Professional Hockey Writers' Association

The Professional Hockey Writers Association (PHWA) is a North American professional association for ice hockey journalists writing for newspapers, magazines and websites. The PHWA was founded in 1967 and has approximately 180 voting members.^[1] 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 National Hockey League (NHL) teams.^[2]

Functions

PHWA members vote for the following seven NHL individual awards:^[3] Hart Memorial Trophy, Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, Calder Memorial Trophy, James Norris Memorial Trophy, Conn Smythe Trophy, Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, and Frank J. Selke Trophy.^[4][3] Members of the National Hockey League Broadcasters' Association vote for the Jack Adams Award (coaching),^[1][4] while the NHL general managers vote for the Vezina Trophy (top goalie).^[1][4] 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.^[4]

The members of the PHWA also vote for the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award, presented by the Hockey Hall of Fame 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".^[5]

Presidents

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

Years	President	Media employment	Ref
1966–1968	Tom Fitzgerald	The Boston Globe	[6]
1968–1970	Red Fisher	Montreal Star
1970–1971	George Gross	Toronto Telegram	[7]
1971–1972	Jack Berry	Detroit Free Press	[2]
1972–1974	Red Burnett	Toronto Star	[8]
1974–1975	Bill Brennan	The Detroit News	[9]
1975–1977	Dan Stoneking	Minneapolis Star	[10]
1977–1979	Bob Verdi	Chicago Tribune	[11]
1979–1981	Bill Fleischman	Philadelphia Daily News	[6]
1981–1985	Francis Rosa	The Boston Globe
1985–1987	Rod Beaton	USA Today
1987–1993	Scott Morrison	Toronto Sun
1993–1999	Jim Kelley	The Buffalo News
1999–2001	Helene Elliott	Los Angeles Times
2001–2003	Larry Brooks	New York Post
2003–2013	Kevin Allen	USA Today
2013–2017	Scott Burnside	ESPN
2017–2018	Mark Spector	Sportsnet
2019–present	Frank Seravalli	The Sports Network

See also

• List of National Hockey League awards
• National Sports Media Association

References

1. Duhatschek, Eric (April 8, 2011). "Handing out the NHL hardware". TheGlobeandMail.com. The Globe and Mail, Inc. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
2. The Canadian Press (January 20, 1971). "Hockey writers change name". The Albertan. Calgary, Alberta. p. 13.
3. "PHWA Awards". Professional Hockey Writers Association. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
4. "2015 NHL Awards". NHL.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
5. "Home". hockeywriters.net.
6. "About the PHWA". Professional Hockey Writers' Association. 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
7. "Barry[sic] Named V.P. Of NHL Sportswriters". The Evening News. Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. Associated Press. January 21, 1970. p. 8.
8. "Dulmage Returned". Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. January 26, 1972. p. 28.
9. "Brennan heads hockey writers". Montreal Star. Montreal, Quebec. January 30, 1974. p. 66.
10. "Dulmage bows out". Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. January 22, 1975. p. 34.
11. "Verdi to head group". South Idaho Press. Burley, Idaho. January 26, 1977. p. 7.

External links

• Professional Hockey Writers Association official website