Red Tilson Trophy

Template:Short description Template:Infobox sports award The Red Tilson Trophy is awarded annually by the Ontario Hockey League to the most outstanding player (MVP) as voted by OHL writers and broadcasters. It was donated by The Globe and Mail, and first awarded in the 1944–45 OHA season by the Ontario Hockey Association. The trophy is named for Red Tilson, who played for the Oshawa Generals, and died during military service in World War II. Winners of the Red Tilson Trophy are nominated for the CHL Player of the Year award. The Red Tilson trophy resides in the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame, in the Tribute Communities Centre.

Red Tilson

The trophy is named for Albert "Red" Tilson, (January 13, 1924 – October 27, 1944) a former Oshawa Generals player killed in service in World War II. Tilson was born in Regina, Saskatchewan to William and Mary Tilson. He was nicknamed "Red" for his hair colour. He played two seasons for the Generals beginning with the 1941–42 OHA season, and won the J. Ross Robertson Cup both seasons. Tilson won the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy in the 1942–43 OHA season as the top scorer in the league with 19 goals, and 38 assists. Tilson enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces on May 27, 1943 at Kingston, Ontario. Tilson was a lance corporal in The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada R.C.I.C. Tilson was killed in action in the Netherlands, on October 27, 1944. Tilson is interred in the Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, near Maldegem, Belgium. The Generals retired his uniform #9 on November 12, 2006.

Winners

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The Memorial Cup and the Red Tilson Trophy displayed at the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame for Remembrance Day in 2019

List of winners of the Red Tilson Trophy.

  Also named CHL Player of the Year

Season	Winner	Team	Goals	Assists	Points
1944–45		St. Catharines Falcons	11	25	36
1945–46		Toronto St. Michael's Majors	43	32	75
1946–47		Toronto St. Michael's Majors	30	37	67
1947–48		Stratford Kroehlers	33	40	73
1948–49		Barrie Flyers	Goalkeeper
1949–50		Toronto Marlboros	64	51	115
1950–51		Windsor Spitfires	Goalkeeper
1951–52		Kitchener Greenshirts	Goalkeeper
1952–53		Oshawa Generals	45	43	88
1953–54		St. Catharines Teepees	68	93	161
1954–55		St. Catharines Teepees	57	49	106
1955–56		Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters	21	40	61
1956–57		Toronto St. Michael's Majors	52	36	88
1957–58		Hamilton Tiger Cubs	34	56	90
1958–59		St. Catharines Teepees	38	59	97
1959–60		Peterborough TPT Petes	48	34	82
1960–61		Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters	54	49	103
1961–62		Hamilton Red Wings	42	46	88
1962–63		Niagara Falls Flyers	32	62	94
1963–64		Montreal Junior Canadiens	63	48	111
1964–65		Peterborough Petes	45	74	119
1965–66		Peterborough Petes	40	80	120
1966–67		Peterborough Petes	51	44	95
1967–68		Kitchener Rangers	37	56	93
1968–69		Montreal Junior Canadiens	53	55	108
1969–70		Montreal Junior Canadiens	51	70	121
1970–71		Toronto Marlboros	56	81	137
1971–72		Niagara Falls Flyers	61	65	126
1972–73		Oshawa Generals	67	70	137
1973–74		Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	63	72	135
1974–75		London Knights	66	79	145
1975–76		Ottawa 67's	81	80	161
1976–77		St. Catharines Fincups	60	79	139
1977–78		Ottawa 67's	69	123	192
1978–79		Sudbury Wolves	65	85	150
1979–80		Ottawa 67's	65	101	166
1980–81		Windsor Spitfires	87	66	153
1981–82		London Knights	67	88	155
1982–83		Cornwall Royals	70	107	177
1983–84		Kitchener Rangers	40	60	100
1984–85		Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	59	85	144
1985–86		Cornwall Royals	81	61	142
1986–87		Oshawa Generals	51	99	150
1987–88		Ottawa 67's	48	103	151
1988–89		Niagara Falls Thunder	47	108	155
1989–90		Peterborough Petes	52	64	116
1990–91		Oshawa Generals	71	78	149
1991–92		Niagara Falls Thunder	53	93	146
1992–93		Detroit Junior Red Wings	58	78	136
1993–94		London Knights	55	87	142
1994–95		Kingston Frontenacs	61	74	135
1995–96		Ottawa 67's	34	48	82
1996–97		Ottawa 67's	56	56	112
1997–98		Plymouth Whalers	54	51	105
1998–99		Ottawa 67's	12	75	87
1999–2000		Kingston Frontenacs	Goalkeeper
2000–01		Erie Otters	45	45	90
2001–02		Erie Otters	36	41	77
2002–03		Ottawa 67's	63	88	151
2003–04		Ottawa 67's	51	67	118
2004–05		London Knights	47	83	130
2005–06		Brampton Battalion	47	81	128
2006–07		Oshawa Generals	72	62	134
2007–08		Kitchener Rangers	43	81	124
2008–09		Brampton Battalion	43	49	92
2009–10		Plymouth Whalers	48	58	106
2010–11		Windsor Spitfires	24	76	100
2011–12		London Knights	Goalkeeper
2012–13		Plymouth Whalers	50	59	109
2013–14		Erie Otters	45	83	128
2014–15		Erie Otters	44	76	120
2015–16		London Knights	39	77	116
2016–17		Erie Otters	65	62	127
2017–18		Sarnia Sting	39	70	109
2018–19		Sudbury Wolves	Goalkeeper
2019–20		Ottawa 67's	39	81	120
2020–21	Not awarded, season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22		Windsor Spitfires	46	78	124
2022–23		Windsor Spitfires	54	57	111
2023–24		London Knights	34	62	96
2024–25		Saginaw Spirit	62	72	134

See also

• Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Player of the Year
• Four Broncos Memorial Trophy - Western Hockey League Player of the Year
• List of Canadian Hockey League awards

External links

• Ontario Hockey League
• Elite Prospects - Award - OHL Most Outstanding Player (Red Tilson Trophy)