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
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| 1999[3] | Roman Neumayer | Germany
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| 2000[3] | Vsevolod Kukushkin |  Russia
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| 2001[3] | Isao Kataoka |  Japan
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| 2002[3] | Pat Marsh |  Great Britain
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| 2003[3] | George Nagobads |  United States
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| 2004[3] | Aggie Kukulowicz |  Canada
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| 2005[3] | Rita Hrbacek |  Austria
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| 2006[3] | Bo Tovland |  Sweden
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| 2007[3] | Bob Nadin | Canada
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| 2008[3] | Juraj Okoličány |  Slovakia
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| 2009[3] | Harald Griebel | Germany
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| 2010[3] | Lou Vairo | United States
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| 2011[3] | Yuri Korolev | Russia
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| 2012[3] | Kent Angus | Canada
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| 2013[3] | Gord Miller | Canada
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| 2014[3] | Mark Aubry | Canada
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| 2015[3] | Monique Scheier-Schneider |  Luxembourg
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| 2016[3] | Nikolai Ozerov | Russia
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| 2017[3] | Patrick Francheterre |  France
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| 2018[3] | Kirovs Lipmans |  Latvia
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| 2019[4] | Jim Johannson | United States
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| 2020/2022[5][a] | Zoltán Kovács |  Hungary
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| 2023[7] | Kimmo Leinonen |  Finland
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| 2024[8] | Anatolii Brezvin |  Ukraine
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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.
- ^ "Почесний президент Федерації хокею України Анатолій Брезвін удостоєний нагороди IIHF Почесний президент Федерації хокею України Анатолій Брезвін удостоєний нагороди IIHF" (in Ukrainian). Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukrinform. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.