The Bob Clarke Trophy is awarded annually to the player who leads the Western Hockey League in points scoring during the regular season. In both years Bob "Bobby" Clarke played in the WHL, he captured the League scoring title. In 1968–69, Clarke's Flin Flon Bombers captured the League Championship. His NHL career spanned 15 seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers, in which time he captained the team to a pair of Stanley Cups. He was awarded the Hart Trophy as the NHL's MVP three times, the Masterton Trophy and the Selke Trophy once each, and was also named an All-Star four times. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1987.
Originally the Bob Brownridge Trophy (including the two seasons that Clarke was the recipient), and later known as the Bob Brownridge Memorial Trophy. Saskatchewan born Brownridge (1918–1972) was a player with the Eastern Hockey League's New York Rovers (1938–1941), leaving to serve with the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II,[1] then played post-war with the Western Canada Senior Hockey League's Calgary Stampeders (1945–1949),[2] winning the 1946 Allan Cup. He retired and became a businessman in Calgary, later the founding owner (1966) of the WHL's Calgary Centennials. In 1971, he secured a founding World Hockey Association (WHA) franchise, to be called the Calgary Broncos.[3] However, after the February 1972 inaugural WHA draft, and before the October 1972 start of the first WHA season, Brownridge unexpectedly died and the team folded.[3]
Bob Brownridge Trophy
|
Season |
Winner[4] |
Team |
Points
|
1966–67 |
Gerry Pinder |
Saskatoon Blades |
140 (78G, 62A)
|
1967–68 |
Bobby Clarke |
Flin Flon Bombers |
168 (51G, 117A)
|
1968–69 |
Bobby Clarke |
Flin Flon Bombers |
137 (51G, 86A)
|
1969–70 |
Reggie Leach |
Flin Flon Bombers |
111 (65G, 46A)
|
1970–71 |
Chuck Arnason |
Flin Flon Bombers |
163 (79G, 84A)
|
1971–72 |
Tom Lysiak |
Medicine Hat Tigers |
143 (46G, 97A)
|
Bob Brownridge Memorial Trophy
|
1972–73 |
Tom Lysiak |
Medicine Hat Tigers |
154 (58G, 96A)
|
1973–74 |
Ron Chipperfield |
Brandon Wheat Kings |
162 (90G, 72A)
|
1974–75 |
Mel Bridgman |
Victoria Cougars |
157 (66G, 91A)
|
1975–76 |
Bernie Federko |
Saskatoon Blades |
187 (72G, 115A)
|
1976–77 |
Bill Derlago |
Brandon Wheat Kings |
178 (96G, 82A)
|
1977–78 |
Brian Propp |
Brandon Wheat Kings |
182 (70G, 112A)
|
1978–79 |
Brian Propp |
Brandon Wheat Kings |
194 (94G, 100A)
|
1979–80 |
Doug Wickenheiser |
Regina Pats |
170 (89G, 81A)
|
1980–81 |
Brian Varga |
Regina Pats |
160 (64G, 96A)
|
1981–82 |
Jock Callander |
Regina Pats |
190 (79G, 111A)
|
1982–83 |
Dale Derkatch |
Regina Pats |
179 (84G, 95A)
|
1983–84 |
Ray Ferraro |
Brandon Wheat Kings |
192 (108G, 84A)
|
1984–85 |
Cliff Ronning |
New Westminster Bruins |
197 (89G, 108A)
|
1985–86 |
Rob Brown |
Kamloops Blazers |
173 (58G, 115A)
|
1986–871 |
(East) Craig Endean |
Regina Pats |
146 (69G, 77A)
|
|
(West) Rob Brown |
Kamloops Blazers |
212 (76G, 136A)
|
Bob Clarke Trophy
|
Season |
Winner |
Team |
Points
|
1987–88 |
(tie) Joe Sakic |
Swift Current Broncos |
160 (78G, 82A)
|
|
(tie) Theoren Fleury |
Moose Jaw Warriors |
160 (68G, 92A)
|
1988–89 |
Dennis Holland |
Portland Winter Hawks |
167 (82G, 85A)
|
1989–90 |
Len Barrie |
Kamloops Blazers |
185 (85G, 100A)
|
1990–91 |
Ray Whitney |
Spokane Chiefs |
185 (67G, 118A)
|
1991–92 |
Kevin St. Jaques |
Lethbridge Hurricanes |
140 (65G, 75A)
|
1992–93 |
Jason Krywulak |
Swift Current Broncos |
162 (81G, 81A)
|
1993–94 |
Lonny Bohonos |
Portland Winter Hawks |
152 (62G, 90A)
|
1994–95 |
Daymond Langkow |
Tri-City Americans |
140 (67G, 73A)
|
1995–96 |
Mark Deyell |
Saskatoon Blades |
159 (61G, 98A)
|
1996–97 |
Todd Robinson |
Portland Winter Hawks |
134 (38G, 96A)
|
1997–98 |
Sergei Varlamov |
Swift Current Broncos |
119 (66G, 53A)
|
1998–99 |
Pavel Brendl |
Calgary Hitmen |
134 (73G, 61A)
|
1999–2000 |
Brad Moran |
Calgary Hitmen |
120 (48G, 72A)
|
2000–01 |
Justin Mapletoft |
Red Deer Rebels |
120 (43G, 77A)
|
2001–02 |
Nathan Barrett |
Lethbridge Hurricanes |
107 (45G, 62A)
|
2002–03 |
Erik Christensen |
Kamloops Blazers |
108 (54G, 54A)
|
2003–04 |
Tyler Redenbach |
Swift Current Broncos |
105 (31G, 74A)
|
2004–05 |
Eric Fehr |
Brandon Wheat Kings |
111 (59G, 52A)
|
2005–06 |
Troy Brouwer |
Moose Jaw Warriors |
102 (49G, 53A)
|
2006–07 |
Zach Hamill |
Everett Silvertips |
93 (32G, 61A)
|
2007–08 |
Mark Santorelli |
Chilliwack Bruins |
101 (27G, 74A)
|
2008–09 |
Casey Pierro-Zabotel |
Vancouver Giants |
115 (36G, 79A)
|
2009–10 |
Brandon Kozun |
Calgary Hitmen |
107 (32G, 75A)
|
2010–11 |
Linden Vey |
Medicine Hat Tigers |
116 (46G, 70A)
|
2011–12 |
Brendan Shinnimin |
Tri-City Americans |
134 (58G, 76A)
|
2012–13 |
Brendan Leipsic |
Portland Winterhawks |
120 (49G, 71A)
|
2013–14 |
Mitch Holmberg |
Spokane Chiefs |
118 (62G, 56A)
|
2014–15 |
Oliver Bjorkstrand |
Portland Winterhawks |
118 (63G, 55A)
|
2015–16 |
Adam Brooks |
Regina Pats |
120 (38G, 82A)
|
2016–17 |
Sam Steel |
Regina Pats |
131 (50G, 81A)
|
2017–18 |
Jayden Halbgewachs |
Moose Jaw Warriors |
129 (70G, 59A)
|
2018–19 |
Joachim Blichfeld |
Portland Winterhawks |
114 (53G, 61A)
|
2019–20 |
Adam Beckman |
Spokane Chiefs |
107 (48G, 59A)
|
2020–21 |
Peyton Krebs |
Winnipeg Ice |
43 (13G, 30A)
|
2021–22 |
Arshdeep Bains |
Red Deer Rebels |
112 (43G, 69A)
|
2022–23 |
Connor Bedard |
Regina Pats |
143 (71G, 72A)
|
2023–24 |
Jagger Firkus |
Moose Jaw Warriors |
126 (61G, 65A)
|
- 1The WHL handed out separate awards for the East and West divisions.