John D. Chick Trophy

John D. Chick Trophy
SportIce hockey
Awarded forPacific Division champions of the American Hockey League
History
First award1961–62 AHL season
Most recentCoachella Valley Firebirds

The John D. Chick Trophy is presented annually to the American Hockey League team that has the best record in the Pacific Division.

The award is named after John D. Chick, who served as vice president and treasurer of the American Hockey League.

Previously the trophy was awarded to the Western Division from 1962 to 1973, the Southern Division from 1974 to 1995, the Central and Empire Divisions from 1996 to 2003, the South Division in 2013, and the West Division in 2004–2012 and 2014–2015.

Winners

Total awards won
Wins Team
11 Rochester Americans
5 Hershey Bears
4 Milwaukee Admirals
3 Baltimore Clippers
Binghamton Rangers
Buffalo Bisons
Chicago Wolves
2 Albany River Rats
Bakersfield Condors
Binghamton Whalers
New Haven Nighthawks
Pittsburgh Hornets
Texas Stars
Tucson Roadrunners
1 Adirondack Red Wings
Baltimore Skipjacks
Calgary Wranglers
Cincinnati Swords
Cleveland Barons
Coachella Valley Firebirds
Grand Rapids Griffins
Kentucky Thoroughblades
Oklahoma City Barons
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
Ontario Reign
San Antonio Rampage
San Jose Barracuda
Stockton Heat
Syracuse Crunch
Virginia Wings

Winner by season

Key
Awarded for Season Team Win
West Division champions 1961–62 Cleveland Barons 1
1962–63 Buffalo Bisons‡ 1
1963–64 Pittsburgh Hornets 1
1964–65 Rochester Americans‡ 1
1965–66 Rochester Americans‡ 2
1966–67 Pittsburgh Hornets‡ 2
1967–68 Rochester Americans‡ 3
1968–69 Buffalo Bisons 2
1969–70 Buffalo Bisons‡ 3
1970–71 Baltimore Clippers 1
1971–72 Baltimore Clippers 2
1972–73 Cincinnati Swords‡ 1
South Division champions 1973–74 Baltimore Clippers 3
1974–75 Virginia Wings 1
1975–76 Hershey Bears 1
1976–77 Not awarded —
1977–78 Rochester Americans 4
1978–79 New Haven Nighthawks 1
1979–80 New Haven Nighthawks 2
1980–81 Hershey Bears 2
1981–82 Binghamton Whalers 1
1982–83 Rochester Americans‡ 5
1983–84 Baltimore Skipjacks 1
1984–85 Binghamton Whalers 2
1985–86 Hershey Bears 3
1986–87 Rochester Americans‡ 6
1987–88 Hershey Bears‡ 4
1988–89 Adirondack Red Wings‡ 1
1989–90 Rochester Americans 7
1990–91 Rochester Americans 8
1991–92 Binghamton Rangers 1
1992–93 Binghamton Rangers 2
1993–94 Hershey Bears 5
1994–95 Binghamton Rangers 3
Central Division champions 1995–96 Albany River Rats 1
Empire State Division champions 1996–97 Rochester Americans 9
1997–98 Albany River Rats 2
1998–99 Rochester Americans 10
1999–00 Rochester Americans 11
South Division champions 2000–01 Kentucky Thoroughblades 1
Central Division champions 2001–02 Syracuse Crunch 1
2002–03 Grand Rapids Griffins 1
West Division champions 2003–04 Milwaukee Admirals‡ 1
2004–05 Chicago Wolves 1
2005–06 Milwaukee Admirals 2
2006–07 Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights 1
2007–08 Chicago Wolves‡ 2
2008–09 Milwaukee Admirals 3
2009–10 Chicago Wolves 3
2010–11 Milwaukee Admirals 4
2011–12 Oklahoma City Barons 1
South Division champions 2012–13 Texas Stars 1
West Division champions 2013–14 Texas Stars‡ 2
2014–15 San Antonio Rampage 1
Pacific Division champions 2015–16 Ontario Reign 1
2016–17 San Jose Barracuda 1
2017–18 Tucson Roadrunners 1
2018–19 Bakersfield Condors 1
2019–20 Tucson Roadrunners 2
Pacific Division tournament champions 2020–21 Bakersfield Condors 2
Pacific Division champions 2021–22 Stockton Heat 1
2022–23 Calgary Wranglers 1
2023–24 Coachella Valley Firebirds 1