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Hockey player Wayne Gretzky has won the Northern Star Award four times, more than any other athlete. The Northern Star Award, [1] formerly known as the Lou Marsh Trophy, the Lou Marsh Memorial Trophy [2] and Lou Marsh Award, [3] [4] is a trophy awarded annually to Canada's top athlete, professional or amateur. It is awarded by a panel of ...
The Lionel Conacher Award is an annual award given to Canada's male athlete of the year. The sports writers of the Canadian Press (CP) first conducted a poll to determine the nation's top athlete, of either gender, in 1932. Separate polls for the best male and female athletes were conducted beginning the following year. The CP formalized the ...
Leah Goldstein (born 1969), Canadian-born Israeli professional road racing cyclist winner of the Race Across America, World Bantamweight Kickboxing Champion, and Israel Duathlon national champion; Ryder Hesjedal, 7th overall at the 2010 Tour de France, winner of 2012 Giro d'Italia; Andreas Hestler; Clara Hughes, two-sport athlete, six Olympic ...
Marie-Philip Poulin led Canada to a dominant year in women's hockey, but is it enough to crown her as the Canadian athlete of the year? Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please ...
The CP first voted on a athletes of the year in 1932, [1] the same year it inaugurated a poll that became the Lionel Conacher Award for the nation's top male athlete. [7] The poll is separate from the previously existing Velma Springstead Trophy, which also names a female athlete of the year and was first presented by the Women's Amateur Athletic Federation of Canada in 1932.
She is the first female hockey player to win the Northern Star Award as Canada's top athlete of the year, and the second to receive the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as The Canadian Press' female athlete of the year. [8] [9] [10] She is widely considered to be one of the greatest women's hockey players of all time. [11] [3] [12]
Beginning in 2018, the Canadian Soccer Association began awarding only one youth player of the year award for each gender to a U20 player. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was awarded to a U23 player instead. Until 2017, they had awarded two awards to each gender - one for a U17 and another for a U20 player.
She was named Canada's female athlete of the year – the first track athlete to capture that honor in 25 years. A much-anticipated showdown with hurdling great Gail Devers took place in March 2004. Felicien set a new record in defeating the three-time hurdles world champion in the 60 m hurdle final at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships ...