John D. Chick Trophy
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Pacific Division champions of the American Hockey League |
| History | |
| First award | 1961–62 AHL season |
| Most recent | Coachella Valley Firebirds |
The John D. Chick Trophy is presented annually to the American Hockey League team that has the best record in the Pacific Division.
The award is named after John D. Chick, who served as vice president and treasurer of the American Hockey League.
Previously the trophy was awarded to the Western Division from 1962 to 1973, the Southern Division from 1974 to 1995, the Central and Empire Divisions from 1996 to 2003, the South Division in 2013, and the West Division in 2004–2012 and 2014–2015.
Winners
[edit]Winner by season
[edit]- Key
- ‡ = Eventual Calder Cup champions
| Awarded for | Season | Team | Win |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Division champions | 1961–62 | Cleveland Barons | 1 |
| 1962–63 | Buffalo Bisons‡ | 1 | |
| 1963–64 | Pittsburgh Hornets | 1 | |
| 1964–65 | Rochester Americans‡ | 1 | |
| 1965–66 | Rochester Americans‡ | 2 | |
| 1966–67 | Pittsburgh Hornets‡ | 2 | |
| 1967–68 | Rochester Americans‡ | 3 | |
| 1968–69 | Buffalo Bisons | 2 | |
| 1969–70 | Buffalo Bisons‡ | 3 | |
| 1970–71 | Baltimore Clippers | 1 | |
| 1971–72 | Baltimore Clippers | 2 | |
| 1972–73 | Cincinnati Swords‡ | 1 | |
| South Division champions | 1973–74 | Baltimore Clippers | 3 |
| 1974–75 | Virginia Wings | 1 | |
| 1975–76 | Hershey Bears | 1 | |
| 1976–77 | Not awarded | — | |
| 1977–78 | Rochester Americans | 4 | |
| 1978–79 | New Haven Nighthawks | 1 | |
| 1979–80 | New Haven Nighthawks | 2 | |
| 1980–81 | Hershey Bears | 2 | |
| 1981–82 | Binghamton Whalers | 1 | |
| 1982–83 | Rochester Americans‡ | 5 | |
| 1983–84 | Baltimore Skipjacks | 1 | |
| 1984–85 | Binghamton Whalers | 2 | |
| 1985–86 | Hershey Bears | 3 | |
| 1986–87 | Rochester Americans‡ | 6 | |
| 1987–88 | Hershey Bears‡ | 4 | |
| 1988–89 | Adirondack Red Wings‡ | 1 | |
| 1989–90 | Rochester Americans | 7 | |
| 1990–91 | Rochester Americans | 8 | |
| 1991–92 | Binghamton Rangers | 1 | |
| 1992–93 | Binghamton Rangers | 2 | |
| 1993–94 | Hershey Bears | 5 | |
| 1994–95 | Binghamton Rangers | 3 | |
| Central Division champions | 1995–96 | Albany River Rats | 1 |
| Empire State Division champions | 1996–97 | Rochester Americans | 9 |
| 1997–98 | Albany River Rats | 2 | |
| 1998–99 | Rochester Americans | 10 | |
| 1999–00 | Rochester Americans | 11 | |
| South Division champions | 2000–01 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | 1 |
| Central Division champions | 2001–02 | Syracuse Crunch | 1 |
| 2002–03 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 1 | |
| West Division champions | 2003–04 | Milwaukee Admirals‡ | 1 |
| 2004–05 | Chicago Wolves | 1 | |
| 2005–06 | Milwaukee Admirals | 2 | |
| 2006–07 | Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights | 1 | |
| 2007–08 | Chicago Wolves‡ | 2 | |
| 2008–09 | Milwaukee Admirals | 3 | |
| 2009–10 | Chicago Wolves | 3 | |
| 2010–11 | Milwaukee Admirals | 4 | |
| 2011–12 | Oklahoma City Barons | 1 | |
| South Division champions | 2012–13 | Texas Stars | 1 |
| West Division champions | 2013–14 | Texas Stars‡ | 2 |
| 2014–15 | San Antonio Rampage | 1 | |
| Pacific Division champions | 2015–16 | Ontario Reign | 1 |
| 2016–17 | San Jose Barracuda | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | Tucson Roadrunners | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | Bakersfield Condors | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | Tucson Roadrunners | 2 | |
| Pacific Division tournament champions | 2020–21 | Bakersfield Condors | 2 |
| Pacific Division champions | 2021–22 | Stockton Heat | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Calgary Wranglers | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | 1 |