Player of the Year Trophy (IHJUK)

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The Player of the Year Trophy is an award given by Ice Hockey Journalists UK (formally the British Ice Hockey Writers Association) to the MVP in the Elite League and the National League at the end of each season. In previous seasons it has been awarded to players in the British Hockey League's Premier and First Divisions, the Super League, the British National League, and the English Premier League. The trophy was first awarded in 1985.

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Tony Hand has won the trophy the most times, with a total of six awards. Steve Moria has won four times. Kieran Brown, Rick Fera, Joey Martin, Mark Morrison, Scott Morrison, Lukas Smital, Randy Smith and Matthew Greenfield have each won the trophy on two occasions.

Player of the Year Trophy winners

Premier Division First Division
1984-85 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dave Stoyanovich (Fife Flyers)Not awarded
1985-86 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tim Salmon (Ayr Bruins) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brad Schnurr (Solihull Barons)
1986-87 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rick Fera (Murrayfield Racers) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Garry Unger (Peterborough Pirates)
1987-88 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scott Morrison (Whitley Warriors) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kevin Conway (Telford Tigers)
1988-89 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Hand (Murrayfield Racers) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Luc Chabot (Medway Bears)
1989-90 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Moria (Cardiff Devils) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gerard Waslen (Telford Tigers)
1990-91 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rick Brebant (Durham Wasps) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scott Morrison (Humberside Seahawks)
1991-92 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Dorion (Nottingham Panthers) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Richard Laplante (Fife Flyers)
1992-93 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Hand (Murrayfield Racers) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rick Fera (Basingstoke Beavers)
1993-94 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Doug Smail (Fife Flyers) Flag of Ireland.svg Patrick Scott (Milton Keynes Kings)
1994-95 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Randy Smith (Peterborough Pirates) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Moria (Swindon Wildcats)
1995-96 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Randy Smith (Cardiff Devils) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shawn Byram (Manchester Storm)
Super League British League
1996-97 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Lyle (Cardiff Devils) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Claude Dumas (Telford Tigers)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Morrison (Fife Flyers)
1997-98 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rob Dopson (Ayr Scottish Eagles) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Morrison (Fife Flyers)
1998-99 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Frank Pietrangelo (Manchester Storm) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Perry Pappas (Slough Jets)
1999-00 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ed Courtenay (Sheffield Steelers) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Murphy (Fife Flyers)
2000-01 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Longstaff (Sheffield Steelers) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark McArthur (Guildford Flames)
2001-02 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kevin Riehl (Belfast Giants) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Hand (Dundee Texol Stars)
2002-03 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joel Laing (Sheffield Steelers) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jody Lehman (Coventry Blaze)
Elite League British League
2003-04 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Ruff (Belfast Giants) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Hand (Edinburgh Capitals)
2004-05 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Hand (Belfast Giants)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Neal Martin (Coventry Blaze)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukas Smital (Bracknell Bees)
SeasonElite League Premier League
2005-06 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Theo Fleury (Belfast Giants) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Amyotte (Romford Raiders)
2006-07 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Smith (Cardiff Devils) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukas Smital (Bracknell Bees)
2007-08 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Calder (Coventry Blaze) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Moria (Slough Jets)
2008–09 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Beauregard (Manchester Phoenix) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Moria (Slough Jets)
2009-10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Shields (Belfast Giants) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Cesky (Bracknell Bees)
2010-11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Craig Weller (Cardiff Devils) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Hand (Manchester Phoenix)
2011-12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jade Galbraith (Braehead Clan) Flag of Latvia.svg Janis Ozolins (Sheffield Steeldogs)
2012-13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Ling (Nottingham Panthers) Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Hoog (Swindon Wildcats)
2013-14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dan Bakala (Dundee Stars) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Boothroyd (Manchester Phoenix)
2014-15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mathieu Roy (Sheffield Steelers) Flag of Slovakia.svg Peter Szabo (Telford Tigers)
2015-16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joey Martin (Cardiff Devils) Flag of Lithuania.svg Arnoldas Bosas (Sheffield Steeldogs)
SeasonElite League National League
2016-17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Hotham (Cardiff Devils)Not awarded
2017-18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joey Martin (Cardiff Devils)Not awarded
2018-19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tyler Beskorowany (Belfast Giants)Not awarded
2019-20Not awarded due to COVID-19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Hewitt (Hull Pirates)
2020-21Not awarded due to COVID-19 Not awarded
2021-22 Flag of the United States.svg J.J. Piccinich (Belfast Giants) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kieran Brown (Leeds Knights)
2022-23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Conway (Belfast Giants) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kieran Brown (Leeds Knights)
2023-24 Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Greenfield (Sheffield Steelers)Not awarded
2024-25 Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Greenfield (Sheffield Steelers) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Owen Sobchak (Hull Seahawks)

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