The Michel Brière Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the Most Valuable Player in the

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (french: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec; abbreviated ''QMJHL'' in English, ''LHJMQ'' in French) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The ...

. It is named for former QMJHL and NHL player

Michel Brière Michel Edouard Brière (October 21, 1949 – April 13, 1971) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player for one season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Following his rookie season with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Brière was involved in a car ...

, who was killed in a car crash. There is another trophy with the same name in honor of the same player awarded by the

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, and have playe ...

organization to their Rookie of the Year, titled the Michel Brière Rookie of the Year Award.

Winners

Players listed in bold also won the

CHL Player of the Year The CHL Player of the Year award is given out annually to the player judged to be the most outstanding in the Canadian Hockey League. It is selected from three most valuable players of the respective leagues; the Red Tilson Trophy of Ontario Hock ...

References

External links

QMJHL official site
List of trophy winners. {{DEFAULTSORT:Michel Briere Memorial Trophy Quebec Major Junior Hockey League trophies and awards