The Paul Loicq Award is presented annually by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to honour a person who has made "outstanding contributions to the IIHF and international ice hockey". [1] Named after Paul Loicq, who was president of the IIHF from 1922 until 1947, it is the highest personal recognition given by the world governing body of ice hockey. [2] The award is presented during the annual IIHF Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
List of recipients of the Paul Loicq Award:
| Year | Recipient | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 [3] | Wolf-Dieter Montag |  Germany |
| 1999 [3] | Roman Neumayer | Germany |
| 2000 [3] | Vsevolod Kukushkin |  Russia |
| 2001 [3] | Isao Kataoka |  Japan |
| 2002 [3] | Pat Marsh |  Great Britain |
| 2003 [3] | George Nagobads |  United States |
| 2004 [3] | Aggie Kukulowicz |  Canada |
| 2005 [3] | Rita Hrbacek |  Austria |
| 2006 [3] | Bo Tovland |  Sweden |
| 2007 [3] | Bob Nadin | Canada |
| 2008 [3] | Juraj Okoličány |  Slovakia |
| 2009 [3] | Harald Griebel | Germany |
| 2010 [3] | Lou Vairo | United States |
| 2011 [3] | Yuri Korolev | Russia |
| 2012 [3] | Kent Angus | Canada |
| 2013 [3] | Gord Miller | Canada |
| 2014 [3] | Mark Aubry | Canada |
| 2015 [3] | Monique Scheier-Schneider |  Luxembourg |
| 2016 [3] | Nikolai Ozerov | Russia |
| 2017 [3] | Patrick Francheterre |  France |
| 2018 [3] | Kirovs Lipmans |  Latvia |
| 2019 [4] | Jim Johannson | United States |
| 2020/2022 [5] [lower-alpha 1] | Zoltán Kovács |  Hungary |
| 2023 [7] | Kimmo Leinonen |  Finland |
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