Paul Loicq Award
The Paul Loicq Award is presented annually by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to honour a person who has made "outstanding contributions to the IIHF and international ice hockey".[1] Named after Paul Loicq, who was president of the IIHF from 1922 until 1947, it is the highest personal recognition given by the world governing body of ice hockey.[2] The award is presented during the annual IIHF Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
Award recipients[edit]
List of recipients of the Paul Loicq Award:
| Year | Recipient | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 1998[3] | Wolf-Dieter Montag |  Germany
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| 1999[3] | Roman Neumayer | Germany
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| 2000[3] | Vsevolod Kukushkin |  Russia
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| 2001[3] | Isao Kataoka |  Japan
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| 2002[3] | Pat Marsh |  Great Britain
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| 2003[3] | George Nagobads |  United States
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| 2004[3] | Aggie Kukulowicz |  Canada
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| 2005[3] | Rita Hrbacek |  Austria
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| 2006[3] | Bo Tovland |  Sweden
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| 2007[3] | Bob Nadin | Canada
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| 2008[3] | Juraj Okoličány |  Slovakia
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| 2009[3] | Harald Griebel | Germany
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| 2010[3] | Lou Vairo | United States
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| 2011[3] | Yuri Korolev | Russia
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| 2012[3] | Kent Angus | Canada
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| 2013[3] | Gord Miller | Canada
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| 2014[3] | Mark Aubry | Canada
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| 2015[3] | Monique Scheier-Schneider |  Luxembourg
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| 2016[3] | Nikolai Ozerov | Russia
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| 2017[3] | Patrick Francheterre |  France
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| 2018[3] | Kirovs Lipmans |  Latvia
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| 2019[4] | Jim Johannson | United States
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| 2020/2022[5][a] | Zoltán Kovács |  Hungary
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| 2023[7] | Kimmo Leinonen |  Finland
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See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ The presentation of the award during the 2020 IIHF World Championship, was delayed until the 2022 IIHF World Championship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kovács received the award during the class of 2020/2022 IIHF Hall of Fame induction.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "The inductee class of 2009". Zurich: International Ice Hockey Federation.
- ^ Gabriola Sounder News Archived 13 September 2012 at archive.today
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "IIHF Hall of Fame". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ Podnieks, Andrew (6 February 2019). "Hall of Fame Class of 2019 named". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ Podnieks, Andrew (4 February 2020). "Legends join IIHF Hall of Fame". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ Potts, Andy (29 May 2022). "Hall of Fame celebrates new recruits". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ Podnieks, Andrew (9 December 2022). "IIHF honours international mix for Hall of Fame '23". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 December 2022.