Ian Fowler Executive of the Year Award

The Ian Fowler Executive of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball League of Canada (NBL) award given since the 2011–12 season. It is awarded to the top member of the NBL Canada's executive committee, including the owners of the teams. The recipient is chosen by the league commissioner. It is one of two business awards given by the NBL, the other being New Franchise of the Year.[1] Since its inception, the London Lightning have had two executives that have been selected, owner Vito Frijia in 2015 and general manager Taylor Brown in 2014. London is the only team in the league that has had more than one of its front office members win the award.[2] Kimo Blanco of the Moncton Miracles was the first and is the only woman to be honored.[3] The award is named after the late Ian R. Fowler, a Moncton city employee that played a major role in developing sport teams in the city, including the Miracles.[4][3]

^ Denotes executive who is still active in the NBL Canada
Season Player Nationality Team Selected by
2011–12 Shaw, DuncanDuncan Shaw  Canada Summerside Storm Kennedy, JohnJohn Kennedy
2012–13 Blanco, KimKim Blanco  United States Moncton Miracles
2013–14 Brown, TaylorTaylor Brown  Canada London Lightning Riley, PaulPaul Riley
2014–15 Frijia, VitoVito Frijia^  Canada London Lightning Riley, PaulPaul Riley

References

  1. ↑ "NBL Canada Announces Inaugural Awards". OurSportsCentral.com. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "2014-15 NBL Canada Postseason Guide" (PDF). NBLCanada.ca. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 Hodge, Neil. "Miracles to honour Fowler". Magma.ca. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ian R. Fowler". FergusonsFuneralHome.com. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
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