The John B. Sollenberger Trophy is given to
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary Minor league#Ice hockey, developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 AHL se ...
's leading scorer for the season.
History
The award was named for
John B. Sollenberger John B. Sollenberger (1897–1967) was an American sports and entertainment executive closely associated with Milton S. Hershey and the development of Hershey, Pennsylvania. He was born on a farm in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. At age 16 he enro ...
in 1955. Sollenberger was a long-time contributor to the league as manager and president of the
Hershey Bears
The Hershey Bears are a professional ice hockey team based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, a town located 14 miles east of the state capital of Harrisburg
Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the c ...
and former Chairman of the Board of Governors. The award was originally named after
Wally Kilrea
Walter Charles Kilrea (February 18, 1909 – July 3, 1992) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 9 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Quakers, New York Americans, Ottawa Senators, Montreal Maroons ...
, who held the AHL's single-season scoring record when the award was instituted
1947–48. That season, the award was renamed in honour of its first recipient,
Carl Liscombe
Harry Carlyle Liscombe (May 17, 1914 – February 24, 2004) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings between 1937 and 1946. With Detroit he won the Stanley Cup in 1943. He also won the ...
, who broke Kilrea's scoring record.
Winners
References
External links
Official AHL websiteAHL Hall of Fame
- at Internet Hockey Database
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American Hockey League trophies and awards