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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 association was founded as the National Hockey League Writers' Association, then renamed itself ...
Fisher served as president of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association from 1968 to 1970. [9] He was the longest-serving beat writer to cover an NHL team. Over his career, he worked for ten editors and publishers, and won the Canadian National Newspaper Award three times. [ 7 ]
While with the newspaper, Verdi covered the Chicago Blackhawks [3] and was elected president of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. [5] In 2004, Verdi received the PGA of America Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism and in 2005 was inducted into the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame.
It is named after James E. Norris, the longtime owner of the Detroit Red Wings. The James Norris Memorial Trophy has been awarded 62 times to 26 players since its beginnings in 1953–54. At the end of each season, members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association vote to determine the player who was the best defenseman during the regular ...
The Professional Hockey Writers' Association made Mayer an honorary member in February 1971, [10] and he was inducted into the builder category of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in May 1971. [1] [11] Mayer died on 12 November 1971 in Paris, France, shortly after arriving on a flight to begin a vacation.
The Masterton was created by the Professional Hockey Writers Association six decades ago to salute a very specific kind of player, recognizing perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey ...
Scott Morrison (born October 7, 1958) [1] is a Canadian sports journalist for Sportsnet. He worked for the Toronto Sun throughout the 1980s and 1990s until he joined Rogers Sportsnet in 2001 as managing editor of Hockey. He was let go from Sportsnet in July 2006. [citation needed] He authored numerous hockey books, including Hockey Night in ...
Writer for 35 years with Canadian Press from 1974 until 2008. Notable work. Sport reporter for Peterborough Examiner, journalist with Sudbury Star. Neil Stevens (June 14, 1947 – April 1, 2022) was a Canadian sportswriter who covered numerous sports, including ice hockey, indoor lacrosse, the Olympic Games, and figure skating.