The Les Cunningham Award is given annually 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 "Most Valuable Player" of the regular season, as voted on by AHL media and players.
The award was first presented in the 1947–48 season, is named after
Les Cunningham
Leslie Roy Cunningham (October 4, 1913 – April 9, 1993) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played 60 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Americans and Chicago Black Hawks between 1936 and 1940. The rest of his career, which ...
, a five-time AHL All-Star and three-time
Calder Cup
The Calder Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the playoff champions of the American Hockey League. It was first presented in 1937 to the Syracuse Stars.
The cup is made of sterling silver mounted on a base of Brazilian mahogany. In its curr ...
champion who averaged better than a point per game over his 10-year playing career with the original
Cleveland Barons The name Cleveland Barons has been used by three professional hockey teams and one junior team.
*Cleveland Barons (NHL), the National Hockey League team that played between 1976 and 1978
*Cleveland Barons (1937–1973), the original American Hockey ...
. Upon his retirement, he was the AHL's career leader in points.
Winners
External links
Official AHL websiteAHL Hall of Fame
- at Internet Hockey Database
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American Hockey League trophies and awards