Northern Star Award
The Lou Marsh Trophy, also known as the Lou Marsh Memorial Trophy[1] and Lou Marsh Award,[2][3] is a trophy that is awarded annually to Canada's top athlete, professional or amateur. It is awarded by a panel of journalists, with the vote taking place in December. It was first awarded in 1936. It is named in honour of Lou Marsh, a prominent Canadian athlete, referee, and former sports editor of the Toronto Star. Marsh died in 1936 and the trophy was named in his honour. The trophy is made of black marble and stands around 75 centimetres high. The words "With Pick and Shovel" appear above the engraved names of the winners.[2] The voting panel consists of sports media voters from across the country[4] including representatives from the Toronto Star, The Canadian Press, FAN590, The Globe and Mail, CBC, Rogers Sportsnet, CTV/TSN, La Presse and the National Post.[5]
The Trophy has been awarded 79 times and won by 62 individual athletes and three pairs; in the voting for the 2018 Lou Marsh Trophy, it was decided that in the future pairs should not be eligible for the trophy, thereby disqualifying Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir from consideration.[6] Wayne Gretzky has won the trophy four times, more than any other athlete, while Barbara Ann Scott has won the trophy three times, more than any other woman. It was not awarded from 1942 to 1944 due to World War II. There were ties between different athletes in 1978 and 1983. The most recent winner is Bianca Andreescu, the first tennis player to win the award.
Winners
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- Key
- * = Also won the Lionel Conacher Award as Canadian male athlete of the year
- ^ = Also won the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as Canadian female athlete of the year
| Year | Winner | Sport | Win # |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Phil Edwards * | Track and field | 1 |
| 1937 | Marshal Cleland | Equestrian | 1 |
| 1938 | Bobby Pearce | Rowing | 1 |
| 1939 | Bob Pirie | Swimming | 1 |
| 1940 | Gérard Côté * | Marathon | 1 |
| 1941 | Theo Dubois | Rowing | 1 |
| 1942 | None | ||
| 1943 | |||
| 1944 | |||
| 1945 | Barbara Ann Scott | Figure skating | 1 |
| 1946 | Joe Krol * | Canadian football | 1 |
| 1947 | Barbara Ann Scott ^ | Figure skating | 2 |
| 1948 | Barbara Ann Scott ^ | Figure skating | 3 |
| 1949 | Cliff Lumsdon | Swimming | 1 |
| 1950 | Bob McFarlane | Canadian football & track and field | 1 |
| 1951 | Marlene Streit | Golf | 1 |
| 1952 | George Genereux | Shooting | 1 |
| 1953 | Doug Hepburn * | Weightlifting | 1 |
| 1954 | Marilyn Bell ^ | Swimming | 1 |
| 1955 | Beth Whittall | Swimming | 1 |
| 1956 | Marlene Streit ^ | Golf | 2 |
| 1957 | Maurice Richard * | Ice hockey | 1 |
| 1958 | Lucile Wheeler ^ | Alpine skiing | 1 |
| 1959 | Barbara Wagner & Bob Paul | Figure skating | 1 |
| 1960 | Anne Heggtveit ^ | Alpine skiing | 1 |
| 1961 | Bruce Kidd * | Track and field | 1 |
| 1962 | Donald Jackson | Figure skating | 1 |
| 1963 | Bill Crothers | Track and field | 1 |
| 1964 | Roger Jackson & George Hungerford | Rowing | 1 |
| 1965 | Petra Burka ^ | Figure skating | 1 |
| 1966 | Elaine Tanner ^ | Swimming | 1 |
| 1967 | Nancy Greene ^ | Alpine skiing | 1 |
| 1968 | Nancy Greene ^ | Alpine skiing | 2 |
| 1969 | Russ Jackson * | Canadian football | 1 |
| 1970 | Bobby Orr * | Ice hockey | 1 |
| 1971 | Hervé Filion | Harness racing | 1 |
| 1972 | Phil Esposito * | Ice hockey | 1 |
| 1973 | Sandy Hawley | Horse racing | 1 |
| 1974 | Ferguson Jenkins * | Baseball | 1 |
| 1975 | Bobby Clarke * | Ice hockey | 1 |
| 1976 | Sandy Hawley | Horse racing | 2 |
| 1977 | Guy Lafleur * | Ice hockey | 1 |
| 1978 | Graham Smith | Swimming | 1 |
| 1978 | Ken Read * | Alpine skiing | 1 |
| 1979 | Sandra Post ^ | Golf | 1 |
| 1980 | Terry Fox | Marathon of Hope | 1 |
| 1981 | Susan Nattrass | Shooting | 1 |
| 1982 | Wayne Gretzky * | Ice hockey | 1 |
| 1983 | Rick Hansen[7] | Wheelchair racing | 1 |
| 1983 | Wayne Gretzky * | Ice hockey | 2 |
| 1984 | Gaétan Boucher | Speed skating | 1 |
| 1985 | Wayne Gretzky * | Ice hockey | 3 |
| 1986 | Ben Johnson * | Track and field | 1 |
| 1987 | Ben Johnson * | Track and field | 2 |
| 1988 | Carolyn Waldo ^ | Synchronized swimming | 1 |
| 1989 | Wayne Gretzky * | Ice hockey | 4 |
| 1990 | Kurt Browning * | Figure skating | 1 |
| 1991 | Silken Laumann ^ | Rowing | 1 |
| 1992 | Mark Tewksbury * | Swimming | 1 |
| 1993 | Mario Lemieux * | Ice hockey | 1 |
| 1994 | Myriam Bédard ^ | Biathlon | 1 |
| 1995 | Jacques Villeneuve * | Auto racing | 1 |
| 1996 | Donovan Bailey * | Track and field | 1 |
| 1997 | Jacques Villeneuve * | Auto racing | 2 |
| 1998 | Larry Walker * | Baseball | 1 |
| 1999 | Caroline Brunet | Kayaking | 1 |
| 2000 | Daniel Igali | Wrestling | 1 |
| 2001 | Jamie Salé & David Pelletier | Figure skating | 1 |
| 2002 | Catriona LeMay Doan ^ | Speed skating | 1 |
| 2003 | Mike Weir * | Golf | 1 |
| 2004 | Adam van Koeverden | Kayaking | 1 |
| 2005 | Steve Nash * | Basketball | 1 |
| 2006 | Cindy Klassen ^ | Speed skating | 1 |
| 2007 | Sidney Crosby * | Ice hockey | 1 |
| 2008 | Chantal Petitclerc ^[5] | Wheelchair racing | 1 |
| 2009 | Sidney Crosby *[8] | Ice hockey | 2 |
| 2010 | Joey Votto[9] | Baseball | 1 |
| 2011 | Patrick Chan *[10] | Figure skating | 1 |
| 2012 | Christine Sinclair ^[11] | Soccer | 1 |
| 2013 | Jon Cornish[12] | Canadian football | 1 |
| 2014 | Kaillie Humphries[13] | Bobsleigh | 1 |
| 2015 | Carey Price *[14][15] | Ice hockey | 1 |
| 2016 | Penny Oleksiak ^[16] | Swimming | 1 |
| 2017 | Joey Votto [17] | Baseball | 2 |
| 2018 | Mikaël Kingsbury *[18] | Freestyle skiing | 1 |
| 2019 | Bianca Andreescu ^[19] | Tennis | 1 |
Winners by sport
Terry Fox, who was awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy for the Marathon of Hope rather than participation in a sport in general, is not included in this table.
| Wins | Sport | # of Individuals |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Ice hockey | 9 |
| 9 | Figure skating | 7 |
| 8 | Swimming | 8 |
| 7 | Track and field | 6 |
| 6 | Alpine skiing | 5 |
| 4 | Rowing | 4 |
| Football | 4 | |
| Baseball | 4 | |
| 3 | Golf | 3 |
| Speed skating | 3 | |
| 2 | Kayaking | 2 |
| Shooting | 2 | |
| Wheelchair racing | 2 | |
| Auto racing | 1 | |
| Horse racing | 1 | |
| 1 | Basketball | 1 |
| Biathlon | 1 | |
| Bobsleigh | 1 | |
| Equestrian | 1 | |
| Harness racing | 1 | |
| Marathon | 1 | |
| Synchronized swimming | 1 | |
| Weightlifting | 1 | |
| Wrestling | 1 | |
| Soccer | 1 | |
| Tennis | 1 | |
| Freestyle skiing | 1 |
See also
- List of members of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
- Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame
- Lionel Conacher Award
- Bobbie Rosenfeld Award
- Canadian Press Team of the Year Award
- Velma Springstead Trophy
- Sports in Canada
- Athlete of the Year
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lou Marsh Trophy.
- General
- Bob Ferguson, Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., 2005, p. 532 (through 2004).
- "Winners of the Lou Marsh Trophy". The Globe and Mail. 2006-12-11. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
- "Lou Marsh winners". Toronto Star. 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- "Lou Marsh Memorial Trophy". Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
- Specific
- ^ "Lou Marsh Memorial Trophy". Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
- ^ a b "Sidney Crosby wins Lou Marsh award". Toronto Star. 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
- ^ "Sidney Crosby wins Lou Marsh Award". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
- ^ Dave Perkins (2006-12-12). "Turin queen reigns in 2006". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2007-12-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Petitclerc wins 2008 Lou Marsh Award". The Sports Network. 2008-12-09. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- ^ Kelly, Cathal (2018-12-11). "Congrats to Kingsbury on the Lou Marsh Trophy. Now here's who should have won". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
- ^ "Honoured members — Rick Hansen". Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
- ^ The Canadian Press (2009-12-15). "Crosby beats out Kucera, Nash for Lou Marsh Award". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- ^ The Canadian Press (2010-12-14). "Votto wins Lou Marsh Award as Canada's athlete of the year". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ The Toronto Star (2011-12-14). "Patrick Chan wins Lou Marsh award". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
- ^ "Christine Sinclair wins Lou Marsh Award". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
- ^ "Stamps' Cornish wins Lou Marsh Award as Canada's Top Athlete". 2013-12-09. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
- ^ "Bobsled pilot Kaillie Humphries wins the Lou Marsh award as Canada's top athlete". Winnipeg Free Press. December 11, 2014.
- ^ "Canadiens goaltender Price wins Lou Marsh Trophy". NHL. 15 December 2015.
- ^ "Price earns the Lou Marsh Award". Montreal Canadiens. 15 December 2015.
- ^ "Swimmer Penny Oleksiak wins Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's top athlete". The Globe and Mail. December 13, 2016.
- ^ . Sportsnet. December 12, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171213010912/http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/reds-slugger-joey-votto-wins-lou-marsh-award-canadas-top-athlete/title=Reds. Archived from Slugger Joey Votto Wins Lou Marsh Award as Canada’s Top Athlete the original on December 13, 2017.
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- ^ Armstrong, Laura (December 9, 2019). "Bianca Andreescu named unanimous winner of Lou Marsh Award". Toronto Star. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lou Marsh Trophy.
- The Lou Marsh Legacy: Honouring Canada's Top Athletes in the Virtual Museum of Canada
