Lou Kaplan Trophy

The Lou Kaplan Trophy was presented annually to the World Hockey Association's (WHA) rookie of the year.

History

Lou Kaplan was one of the original owners of the Minnesota Fighting Saints of the WHA.^[1] On August 10, 1973, the WHA officially named its trophies after the team officials at the WHA's founding meeting in 1972. The rookie-of-the-year trophy was named after Kaplan.^[2]

Winners

• 1979 – Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
• 1978 – Kent Nilsson, Winnipeg Jets
• 1977 – George Lyle, New England Whalers
• 1976 – Mark Napier, Toronto Toros
• 1975 – Anders Hedberg, Winnipeg Jets
• 1974 – Mark Howe, Houston Aeros
• 1973 – Terry Caffery, New England Whalers^[2]

See also

• World Hockey Association
• List of WHA seasons

References