The Yanick Dupre Memorial Award is presented annually to the

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 developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 season, every team in the le ...

's man of the year for service to his local community. The award winner is chosen by the league president. The award is named after former

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. The current Bears club has played in the American Hockey League since the 1938–39 season maki ...

player Yanick Dupre, who died of

leukemia Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia and pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or ...

at age 24.

Winners

References

External links

Official AHL websiteAHL Hall of Fame
{{AHL American Hockey League trophies and awards Humanitarian and service awards