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Red Tilson Trophy

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Red Tilson Trophy
SportIce hockey
Awarded forOHL MVP
History
First award1945
Most recentEaston Cowan

The Red Tilson Trophy is awarded annually by the Ontario Hockey League to the most outstanding player (MVP) as voted by OHL writers and broadcasters. It was donated by The Globe and Mail, and first awarded in the 1944–45 OHA season by the Ontario Hockey Association.[1][2] The trophy is named for Red Tilson, who played for the Oshawa Generals, and died during military service in World War II. Winners of the Red Tilson Trophy are nominated for the CHL Player of the Year award. The Red Tilson trophy resides in the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame, in the Tribute Communities Centre.[3]

Red Tilson

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The trophy is named for Albert "Red" Tilson, (January 13, 1924 – October 27, 1944)[4] a former Oshawa Generals player killed in service in World War II.[1][2][5][6] Tilson was born in Regina, Saskatchewan to William and Mary Tilson.[4] He was nicknamed "Red" for his hair colour.[5] He played two seasons for the Generals beginning with the 1941–42 OHA season, and won the J. Ross Robertson Cup both seasons. Tilson won the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy in the 1942–43 OHA season as the top scorer in the league with 19 goals, and 38 assists.[1] Tilson enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces on May 27, 1943 at Kingston, Ontario. Tilson was a lance corporal in The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada R.C.I.C.[4] Tilson was killed in action in the Netherlands, on October 27, 1944.[4] Tilson is interred in the Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, near Maldegem, Belgium.[4] The Generals retired his uniform #9 on November 12, 2006.[3]

Winners

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The Memorial Cup and the Red Tilson Trophy displayed at the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame for Remembrance Day in 2019

List of winners of the Red Tilson Trophy.[1]

  Also named CHL Player of the Year
Season Winner Team Goals Assists Points
1944–45 Doug McMurdy St. Catharines Falcons 11 25 36[7]
1945–46 Tod Sloan Toronto St. Michael's Majors 43 32 75
1946–47 Ed Sandford Toronto St. Michael's Majors 30 37 67
1947–48 George Armstrong Stratford Kroehlers 33 40 73
1948–49 Gil Mayer Barrie Flyers Goalkeeper
1949–50 George Armstrong Toronto Marlboros 64 51 115
1950–51 Glenn Hall Windsor Spitfires Goalkeeper
1951–52 Bill Harrington Kitchener Greenshirts Goalkeeper
1952–53 Bob Attersley Oshawa Generals 45 43 88
1953–54 Brian Cullen St. Catharines Teepees 68 93 161
1954–55 Hank Ciesla St. Catharines Teepees 57 49 106
1955–56 Ron Howell Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters 21 40 61
1956–57 Frank Mahovlich Toronto St. Michael's Majors 52 36 88
1957–58 Murray Oliver Hamilton Tiger Cubs 34 56 90
1958–59 Stan Mikita St. Catharines Teepees 38 59 97
1959–60 Wayne Connelly Peterborough TPT Petes 48 34 82
1960–61 Rod Gilbert Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters 54 49 103
1961–62 Pit Martin Hamilton Red Wings 42 46 88
1962–63 Wayne Maxner Niagara Falls Flyers 32 62 94
1963–64 Yvan Cournoyer Montreal Junior Canadiens 63 48 111
1964–65 Andre Lacroix Peterborough Petes 45 74 119
1965–66 Andre Lacroix Peterborough Petes 40 80 120
1966–67 Mickey Redmond Peterborough Petes 51 44 95
1967–68 Walt Tkaczuk Kitchener Rangers 37 56 93
1968–69 Rejean Houle Montreal Junior Canadiens 53 55 108
1969–70 Gilbert Perreault Montreal Junior Canadiens 51 70 121
1970–71 Dave Gardner Toronto Marlboros 56 81 137
1971–72 Don Lever Niagara Falls Flyers 61 65 126
1972–73 Rick Middleton Oshawa Generals 67 70 137
1973–74 Jack Valiquette Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 63 72 135
1974–75 Dennis Maruk London Knights 66 79 145
1975–76 Peter Lee Ottawa 67's 81 80 161
1976–77 Dale McCourt St. Catharines Fincups 60 79 139
1977–78 Bobby Smith Ottawa 67's 69 123 192
1978–79 Mike Foligno Sudbury Wolves 65 85 150
1979–80 Jim Fox Ottawa 67's 65 101 166
1980–81 Ernie Godden Windsor Spitfires 87 66 153
1981–82 Dave Simpson London Knights 67 88 155
1982–83 Doug Gilmour Cornwall Royals 70 107 177
1983–84 John Tucker Kitchener Rangers 40 60 100
1984–85 Wayne Groulx Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 59 85 144
1985–86 Ray Sheppard Cornwall Royals 81 61 142
1986–87 Scott McCrory Oshawa Generals 51 99 150
1987–88 Andrew Cassels Ottawa 67's 48 103 151
1988–89 Bryan Fogarty Niagara Falls Thunder 47 108 155
1989–90 Mike Ricci Peterborough Petes 52 64 116
1990–91 Eric Lindros Oshawa Generals 71 78 149
1991–92 Todd Simon Niagara Falls Thunder 53 93 146
1992–93 Pat Peake Detroit Junior Red Wings 58 78 136
1993–94 Jason Allison London Knights 55 87 142
1994–95 David Ling Kingston Frontenacs 61 74 135
1995–96 Alyn McCauley Ottawa 67's 34 48 82
1996–97 Alyn McCauley Ottawa 67's 56 56 112
1997–98 David Legwand Plymouth Whalers 54 51 105
1998–99 Brian Campbell Ottawa 67's 12 75 87
1999–2000 Andrew Raycroft Kingston Frontenacs Goalkeeper
2000–01 Brad Boyes Erie Otters 45 45 90
2001–02 Brad Boyes Erie Otters 36 41 77
2002–03 Corey Locke Ottawa 67's 63 88 151
2003–04 Corey Locke Ottawa 67's 51 67 118
2004–05 Corey Perry London Knights 47 83 130
2005–06 Wojtek Wolski Brampton Battalion 47 81 128
2006–07 John Tavares Oshawa Generals 72 62 134
2007–08 Justin Azevedo Kitchener Rangers 43 81 124
2008–09 Cody Hodgson Brampton Battalion 43 49 92
2009–10 Tyler Seguin Plymouth Whalers 48 58 106
2010–11 Ryan Ellis Windsor Spitfires 24 76 100
2011–12 Michael Houser London Knights Goalkeeper
2012–13 Vincent Trocheck Plymouth Whalers 50 59 109
2013–14 Connor Brown Erie Otters 45 83 128
2014–15 Connor McDavid Erie Otters 44 76 120
2015–16 Mitch Marner London Knights 39 77 116
2016–17 Alex DeBrincat Erie Otters 65 62 127
2017–18 Jordan Kyrou Sarnia Sting 39 70 109
2018–19 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Sudbury Wolves Goalkeeper
2019–20 Marco Rossi Ottawa 67's 39 81 120
2020–21 Not awarded, season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[8]
2021–22 Wyatt Johnston Windsor Spitfires 46 78 124
2022–23 Matthew Maggio Windsor Spitfires 54 57 111
2023–24 Easton Cowan[9] London Knights 34 62 96

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "OHL Awards". Ontario Hockey League. Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  2. ^ a b "McMurdy Wins Tilson Trophy". The Winnipeg Tribune. Winnipeg, Manitoba. April 5, 1945. p. 26.Free access icon
  3. ^ a b "Albert "Red" Tilson". Oshawa Generals. Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Albert Tilson". The Canadian Virtual War Memorial. Veterans Affairs Canada. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  5. ^ a b Brown, Babe; Attersley, Bobby (1978), A History of the Oshawa Generals, vol. One, Toronto, Ontario: Chimo, pp. 18–23, ISBN 0-920344-07-0
  6. ^ "Oshawa Sports Hall Of Fame Inductees". Oshawa Sports Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  7. ^ "Top Four Junior Scorers Wearing St. Mike's Colors". Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. February 28, 1945. p. 22.
  8. ^ Jeffrey, Jake (2021-04-20). "OHL officially cancels the 2020-21 season". Global News. Archived from the original on 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  9. ^ Sweetland, Josh (May 2, 2024). "Knights' Cowan awarded Red Tilson Trophy as OHL's Most Outstanding Player". OHL.
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