Paul Loicq Award
The Paul Loicq Award is presented annually by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to honour a person who has made "outstanding contributions to the IIHF and international ice hockey".[1] Named after Paul Loicq, who was president of the IIHF from 1922 until 1947, it is the highest personal recognition given by the world governing body of ice hockey.[2] The award is presented during the annual IIHF Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
Award recipients[edit]
List of recipients of the Paul Loicq Award:
Year | Recipient | Nationality |
---|---|---|
1998[3] | Wolf-Dieter Montag | Germany |
1999[3] | Roman Neumayer | Germany |
2000[3] | Vsevolod Kukushkin | Russia |
2001[3] | Isao Kataoka | Japan |
2002[3] | Pat Marsh | Great Britain |
2003[3] | George Nagobads | United States |
2004[3] | Aggie Kukulowicz | Canada |
2005[3] | Rita Hrbacek | Austria |
2006[3] | Bo Tovland | Sweden |
2007[3] | Bob Nadin | Canada |
2008[3] | Juraj Okoličány | Slovakia |
2009[3] | Harald Griebel | Germany |
2010[3] | Lou Vairo | United States |
2011[3] | Yuri Korolev | Russia |
2012[3] | Kent Angus | Canada |
2013[3] | Gord Miller | Canada |
2014[3] | Mark Aubry | Canada |
2015[3] | Monique Scheier-Schneider | Luxembourg |
2016[3] | Nikolai Ozerov | Russia |
2017[3] | Patrick Francheterre | France |
2018[3] | Kirovs Lipmans | Latvia |
2019[4] | Jim Johannson | United States |
2020/2022[5][a] | Zoltán Kovács | Hungary |
2023[7] | Kimmo Leinonen | Finland |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ The presentation of the award during the 2020 IIHF World Championship, was delayed until the 2022 IIHF World Championship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kovács received the award during the class of 2020/2022 IIHF Hall of Fame induction.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "The inductee class of 2009". Zurich: International Ice Hockey Federation.
- ^ Gabriola Sounder News Archived 13 September 2012 at archive.today
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "IIHF Hall of Fame". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ Podnieks, Andrew (6 February 2019). "Hall of Fame Class of 2019 named". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ Podnieks, Andrew (4 February 2020). "Legends join IIHF Hall of Fame". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ Potts, Andy (29 May 2022). "Hall of Fame celebrates new recruits". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ Podnieks, Andrew (9 December 2022). "IIHF honours international mix for Hall of Fame '23". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 December 2022.