 10-year playing career with the original Cleveland Barons. Upon his retirement, he was the AHL's career leader in points.

Winners

Positions key
C Centre LW Left wing D Defence RW Right wing G Goaltender
  Player is still active in the AHL
SeasonWinnerTeamPositionWin #
1947–48 Carl Liscombe (1) Providence Reds LW1
1948–49 Carl Liscombe (2)Providence RedsLW2
1949–50 Les Douglas Cleveland Barons C1
1950–51 Ab DeMarco Buffalo Bisons C1
1951–52 Ray Powell Providence RedsC1
1952–53 Eddie Olson Cleveland BaronsLW1
1953–54 George Sullivan Hershey Bears C1
1954–55 Ross Lowe Springfield Indians D1
1955–56 Johnny Bower (1)Providence RedsG1
1956–57 Johnny Bower (2)Providence RedsG2
1957–58 Johnny Bower (3)Cleveland BaronsG3
1958–59 Rudy Migay Rochester Americans C1
Bill Hicke RW1
1959–60 Fred Glover (1)Cleveland BaronsC1
1960–61 Phil Maloney Buffalo BisonsC1
1961–62 Fred Glover (2)Cleveland BaronsC2
1962–63 Denis DeJordy Buffalo BisonsG1
1963–64 Fred Glover (3)Cleveland BaronsC3
1964–65 Art Stratton (1)Buffalo BisonsC1
1965–66 Dick Gamble Rochester AmericansLW1
1966–67 Mike Nykoluk Hershey BearsC1
1967–68 Dave Creighton Providence RedsC1
1968–69 Gilles Villemure (1)Buffalo BisonsG1
1969–70 Gilles Villemure (2)Buffalo BisonsG2
1970–71 Fred Speck Baltimore Clippers C1
1971–72 Garry Peters Boston Braves C1
1972–73 Bill Inglis Cincinnati Swords C1
1973–74 Art Stratton (2)Rochester AmericansC1
1974–75 Doug Gibson (1)Rochester AmericansC1
1975–76 Ron Andruff Nova Scotia Voyageurs C1
1976–77 Doug Gibson (2)Rochester AmericansC2
1977–78 Blake Dunlop Maine Mariners F1
1978–79 Rocky Saganiuk New Brunswick Hawks RW1
1979–80 Norm Dube Nova Scotia VoyageursLW1
1980–81 Pelle Lindbergh Maine MarinersG1
1981–82 Mike Kaszycki New Brunswick HawksF1
1982–83 Ross Yates Binghamton Whalers RW1
1983–84 Garry Lariviere St. Catharines Saints D1
Mal Davis Rochester AmericansRW1
1984–85 Paul Gardner (1)Binghamton WhalersC1
1985–86 Paul Gardner (2)Rochester AmericansC2
1986–87 Tim Tookey Hershey BearsC1
1987–88 Jody Gage Rochester AmericansRW1
1988–89 Stephan Lebeau Sherbrooke Canadiens C1
1989–90 Paul Ysebaert Utica Devils LW1
1990–91 Kevin Todd Utica DevilsC1
1991–92 John Anderson New Haven Nighthawks LW1
1992–93 Don Biggs Binghamton Rangers C1
1993–94 Rich Chernomaz St. John's Maple Leafs RW1
1994–95 Steve Larouche Prince Edward Island Senators C1
1995–96 Brad Smyth Carolina Monarchs RW1
1996–97 Jean-Francois Labbe Hershey BearsG1
1997–98 Steve Guolla Kentucky Thoroughblades C1
1998–99 Randy Robitaille Providence Bruins C1
1999–00 Martin Brochu Portland Pirates G1
2000–01 Derek Armstrong Hartford Wolf Pack LW1
2001–02 Eric Boguniecki Worcester IceCats C1
2002–03 Jason Ward Hamilton Bulldogs RW1
2003–04 Jason LaBarbera Hartford Wolf PackG1
2004–05 Jason Spezza Binghamton Senators C1
2005–06 Donald MacLean Grand Rapids Griffins C1
2006–07 Darren Haydar Chicago Wolves RW1
2007–08 Jason Krog Chicago WolvesC1
2008–09 Alexandre Giroux Hershey BearsLW1
2009–10 Keith Aucoin Hershey BearsC1
2010–11 Corey Locke Binghamton SenatorsC1
2011–12 Cory Conacher Norfolk Admirals LW1
2012–13 Tyler Johnson Syracuse Crunch C1
2013–14 Travis Morin Texas Stars C1
2014–15 Brian O'Neill Manchester Monarchs RW1
2015–16 Chris Bourque Hershey BearsLW1
2016–17 Kenny Agostino Chicago WolvesLW1
2017–18 Phil Varone Lehigh Valley Phantoms C1
2018–19 Daniel Carr Chicago WolvesLW1
2019–20 Gerald Mayhew Iowa Wild C1
2020–21 T. J. Tynan Colorado Eagles C1
2021–22 T. J. Tynan (2) Ontario Reign C2
2022–23 Dustin Wolf Calgary Wranglers G1
2023–24 Mavrik Bourque Texas Stars C1
2024–25 Andrew Poturalski San Jose Barracuda C1