Max Kaminsky Trophy

Max Kaminsky Trophy
Sport	Ice hockey
Awarded for	Most outstanding defenceman in OHL
History
First award	1961
First winner	Bruce Draper (1961 - most gentlemanly player); Ron Plumb (1970 - most outstanding defenceman);
Most recent	Zayne Parekh (2024)

The Max Kaminsky Trophy is an annual award presented by the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Originally (1961–1969) awarded to the most gentlemanly player in the league, since 1970 it is awarded to the OHL's most outstanding defenceman.

The award is named in honour of Max Kaminsky, who coached the St. Catharines Teepees to a Memorial Cup win in May 1960;^[1] he retired after the Memorial Cup, and died of cancer in May 1961.^[2]

The winner of the Max Kaminsky Trophy is the OHL's nominee for the CHL Defenceman of the Year.

^ "OHL Awards". Ontario Hockey League. Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
^ "Coached Teepees Last Season, Max Kaminsky Passes On at 49". North Bay Nugget. The Canadian Press. May 6, 1961. p. 12 – via Ancestry.com#Newspapers.com.

[ohlawards-1] "OHL Awards". Ontario Hockey League. Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved 2017-12-24.

[2] "Coached Teepees Last Season, Max Kaminsky Passes On at 49". North Bay Nugget. The Canadian Press. May 6, 1961. p. 12 – via Ancestry.com#Newspapers.com.

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