EMILE FRANCIS TROPHY

EMILE FRANCIS TROPHY

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Instituted by the AHL Board of Governors in the summer of 2001, the Emile Francis Trophy recognizes a Hockey Hall of Famer who competed in over 350 AHL games with Hershey, New Haven, Cincinnati and Cleveland, including a run to the Calder Cup championship with the Barons in 1954.

Upon his retirement as a player, Emile Francis served as both head coach and general manager for the NHL's New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues, while actively supporting youth hockey across the United States. In 1982, Francis earned the Lester Patrick Award for his outstanding service to hockey.

The Emile Francis Trophy is now awarded annually to the Atlantic Division champion.

2020-21 Providence Bruins Atlantic Division
2019-20 Providence Bruins Atlantic Division
2018-19 Charlotte Checkers Atlantic Division
2017-18 Lehigh Valley Phantoms Atlantic Division
2016-17 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Atlantic Division
2015-16 Hershey Bears Atlantic Division
2014-15 Manchester Monarchs Atlantic Division
2013-14 Manchester Monarchs Atlantic Division
2012-13 Providence Bruins Atlantic Division
2011-12 St. John's IceCaps Atlantic Division
2010-11 Portland Pirates Atlantic Division
2009-10 Worcester Sharks Atlantic Division
2008-09 Hartford Wolf Pack Atlantic Division
2007-08 Providence Bruins Atlantic Division
2006-07 Manchester Monarchs Atlantic Division
2005-06
Portland Pirates
Atlantic Division
2004-05
Manchester Monarchs
Atlantic Division
2003-04
Hartford Wolf Pack
Atlantic Division
2002-03
Providence Bruins
North Division
2001-02
Lowell Lock Monsters
North Division