John Brophy Award [SEP] inception
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 to teams 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
2012 legislative sessions, Brophy was assigned to the Senate Finance Committee, Legal Services Committee, and served as the ranking Republican on the Senate Agricultural Committee.
Brophy proposed a piece of legislation in 2011 that permitted students to possess prescription drugs in schools. This bill, SB11-012, passed successfully through both chambers with a 94-3-3 vote before being signed into law by Governor John Hickenlooper.
In 2011, Senator Brophy was awarded the national State Legislative Award from CropLife America regarding his dedication to agricultural initiatives