John Brophy Award
# John Brophy Award

The John Brophy Award goes to the ECHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success as voted by the coaches of each of the ECHL teams. The John Brophy Award has been awarded since 1989. The award is named after John Brophy, who coached in the league for 13 seasons and won 575 regular and postseason games, an ECHL record. The award, founded in 1989 and originally named Coach Of The Year, was renamed in his honor in 2003.

Bob Ferguson is the only multiple winner of the award having won it in 1999 and 2000.

## Awardees

| Season | Coach | Team |
| - | - | - |
| 1988–89 | Ron Hansis | Erie Panthers |
| 1989–90 | Dave Allison | Virginia Lancers |
| 1990–91 | Don Jackson | Knoxville Cherokees |
| 1991–92 | Doug Sauter | Winston-Salem Thunderbirds |
| 1992–93 | Kurt Kleinendorst | Raleigh IceCaps |
| 1993–94 | Barry Smith | Knoxville Cherokees (2) |
| 1994–95 | Jim Playfair | Dayton Bombers |
| 1995–96 | Roy Sommer | Richmond Renegades |
| 1996–97 | Brian McCutcheon | Columbus Chill |
| 1997–98 | Chris Nilan | Chesapeake Icebreakers |
| 1998–99 | Bob Ferguson | Florida Everblades |
| 1999–00 | Bob Ferguson (2) | Florida Everblades (2) |
| 2000–01 | Troy Ward | Trenton Titans |
| 2001–02 | Dave Farrish | Louisiana IceGators |
| 2002–03 | Claude Noel | Toledo Storm |
| 2003–04 | Pat Bingham | Wheeling Nailers |
| 2004–05 | Nick Vitucci | Toledo Storm (2) |
| 2005–06 | Glen Gulutzan | Las Vegas Wranglers |
| 2006–07 | Davis Payne | Alaska Aces |
| 2007–08 | Chuck Weber | Cincinnati Cyclones |
| 2008–09 | Rick Kowalsky | Trenton Devils (2) |
| 2009–10 | Derek Laxdal | Idaho Steelheads |
| 2010–11 | Brent Thompson | Alaska Aces (2) |
| 2011–12 | Rob Murray | Alaska Aces (3) |
| 2011–12 | John Wroblewski | Gwinnett Gladiators |
| 2012–13 | Jarrod Skalde | Cincinnati Cyclones (2) |
| 2013–14 | Spencer Carbery | South Carolina Stingrays |
| 2014–15 | Derek Lalonde | Toledo Walleye (3) |
| 2015–16 | Richard Matvichuk | Missouri Mavericks |
| 2016–17 | Dan Watson | Toledo Walleye (4) |
| 2017–18 | Brad Ralph | Florida Everblades (3) |
| 2018–19 | Matt Thomas | Cincinnati Cyclones (3) |
| 2019–20 | Steve Bergin | South Carolina Stingrays (2) |
| 2020–21 | Bruce Ramsay | Wichita Thunder |
