JAMES H. ELLERY MEMORIAL AWARD
The James H. Ellery Award is presented to an individual or organization for outstanding media coverage of the American Hockey League.
The awards honor the late Jim Ellery, former publicity director for the AHL.
| Season | Category | Recipient | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Daniel Fink | Manitoba | |
| 2022-23 | WPMT-TV FOX43 | Hershey | |
| 2021-22 | Scott Leber | Rockford | |
| 2020-21 | Tony Brown | Cleveland | |
| 2019-20 | Larry Figurski | Grand Rapids | |
| 2018-19 | Mike Griffith | Bakersfield | |
| 2017-18 | Ben Birnell | Utica | |
| 2016-17 | Service Electric 2 Sports | Lehigh Valley | |
| 2015-16 | Patrick Williams | NHL.com/Sportsnet.ca | |
| 2014-15 | Brendan Burke | Utica | |
| 2013-14 | Dan Weiss | San Antonio | |
| 2012-13 | Newspaper | The Telegram | St. John's |
| 2012-13 | Radio | Don Stevens | Rochester |
| 2012-13 | Television | Sportsnet | |
| 2011-12 | Newspaper | Dave Eminian | Peoria |
| 2011-12 | Radio | Pete Michaud | Norfolk |
| 2011-12 | Television | Aaron LaFontaine | Toronto |
| 2010-11 | Newspaper | Tim Leone | Hershey |
| 2010-11 | Radio | Grady Whittenburg | Binghamton |
| 2010-11 | Television | Jamie Staton | Manchester |
| 2009-10 | Newspaper | Pete Dougherty | Albany |
| 2009-10 | Radio | Bob Kaser | Grand Rapids |
| 2009-10 | Television | Tony Zarrella | Lake Erie |
| 2008-09 | Newspaper | Winnipeg Free Press | Manitoba |
| 2008-09 | Radio | Home Ice XM 204 | |
| 2008-09 | Television | Kevin Shea | Worcester |
| 2007-08 | Newspaper | Lindsay Kramer | Syracuse |
| 2007-08 | Radio | Ken Cail | Manchester |
| 2007-08 | Television | Tim Doty | Grand Rapids |
| 2006-07 | Newspaper | Bill Ballou | Worcester |
| 2006-07 | Radio | John Bartlett | Toronto |
| 2006-07 | Television | Mark Giangreco | Chicago |
| 2005-06 | Newspaper | Phil Janack | Albany |
| 2005-06 | Radio | Kelly Moore | Manitoba |
| 2005-06 | Television | Gregg Mace | Hershey |
| 2004-05 | Newspaper | Jonathan Bombulie | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton |
| 2004-05 | Radio | Derek Wills | Hamilton |
| 2004-05 | Television | Brendan O'Reilly | Binghamton |
| 2003-04 | Newspaper | Mike Fornabaio | Bridgeport |
| 2003-04 | Radio | John Walton | Hershey |
| 2003-04 | Television | Comcast Cable | Chicago |
| 2002-03 | Newspaper | Joe Conklin | Grand Rapids |
| 2002-03 | Radio | Dave Ahlers | Portland |
| 2002-03 | Television | Rogers Sportsnet | |
| 2001-02 | Newspaper | Garry McKay | Hamilton |
| 2001-02 | Radio | Tom Grace | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton |
| 2001-02 | Television | WOOD-TV 8 | Grand Rapids |
| 2000-01 | Newspaper | Tris Wykes | Norfolk |
| 2000-01 | Radio | Bob Crawford | Hartford |
| 2000-01 | Television | Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh | |
| 1999-2000 | Newspaper | Dave Sottile | Hershey |
| 1999-2000 | Radio | Greg Waddell | Cincinnati |
| 1999-2000 | Television | WBRE-TV 28 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton |
| 1998-99 | Newspaper | Phil Janack | Albany |
| 1998-99 | Radio | Tim Woodburn | Kentucky |
| 1998-99 | Television | Cable Atlantic | St. John's |
| 1997-98 | Newspaper | Brendan McCarthy (co-winner) | St. John's |
| 1997-98 | Newspaper | Bill Ballou (co-winner) | Worcester |
| 1997-98 | Radio | Lance McAllister | Cincinnati |
| 1997-98 | Television | Rich Coppola | Hartford/New Haven |
| 1996-97 | Newspaper | Lindsay Kramer | Syracuse |
| 1996-97 | Radio | Aaron Kennedy | Saint John |
| 1996-97 | Television | Jim Ogle | Kentucky |
| 1995-96 | Newspaper | Kevin Oklobzija | Rochester |
| 1995-96 | Radio | Seth Everett | Syracuse |
| 1995-96 | Television | Tom Caron | New England Sports Network |
| 1994-95 | Newspaper | Bill Hunt | Fredericton |
| 1994-95 | Radio | John Colletto | Providence |
| 1994-95 | Television | Adam Benigni | Syracuse |
| 1993-94 | Newspaper | Dan Sernoffsky | Hershey |
| 1993-94 | Radio | Don Stevens | Rochester |
| 1993-94 | Television | Cable Atlantic | St. John's |
| 1992-93 | Newspaper | Kevin Oklobzija | Rochester |
| 1992-93 | Radio | John Colletto | Providence |
| 1992-93 | Television | Pyman Productions | |
| 1991-92 | Newspaper | Jim Jackson | Baltimore |
| 1991-92 | Radio | Dave LeBlanc | Cape Breton |
| 1991-92 | Television | Ken Harris | Binghamton |
| 1990-91 | Newspaper | Bob Dittmeier | Adirondack/Capital District |
| 1990-91 | Radio | Bob Matthews | Rochester |
| 1990-91 | Television | Jimmy Young (co-winner) | Maine |
| 1990-91 | Television | Tom Caron (co-winner) | Maine |
| 1989-90 | Newspaper | Mike Kane | Adirondack |
| 1989-90 | Radio | Ron Rohmer | New Haven |
| 1989-90 | Television | Pyman Productions | |
| 1988-89 | Newspaper | Paul Abramowitz | Maine |
| 1988-89 | Radio | Pat Connolly | Cape Breton |
| 1988-89 | Television | Brian Lambert | Springfield |
| 1987-88 | Newspaper | Mike Kane | Adirondack |
| 1987-88 | Radio | Jeff Rimer | Baltimore |
| 1987-88 | Television | Frank Chiano | Rochester |
| 1986-87 | Newspaper | Joel Jacobson | Nova Scotia |
| 1986-87 | Radio | Dave Morell | Fredericton |
| 1986-87 | Television | Arnold Klinsky | Rochester |
| 1985-86 | Newspaper | Jerry Crasnick | Maine |
| 1985-86 | Radio | Jim Gagliardi | Adirondack |
| 1985-86 | Television | Rich Funke | Rochester |
| 1984-85 | Newspaper | Jerry Crasnick | Maine |
| 1984-85 | Radio | Roger Neel | Binghamton |
| 1984-85 | Television | Phil Smith | Rochester |
| 1983-84 | Newspaper | Jack Gatecliff | St. Catharines |
| 1983-84 | Radio | Tom George | Rochester |
| 1983-84 | Television | Vince Bagli | Baltimore |
| 1982-83 | Newspaper | Mike Kane | Adirondack |
| 1982-83 | Radio | Phil Wood | Baltimore |
| 1982-83 | Television | Tom Gagnon | Rochester |
| 1981-82 | Newspaper | Barry Meisel | Binghamton |
| 1981-82 | Radio | Dave Morell | Fredericton |
| 1981-82 | Television | John Logan | Moncton |
| 1980-81 | Newspaper | Rick Wheeler | Rochester |
| 1980-81 | Radio | Russ Small | Hershey |
| 1980-81 | Television | Simeon Smith | Rochester |
| 1979-80 | Newspaper | Paul Marslano | New Haven |
| 1979-80 | Radio | Bill Brady | Springfield |
| 1979-80 | Television | Dale Darling | Maine |
| 1978-79 | Newspaper | Eddie St. Pierre | Moncton |
| 1978-79 | Radio | Arnie Patterson | Nova Scotia |
| 1978-79 | Television | Jack O'Neil | Springfield |
| 1977-78 | Newspaper | Brian Thayer | Maine |
| 1977-78 | Radio | Al Kalter | Binghamton |
| 1977-78 | Television | Tim Melton (co-winner) | Hershey |
| 1977-78 | Television | Frank Fixaris (co-winner) | Maine |
| 1976-77 | Newspaper | Steve Summers (co-winner) | Hershey |
| 1976-77 | Newspaper | Bruce Whitman (co-winner) | Hershey |
| 1976-77 | Radio | Leo MacIsaac | Nova Scotia |
| 1976-77 | Television | Rich Funke | Rochester |
| 1975-76 | Newspaper | Clayton Campbell | Nova Scotia |
| 1975-76 | Radio | Arnie Patterson | Nova Scotia |
| 1975-76 | Television | Dick Galiette | New Haven |
| 1974-75 | Ron Rohmer | New Haven | |
| 1973-74 | George Taylor | Baltimore | |
| 1972-73 | Jerry Lindquist | Richmond | |
| 1971-72 | Al Fischer | Baltimore | |
| 1970-71 | W.W. "Tiny" Parry | Hershey | |
| 1969-70 | Les Sterns | Springfield | |
| 1968-69 | John Travers | Hershey | |
| 1967-68 | Jim West | Baltimore | |
| 1966-67 | Roland Sabourin | Quebec | |
| 1965-66 | Hans Tanner | Rochester | |
| 1964-65 | Charley Barton | Buffalo |