ECHL Leading Scorer Award
# ECHL Leading Scorer Award

The ECHL Leading Scorer Award goes to the ECHL player "who leads the league in scoring at the end of the regular season" and has been awarded since 1989. The award is not named after any individual and has three repeat winners as of 2023: Phil Berger won the award in 1991–92 and 1993–94 as a member of the Greensboro Monarchs, John Spoltore won the award in back-to-back years from 1998–99 to 1999–2000 as a member of the Louisiana IceGators, and Chad Costello won in 2014–15, 2015–16, and 2016–17 with the Allen Americans. Twin brothers Tyler and Justin Donati are the only brothers to win the award. Tyler Donati won the award in 2009–10 and Justin Donati won the following season. Trevor Jobe, the 1992–93 award winner, is the current record holder with 161 points.

Bill McDougall, Stan Drulia, and David Desharnais are the only three winners of this award to advance to the National Hockey League. Scott Gomez, who had played with the Alaska Aces during the 2004–05 NHL lockout, and Ed Courtenay, and Jesse Schultz are the only award winners to have NHL experience before winning the award.

## List of ECHL Leading Scorer Award winners

| Season | Player | Team | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1988–89 | Daryl Harpe | Erie Panthers | 122 |
| 1989–90 | Bill McDougall | Erie Panthers | 148 |
| 1990–91 | Stan Drulia | Knoxville Cherokees | 140 |
| 1991–92 | Phil Berger | Greensboro Monarchs | 130 |
| 1992–93 | Trevor Jobe | Norfolk Admirals | 161 |
| 1993–94 | Phil Berger(2) | Greensboro Monarchs | 139 |
| 1994–95 | Scott Burfoot | Erie Panthers | 97 |
| 1995–96 | Hugo P. Bélanger | Nashville Knights | 144 |
| 1996–97 | Ed Courtenay | South Carolina Stingrays | 110 |
| 1997–98 | Jamey Hicks | Birmingham Bulls | 119 |
| 1998–99 | John Spoltore | Louisiana IceGators | 109 |
| 1999–00 | John Spoltore (2) | Louisiana IceGators | 84 |
| 2000–01 | Scott King | Charlotte Checkers | 101 |
| 2001–02 | Louis Dumont | Pensacola Ice Pilots | 102 |
| 2002–03 | Buddy Smith | Arkansas RiverBlades | 104 |
| 2003–04 | Tim Smith | Columbia Inferno | 95 |
| 2004–05 | Scott Gomez | Alaska Aces | 86 |
| 2005–06 | Alex Leavitt | Alaska Aces | 91 |
| 2006–07 | Brad Schell | Gwinnett Gladiators | 110 |
| 2007–08 | David Desharnais | Cincinnati Cyclones | 106 |
| 2008–09 | Kevin Baker | Florida Everblades | 102 |
| 2009–10 | Tyler Donati | Elmira Jackals | 114 |
| 2010–11 | Justin Donati | Elmira Jackals | 94 |
| 2011–12 | Dustin Gazley | Elmira Jackals | 85 |
| 2012–13 | Mathieu Roy | Florida Everblades | 89 |
| 2013–14 | Brandon Marino | Fort Wayne Komets | 88 |
| 2014–15 | Chad Costello | Allen Americans | 125 |
| 2015–16 | Chad Costello(2) | Allen Americans | 103 |
| 2016–17 | Chad Costello(3) | Allen Americans | 122 |
| 2017–18 | Shawn Szydlowski | Fort Wayne Komets | 79 |
| 2018–19 | Jesse Schultz | Cincinnati Cyclones | 80 |
| 2019–20 | Josh Kestner | Toledo Walleye | 73 |
| 2020–21 | Aaron Luchuk | Orlando Solar Bears | 74 |
| 2021–22 | Will Graber | Fort Wayne Komets | 83 |
| 2022–23 | Hank Crone | Allen Americans | 105 |

Award recipients listed as of June 2021

