Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy

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Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy
Sport Ice hockey
Awarded forOHL team captain that best exemplifies leadership on and off the ice, with a passion and dedication to the game of hockey and his community.
History
First award2009
Most recentMark Woolley
Mickey Renaud
Born(1988-10-05)October 5, 1988
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Died February 18, 2008(2008-02-18) (aged 19)
Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 217 lb (98 kg; 15 st 7 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
NHL Draft 143rd overall, 2007
Calgary Flames
Playing career 20052008
Renaud's memorial display at the WFCU Centre Mickey Renaud memorial display at WFCU Centre.jpg
Renaud's memorial display at the WFCU Centre

The Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy is an award in the Ontario Hockey League which is given to one team captain every year. The award was introduced on February 4, 2009, at the 2009 OHL All-Star Classic hosted at the WFCU Centre in Windsor. The award is given to "the OHL team captain that best exemplifies leadership on and off the ice, with a passion and dedication to the game of hockey and his community" as was demonstrated by Renaud throughout his OHL career. [1] [2]

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Renaud was the captain of the Windsor Spitfires, and a fifth round draft pick for the Calgary Flames, before his sudden death on February 18, 2008, due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. [3] The Spitfires retired his number 18 on September 25, 2008. Renaud was the son of former NHL defenceman, Mark Renaud.

Recipients

SeasonWinnerTeam
2008–09 Chris Terry Plymouth Whalers
2009–10 John Kurtz Sudbury Wolves
2010–11 Ryan Ellis Windsor Spitfires
2011–12 Andrew Agozzino Niagara IceDogs
2012–13 Colin Miller Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
2013–14 Matt Finn Guelph Storm
2014–15 Max Domi London Knights
2015–16 Michael Webster Barrie Colts
2016–17 Alex Peters Flint Firebirds
2017–18 Justin Lemcke Hamilton Bulldogs
2018–19 Isaac Ratcliffe Guelph Storm
2019–20 Ty Dellandrea Flint Firebirds
2020–21 Not awarded, season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [5]
2021–22 Mark Woolley Owen Sound Attack
2022–23 Nolan Dillingham Sarnia Sting

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References

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