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]

List of winners

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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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Heart of Hockey: The Art of Bill Brownridge". heartofhockey.com. Archived from the original on 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  2. ^ "Bob Brownridge". HockeyDB. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  3. ^ a b Saelhof, Todd (2019-02-07) [2019-02-05]. "Riding with Cowboys, Calgary's first pro hockey club". Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  4. ^ Watts, Jesse, ed. (2013). 2013–14 WHL Media Guide. Western Hockey League. p. 266.