The Professional Hockey Writers Association (PHWA) is a North American professional association for

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journalists writing for

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s and

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s. The PHWA was founded in 1967 and has approximately 180 voting members. The association was founded as the National Hockey League Writers' Association, then renamed itself to the Professional Hockey Writers' Association in 1971, to distinguish itself from

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(NHL) teams.

Functions

PHWA members vote for the following seven NHL individual awards: Hart Memorial Trophy, Lady Byng Memorial Trophy,

Calder Memorial Trophy The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League (NHL)." It is named after Frank Calder, the first president of the NHL. Serving ...

, James Norris Memorial Trophy, Conn Smythe Trophy, Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, and Frank J. Selke Trophy. Members of the National Hockey League Broadcasters' Association vote for the

Jack Adams Award The Jack Adams Award is awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) coach "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success." The league's Coach of the Year award has been presented 51 times to 43 coaches. The winner is select ...

(coaching), while the NHL general managers vote for the

Vezina Trophy The Vezina Trophy ( ) is awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) goaltender who is "adjudged to be the best at this position". At the end of each season, the thirty-two List of NHL general managers, NHL general managers vote to dete ...

(top goalie). Members of the National Hockey League Players' Association vote for the Ted Lindsay Award. There are several other NHL awards, including the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award and the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award. The members of the PHWA also vote for the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award, presented by the

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to professional hockey writers. The association is dedicated to "preserving the rights and improving the access for members of the North American–based media who cover the sport of hockey all over the world". In 2015, president Scott Burnside thought the PHWA was facing new challenges since the number of newspaper and radio journalists were decreasing, and being replaced by social media, independent bloggers, and teams producing their own content.

Presidents

List of presidents of the National Hockey League Writers' Association (1966–1971), and the Professional Hockey Writers' Association since 1971:

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External links

Professional Hockey Writers Association official website
National Hockey League mass media Ice hockey organizations American sports journalism organizations *H Canadian journalism organizations Journalism-related professional associations Organizations established in 1967

Functions

Presidents

See also

References

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