The James Gatschene Memorial Trophy was awarded annually to the
International Hockey League player selected as
most valuable through his display of outstanding playing ability and
sportsmanlike conduct over the course of the regular season, as chosen by the league coaches.
The trophy was first presented at the close of the 1946–1947 season by workers of the
Chrysler
Stellantis North America (officially FCA US and formerly Chrysler ()) is one of the " Big Three" automobile manufacturers in the United States, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It is the American subsidiary of the multinational automoti ...
factory in
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, on the south bank of the Detroit River directly across from Detroit, Michigan, United States. Geographically located within but administratively independent of Essex County, it is the souther ...
, as a memorial to Gatschene, a former Chrysler employee and hockey star in the
Windsor-Detroit area. Gatschene was a member of the
Canadian Forces
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, killed in action during
World War II
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.
Winners
References
James Gatschene Memorial Trophywww.hockeydb.com
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International Hockey League (1945–2001) trophies