The Jayna Hefford Trophy, was a trophy in women's ice hockey awarded annually to the Canadian Women's Hockey League's most outstanding player in the regular season as judged by the players of the CWHL until the collapse of the league in 2019. It was awarded twice to the same player since its beginnings in 2016. It was a companion to the CWHL's Most Valuable Player Award, as awarded by the league.

Jayna Hefford Trophy
SportIce hockey
Awarded forCanadian Women's Hockey League's outstanding player in the regular season as judged by the players of the CWHL
History
First award2015–16
Final award2018–19
Most recentMarie-Philip Poulin

The award was named for Brampton Thunder great Jayna Hefford, who had retired from hockey as the all-time leading scorer in the CWHL. The trophy was auctioned off in 2019 after the collapse of the CWHL.

History

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The award was first handed out at the conclusion of the 2015–16 CWHL season, during the weekend festivities for the 2016 Clarkson Cup. The inaugural winner of the Trophy was Marie-Philip Poulin of Les Canadiennes de Montreal.[1]

Winners

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Positions key
C Centre D Defence RW Right wing LW Left wing G Goaltender
  Player is still active
Season Winner Team Position Win #
2015–16 Marie-Philip Poulin Canadiennes de Montreal C 1
2016–17 Marie-Philip Poulin[2] Canadiennes de Montreal C 2
2017–18 Jamie Lee Rattray Markham Thunder C 1
2018–19 Marie-Philip Poulin Canadiennes de Montreal C 3

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References

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  1. ^ "Rise of professional hockey leagues a boon to women's game". Kamloops This Week. 2016-03-31. Archived from the original on 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  2. ^ "CWHL HONOURS LEAGUE BEST AT 2017 AWARDS GALA". CWHL. 2017-03-04. Archived from the original on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  3. ^ "Past Award Winners". CWHL. n.d. Archived from the original on 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2017-03-01.