Scott Morrison Award of Minor Hockey Excellence

The Scott Morrison Award of Hockey Excellence was an annual award given to the most outstanding junior hockey player born in the province of Saskatchewan. It was given out from the years 1945-1961, excluding 1956.

History

The award was named after Scott Morrison, an up-and-coming junior player who was killed in a freak ice resurfacer accident on February 21, 1943.[1] In September of the following year, the decision was made to create an annual award in Morrison's memory [2]

Winners

YearRecipient
1945Gordie Howe
1946Justin Knebel
1947Dunc Fisher
1948Bert Olmstead
1949Lou Jankowski
1950Paul Meger
1951Thomas Pottruff
1952Walter Nestman
1952Dale Anderson
1953Murray Balfour, James Nash
1954Justin "Spanks" Dool
1955Les Colwill
1956(No Recipient)
1957Wes Johnson
1958Orland Kurtenbach
1959Jason Burns
1960Harvey Newton
1961Melvin Fisher

References

General

  • Smith, Carl (February 23, 1972). "A Look Back At the Morrison Tragedy and Award Legacy". The Saskatoon Star-Phoenix.

Specific

  1. ↑ Dean, Henry (February 22, 1943). "Local Junior Killed at Rink". The Estevan Inquirer.
  2. ↑ Dunning, Allan (September 25, 1944). "Morrison to be Remembered Through Award". The Estevan Inquirer.
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