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Paul Loicq Award
International ice hockey award
International ice hockey award

The Paul Loicq Award is presented annually by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to honour a person who has made "outstanding contributions to the IIHF and international ice hockey". Named after Paul Loicq, who was president of the IIHF from 1922 until 1947, it is the highest personal recognition given by the IIHF. The award is presented during the annual IIHF Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
Recipients
List of recipients of the Paul Loicq Award:
| Year | Recipient | Nation | Contributions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url=http://webarchive.iihf.com/iihf-home/history/the-iihf/iihf-hall-of-fame.html | title=IIHF Hall of Fame | website=International Ice Hockey Federation | access-date=20 March 2019}} | Wolf-Dieter Montag | Germany Germany | IIHF chief medical officer and International Olympic Committee medical advisor who oversaw doping in sport testing and advocated for athlete safety | |||||||||
| 1999 | Roman Neumayer | Germany Germany | German Ice Hockey Federation sport director from 1970 to 1986, and IIHF technical director from 1986 to 1996, who developed the IIHF Hall of Fame | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | Vsevolod Kukushkin | Russia Russia | Russian journalist and translator who traveled with the Soviet Union national ice hockey team reporting on international ice hockey, and IIHF Hall of Fame committee member | ||||||||||||
| url=http://webarchive.iihf.com/sk/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=10148&cHash=0c0d38894432c1898bad7d5af42e53dd | title=Remembering Kataoka, Paul Loicq Award winner passes away | date=10 December 2015 | website=International Ice Hockey Federation | access-date=14 June 2019 | archive-date=17 August 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817154429/http://webarchive.iihf.com/sk/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=10148&cHash=0c0d38894432c1898bad7d5af42e53dd | url-status=dead}} | Isao Kataoka | Japan Japan | Japan Ice Hockey Federation executive director and vice-president, who grew ice hockey in Japan and organized hockey at the 1972 Winter Olympics and 1998 Winter Olympics | |||||
| url=https://icehockeyuk.co.uk/hall-of-fames/patricia-marsh/ | title=Patricia Marsh | website=Ice Hockey UK | access-date=27 October 2024}} | Pat Marsh | Great Britain Great Britain | British Ice Hockey Association secretary from 1972 to 1987, and secretary to IIHF president Bunny Ahearne, who worked more than 20 years in the IIHF offices | |||||||||
| url=https://www.ushockeyhalloffame.com/page/show/833453-dr-v-george-nagobads | title=Dr. V. George Nagobads | website=United States Hockey Hall of Fame | access-date=July 8, 2021}}; | George Nagobads | United States United States | US men's national team physician at five Winter Olympics, and chief medical officer for USA Hockey from 1984 to 1992, who served on the IIHF medical committee for 20 years, working to eliminate doping in sport | |||||||||
| 2004 | Aggie Kukulowicz | Canada Canada | Russian-language interpreter for the Canada men's national team at the 1972 Summit Series and 1974 Summit Series, who was later an interpreter for the IIHF at the Ice Hockey World Championships, the Canada Cup, and the Super Series from 1975 to 1993 | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | Rita Hrbacek | Austria Austria | Forty years of organizing international ice hockey as secretary, then secretary general of the Austrian Ice Hockey Association, and as an IIHF secretary | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | Bo Tovland | Sweden Sweden | General manager of the Sweden men's national team at seven Ice Hockey World Championships, three Winter Olympics and three Canada Cup tournaments, who was Swedish Ice Hockey Association vice-chairman and sat on several IIHF committees | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | Bob Nadin | Canada Canada | Supervisor of on-ice officials at the Winter Olympic Games from 1976 to 2012, responsible for training and evaluating officials, and writing, updating, and interpreting international ice hockey rules. | ||||||||||||
| url=http://www.hokejportal.net/?q=clanok/vo-veku-65-rokov-zomrel-juraj-okolicany-golonka-zarmuteny/16883 | title=Vo veku 65 rokov zomrel Juraj Okoličány, Golonka zarmútený | date=2008-09-10 | website=HokejPortal.sk | language=sk | access-date=2019-07-17}} | Juraj Okoličány | Slovakia Slovakia | Supervisor of on-ice officials and a video goal judge during ten Ice Hockey World Championships, the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2006 Winter Olympics, and 45 other IIHF competitions | |||||||
| 2009 | Harald Griebel | Germany Germany | Sports marketing businessman promoting the Ice Hockey World Championships and qualifying tournaments for ice hockey at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| url=http://webarchive.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/iihf-hof-2010.html | title=IIHF Hall welcomes five | date=2010 | website=International Ice Hockey Federation | access-date=February 16, 2020}} | Lou Vairo | United States United States | Amateur Hockey Association of the United States coaching director, USA Hockey director, and IIHF coaching committee member, who coached national men's teams for the United States, Netherlands, and Italy | ||||||||
| url=http://webarchive.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=5822&cHash=ddc4899de9641528bc70b98cbdc6fbcd | title=IIHF Hall of Fame welcomes six: Ceremonies also include Loicq winner Yuri Korolev | last=Podnieks | first=Andrew | author-link=Andrew Podnieks | date=15 May 2011 | website=International Ice Hockey Federation | access-date=30 July 2019}} | Yuri Korolev | Russia Russia | Soviet Union national team]] that won seventeen Ice Hockey World Championships and seven Olympic gold medals | |||||
| url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2011-nr-157-en | title=Gold Medal-Winning Coach Murray Elected to IIHF Hall of Fame | date=December 5, 2011 | website=Hockey Canada | access-date=April 28, 2021}} | Kent Angus | Canada Canada | url=http://webarchive.iihf.com/sk/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=6983&cHash=55da56ece8b93d3e0ffc332147997a8d | title=IIHF class of 2012 honoured | last=Podnieks | first=Andrew | author-link=Andrew Podnieks | date=2012-05-20 | website=International Ice Hockey Federation | access-date=April 28, 2021}} | |
| 2013 | Gord Miller | Canada Canada | Play-by-play sportscaster for the IIHF World Junior Championship, Ice Hockey World Championships, and IIHF Women's World Championship | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | Mark Aubry | Canada Canada | Chief medical officer of the IIHF and Hockey Canada, and International Olympic Committee medical commission member, who advocates for concussion and safety awareness | ||||||||||||
| title=Luxemburger Funktionärin in die Hall of Fame | date=19 December 2014 | work=Luxemburger Wort | language=de | url=https://www.wort.lu/sport/luxemburger-funktionaerin-in-die-hall-of-fame/741253.html | access-date=3 November 2024}} | Monique Scheier-Schneider | Luxembourg Luxembourg | Luxembourg Ice Hockey Federation secretary and IIHF council member who managed the Luxembourg men's national team and oversaw the 2010 Winter Olympics Women's ice hockey tournament and 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship | |||||||
| title=Спортивный комментатор Николай Озеров посмертно введен в Зал славы IIHF | date=22 May 2016 | work=TASS | language=ru | location=Moscow, Russia | url=http://tass.ru/sport/3303777 | access-date=26 April 2025}} | Nikolai Ozerov | Russia Russia | Leading Soviet Union sports commentator from the 1950s to 1980s, who covered ice hockey at eight Olympics and thirty Ice Hockey World Championships | ||||||
| 2017 | Patrick Francheterre | France France | French Ice Hockey Federation director, France men's national team general manager, and IIHF council member | ||||||||||||
| url=http://www.delfi.lv/sports/news/hokeja-chempionats/video/video-lipmans-svinigi-sanemis-iihf-pasniegto-balvu-par-hokeja-attistibu.d?id=50045899 | title=Lipmans svinīgi saņēmis IIHF pasniegto balvu par hokeja attīstību | date=20 May 2018 | author=LETA | author-link=LETA | work=Delfi | language=lv | access-date=11 August 2021 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910212558/http://www.delfi.lv/sports/news/hokeja-chempionats/video/video-lipmans-svinigi-sanemis-iihf-pasniegto-balvu-par-hokeja-attistibu.d?id=50045899 | archivedate=10 September 2018}} | Kirovs Lipmans | Latvia Latvia | Latvian Ice Hockey Federation president, Latvian Olympic Committee executive member, and IIHF committee member, who increased ice hockey rinks in Latvia and saw the Latvia men's national team qualify for the top tier of the World Championships | ||
| url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/wm/news/9226/class-of-2019-named | title=Hall of Fame Class of 2019 named | last=Podnieks | first=Andrew | author-link=Andrew Podnieks | date=2019-02-06 | website=International Ice Hockey Federation | access-date=20 March 2019}} | Jim Johannson | United States United States | USA Hockey executive and general manager of the US men's national team, who grew hockey in the United States and saw its national teams won a 64 medals in IIHF competitions | |||||
| url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/17847/iihf-hall-of-fame-welcomes-class-of-2020 | title=Legends join IIHF Hall of Fame | last=Podnieks | first=Andrew | date=February 4, 2020 | website=International Ice Hockey Federation | access-date=4 February 2020}} | Zoltán Kovács | Hungary Hungary | Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation general secretary and vice-president, who oversaw growth of hockey in the country and the Hungary men's national junior team earn promotion to Division I of the IIHF World U20 Championship | ||||||
| url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/40893/iihf_honours_international_mix_for_hall_of_fame_23 | title=IIHF honours international mix for Hall of Fame '23 | last=Podnieks | first=Andrew | author-link=Andrew Podnieks | date=9 December 2022 | website=International Ice Hockey Federation | access-date=11 December 2022}} | Kimmo Leinonen | Finland Finland | url=https://www.eishockey-online.com/index.php/150-internationale-news/26277-iihf-hall-of-fame-2023-die-mischung-macht-s-bei-den-neuen-mitgliedern | title=IIHF Hall of Fame 2023–Die Mischung macht's bei den neuen Mitgliedern | date=28 May 2023 | website=Eishockey Online | language=de | access-date=4 June 2023}} |
| 2024 | Anatolii Brezvin | Ukraine Ukraine | Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine president, who oversaw establishment of a national youth hockey championship, and created a Ukrainian women's championship, entered the Ukraine women's national team into the World Women's Championship, and oversaw hosting 17 IIHF events in Ukraine | ||||||||||||
| 2025 | Jon Haukeland | Norway Norway | Inaugural Norwegian Ice Hockey Association sport director and later its general secretary, central to establishment of player development programs and increasing participation and ice rinks in the country, and coordinated the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge | ||||||||||||
| url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/71038/iihf_announces_2026_contributors_awards | title=IIHF announces 2026 Contributors’ Awards | last=Podnieks | first=Andrew | author-link=Andrew Podnieks | date=4 December 2025 | website=International Ice Hockey Federation | access-date=21 January 2026}} | Pat Cortina | Canada Canada | Coached men's national teams for Italy and Germany, the Hungary men's and women's national team, coached in multiple European professional leagues |
Notes
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