Northern Star Award

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 that is awarded annually to Canada's top athlete, professional or amateur. It is awarded by a panel of journalists, with the vote taking place in December. It was first awarded in 1936. It was named in honour of Lou Marsh, a prominent Canadian athlete, referee, and former sports editor of the Toronto Star. The trophy is made of black marble and stands around 75 centimetres high. The words "With Pick and Shovel" (the name of Marsh's long-running Star column) appear above the engraved names of the winners.[3] The voting panel consists of sports media voters from across the country[5] including representatives from the Toronto Star, The Canadian Press, FAN590, The Globe and Mail, CBC, Rogers Sportsnet, CTV/TSN, La Presse and the National Post.[6]

Hockey player Wayne Gretzky has won the Northern Star Award four times, more than any other athlete.

The award has been awarded 79 times and won by 62 individual athletes and three pairs; in the voting for the 2018 Lou Marsh Trophy, it was decided that in the future pairs should not be eligible for the trophy, thereby disqualifying Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir from consideration.[7] Wayne Gretzky won the trophy four times, more than any other athlete, while Barbara Ann Scott won the trophy three times, more than any other woman. It was not awarded from 1942 to 1944 due to World War II.

There were ties between different athletes in 1978 and 2020 with soccer player Alphonso Davies & American football player Laurent Duvernay-Tardif as the most recent co-winners.[8] In 1982, Rick Hansen was the auxiliary award of special merit winner (he won nine gold medals at the Pan-American Wheelchair Games) alongside first-time winner Wayne Gretzky, "who was the unanimous choice of the selection committee".[9]

On November 16, 2022, it was announced that the award would be renamed from the Lou Marsh Award to the Northern Star Award "after concerns were raised about racist language used by Marsh, who died in 1936, during his years of sportswriting."[1]

Winners
Kurt Browning, 1990 winner
Donovan Bailey, 1996 winner
Jacques Villeneuve, 1995 and 1997 winner
Jamie Salé and David Pelletier, 2001 winners
Mike Weir, 2003 winner
Adam van Koeverden, 2004 winner
Steve Nash, 2005 winner
Sidney Crosby, 2007 and 2009 winner
Joey Votto, 2010 and 2017 winner
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, 2020 winner
Key
Year Winner Sport Win #
1936Phil Edwards *Track and field1
1937Marshal ClelandEquestrian1
1938Bobby PearceRowing1
1939Bob PirieSwimming1
1940Gérard Côté *Marathon1
1941Theo DuboisRowing1
1942None
1943
1944
1945Barbara Ann ScottFigure skating1
1946Joe Krol *Canadian football1
1947Barbara Ann Scott ^Figure skating2
1948Barbara Ann Scott ^Figure skating3
1949Cliff LumsdonSwimming1
1950Bob McFarlaneCanadian football & track and field1
1951Marlene StreitGolf1
1952George GenereuxShooting1
1953Doug Hepburn *Weightlifting1
1954Marilyn Bell ^Swimming1
1955Beth WhittallSwimming1
1956Marlene Streit ^Golf2
1957Maurice Richard *Hockey1
1958Lucile Wheeler ^Alpine skiing1
1959Barbara Wagner & Bob PaulFigure skating1
1960Anne Heggtveit ^Alpine skiing1
1961Bruce Kidd *Track and field1
1962Donald JacksonFigure skating1
1963Bill CrothersTrack and field1
1964Roger Jackson & George HungerfordRowing1
1965Petra Burka ^Figure skating1
1966Elaine Tanner ^Swimming1
1967Nancy Greene ^Alpine skiing1
1968Nancy Greene ^Alpine skiing2
1969Russ Jackson *Canadian football1
1970Bobby Orr *Hockey1
1971Hervé FilionHarness racing1
1972Phil Esposito *Hockey1
1973Sandy HawleyHorse racing1
1974Ferguson Jenkins *Baseball1
1975Bobby Clarke *Hockey1
1976Sandy HawleyHorse racing2
1977Guy Lafleur *Hockey1
1978Graham SmithSwimming 1
Ken Read *Alpine skiing
1979Sandra Post ^Golf1
1980Terry Fox[10]Marathon of Hope1
1981Susan NattrassShooting1
1982Wayne Gretzky *Hockey 1
Rick Hansen[9]Wheelchair racing
1983Wayne Gretzky *[11]Hockey2
1984Gaétan BoucherSpeed skating1
1985Wayne Gretzky *Hockey3
1986Ben Johnson *Track and field1
1987Ben Johnson *Track and field2
1988Carolyn Waldo ^Synchronized swimming1
1989Wayne Gretzky *Hockey4
1990Kurt Browning *Figure skating1
1991Silken Laumann ^Rowing1
1992Mark Tewksbury *Swimming1
1993Mario Lemieux *Hockey1
1994Myriam Bédard ^Biathlon1
1995Jacques Villeneuve *Auto racing1
1996Donovan Bailey *Track and field1
1997Jacques Villeneuve *Auto racing2
1998Larry Walker *Baseball1
1999Caroline BrunetKayaking1
2000Daniel IgaliWrestling1
2001Jamie Salé & David PelletierFigure skating1
2002Catriona LeMay Doan ^Speed skating1
2003Mike Weir *Golf1
2004Adam van KoeverdenKayaking1
2005Steve Nash *Basketball1
2006Cindy Klassen ^Speed skating1
2007Sidney Crosby *Hockey1
2008Chantal Petitclerc ^[6]Wheelchair racing1
2009Sidney Crosby *[12]Hockey2
2010Joey Votto[13]Baseball1
2011Patrick Chan *[14]Figure skating1
2012Christine Sinclair ^[15]Soccer1
2013Jon Cornish[16]Canadian football1
2014Kaillie Humphries[17]Bobsleigh1
2015Carey Price *[18][19]Hockey1
2016Penny Oleksiak ^[20]Swimming1
2017Joey Votto[21]Baseball2
2018Mikaël Kingsbury *[22]Freestyle skiing1
2019Bianca Andreescu ^[23]Tennis1
2020 Alphonso Davies *[8] Soccer 1
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif [8] American football
2021Damian Warner *[24]Track and field1
2022Marie-Philip Poulin ^[25]Hockey1

Winners by sport

Not included in this table are Terry Fox and Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, as their respective wins were based on their social contributions, rather than their participation in a sport in general. Fox was awarded for the Marathon of Hope; Duvernay-Tardif was awarded for opting out of playing in the 2020 NFL season for the Kansas City Chiefs after winning Super Bowl LIV to work as an orderly at a long-term care facility during the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec.

Wins Sport # of
Individuals
14 Ice hockey 10
9 Figure skating 7
8 Swimming 8
8 Track and field 7
6 Alpine skiing 5
4 Rowing 4
Canadian football 4
Baseball 3
3 Golf 3
Speed skating 3
2 Kayaking 2
Shooting 2
Wheelchair racing 2
Soccer 2
Auto racing 1
Horse racing 1
1 Basketball 1
Biathlon 1
Bobsleigh 1
Equestrian 1
Harness racing 1
Marathon 1
Synchronized swimming 1
Weightlifting 1
Wrestling 1
Tennis 1
Freestyle skiing 1

See also

Notes

    References
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