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The Professional Hockey Writers Association (PHWA) is a North American professional association for ice hockey journalists writing for newspapers, magazines and websites.The PHWA was founded in 1967 and has approximately 180 voting members. [1]
The first winner of the original trophy, Frank Nighbor [1] Elmer Lach with the original trophy in 1945 The Hart Memorial Trophy is named in honour of Canadian Dr. David Hart. Dr. Hart, who donated the original trophy to the NHL, was the father of Cecil Hart, a former coach and general manager of the Montreal Canadiens.
Pages in category "Hockey writers" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Christie Blatchford;
The Hockey Hall of Fame established the accolade in 1984 and named it after the Montreal-based Canadian newspaper sports journalist Elmer Ferguson. [2] [3] Early in the year, [4] the recipient is chosen by a committee of members from the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. [5]
As the editor-in-chief of Puck Daddy, he became the first blogger ever named to The Hockey News "100 People of Power and Influence" list. [3] He covered the Vancouver, London, Sochi and Rio de Janeiro Olympics for Yahoo! Sports, as a general columnist for the 2012 and 2016 Games. Wyshynski is a member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association.
In 2003, Allen was elected president of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. [5] Allen has also authored 16 hockey-related books. He was awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy in 2013, for his contributions to hockey in the United States. [3] The next year, he was the 2014 recipient of the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award. [6]
Kelley served as president of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association from 1993 to 1999. [4] He was a regular co-host on Prime Time Sports, a columnist for Sports Illustrated, [5] and wrote a hockey column for Sportsnet.ca; he continued writing columns for Sportsnet up until his death, with his final column being published the day of his ...
He covered ice hockey and baseball for The News Journal in the late 1970s, then became one of the original writers for USA Today in 1982. He served as president of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association from 1985 to 1987, when voting for starters in the National Hockey League All-Star Game shifted from the sportswriters to the league's fans.