
The Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy is an award in the
Ontario Hockey League which is given to one team captain every year. The award was introduced on February 4, 2009, at the 2009 OHL All-Star Classic hosted at the
WFCU Centre in Windsor. The award is given to "the OHL team captain that best exemplifies leadership on and off the ice, with a passion and dedication to the game of hockey and his community" as was demonstrated by Renaud throughout his OHL career.
Renaud was the captain of the
Windsor Spitfires, and a fifth round draft pick for the
Calgary Flames, before his sudden death on February 18, 2008, due to
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
The Spitfires retired his number 18 on September 25, 2008. Renaud was the son of former NHL defenceman,
Mark Renaud
Mark Joseph Renaud (born February 21, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the fifth round, 102nd overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. He played in the National Hockey League w ...
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Recipients
* Recipients of the Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy.
See also
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List of Canadian Hockey League awards
References
External links
Ontario Hockey League*
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Ontario Hockey League trophies and awards
Awards established in 2009
1988 births
2008 deaths