Alan Weeks Trophy

The Alan Weeks Trophy is awarded to the Best British Defenceman in the British Ice Hockey Leagues as voted by Ice Hockey Journalists UK.

The award is named after Alan Weeks who was a BBC Commentator for 45 years and Chairman of the Brighton Tigers ice hockey club from 1946 until 1965.

The trophy was first awarded in 1989 when it was won by Paul Hand of the Murrayfield Racers.

Past winners[]

Season	Winner	Team	League
2009–10	Jonathan Weaver	Coventry Blaze	EIHL
2008–09	Jonathan Weaver	Coventry Blaze	EIHL
2007–08	Jonathan Weaver	Coventry Blaze	EIHL
2006–07	Jonathan Weaver	Newcastle Vipers	EIHL
2005–06	Jonathan Weaver	Newcastle Vipers	EIHL
2004–05		Bracknell Bees	BNL
2003–04	Leigh Jamieson	Belfast Giants	EIHL
2002–03		Basingstoke Bison	BNL
2001–02		Basingstoke Bison	BNL
2000–01	Paul Dixon	Guildford Flames	BNL
1999–00	Stephen Cooper	Nottingham Panthers	BISL
1998–99	Stephen Cooper	Newcastle Riverkings	BISL
1997–98	Stephen Cooper	Manchester Storm	BISL
1996–97		Cardiff Devils	BISL
1995–96	Stephen Cooper	Cardiff Devils	BHL
1994–95		Nottingham Panthers	BHL
1993–94	Stephen Cooper	Cardiff Devils	BHL
1992–93	Stephen Cooper	Cardiff Devils	BHL
1991–92	Stephen Cooper	Durham Wasps	BHL
1990–91	Stephen Cooper	Durham Wasps	BHL
1989–90	Stephen Cooper	Cardiff Devils	BHL
1988–89	Paul Hand	Murrayfield Racers	BHL