Lou Kaplan Trophy
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The Lou Kaplan Trophy was presented annually to the World Hockey Association's (WHA) rookie of the year. Terry Caffery won the first award.[1]
Lou Kaplan was one of the original owners of the Minnesota Fighting Saints of the WHA.[2] On August 10, 1973, the WHA officially named its trophies after the team officials at the WHA's founding meeting in 1972. The rookie-of-the-year trophy was named after Kaplan.[3]
Winners
References
- ↑ https://newspaperarchive.com/st-louis-sporting-news-apr-12-1975-p-57/
- ↑ "Saints to Stay Put". Ottawa Citizen. February 24, 1976. p. 24.
- 1 2 "WHA bids for peace". The Windsor Star. August 11, 1973. p. 11. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
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