E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence

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E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence
SportIce hockey
History
First award2015
Most recentWilliam Eklund

The E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence is awarded annually to the National Hockey League draft prospect who best exemplifies the "commitment to excellence through strength of character, competitiveness and athleticism" as selected by NHL Central Scouting at the NHL Entry Draft. The award is named for former NHL Director of Central Scouting E. J. McGuire.[1]

Winners[]

Key
  Player is active in the NHL
Year Winner Drafting team
2015 Travis Konecny[2] Philadelphia Flyers
2016 [3] (undrafted)
2017 Nico Hischier[4] New Jersey Devils
2018 Humboldt Broncos[5] —
2019 Brett Leason[6] Washington Capitals
2020 [7] Philadelphia Flyers
2021 William Eklund[8] San Jose Sharks

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Morreale, Mike (2015-06-25). "Central Scouting to present E.J. McGuire Award". nhl.com.
  2. ^ Morreale, Mike (2015-06-27). "Flyers pick Konecny wins inaugural McGuire Award". nhl.com.
  3. ^ Morreale, Mike (2016-06-23). "Ontario's Doef to receive E.J. McGuire Award". nhl.com.
  4. ^ Morreale, Mike (2017-06-23). "Nico Hischier Wins E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence". nhl.com.
  5. ^ Morreale, Mike (2018-06-22). "Humboldt Presented E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence". nhl.com.
  6. ^ Morreale, Mike (2019-06-22). "Leason receives E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence at NHL Draft". nhl.com.
  7. ^ Morreale, Mike (2020-09-30). "Wisdom receives E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence". nhl.com.
  8. ^ Morreale, Mike (2021-07-05). "Eklund receives E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence". nhl.com.
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