Bob Gassoff Trophy

The '''Bob Gassoff Trophy''' was presented annually from [[1977–78 CHL season|1978]] to [[1983–84 CHL season|1984]] to the most improved [[defenceman]] in the [[Central Professional Hockey League|Central Hockey League]] (CHL).<ref>[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/awards/awarddetail.php?award_id=29 Bob Gassoff Trophy award winners at hockeydb.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

First awarded with the [[1977–78 CHL season|1977–78]] season, this trophy was created to honour [[Bob Gassoff]], the [[National Hockey League]] defenceman who was killed in a motorcycle accident on May 27, 1977.

==List of winners==
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!Season
!Winner
!Team
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| [[1977–78 CHL season|1977–78]]||[[Mike Hordy]]||[[Fort Worth Texans]]
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| [[1978–79 CHL season|1978–79]]||[[Jeff Bandura]]||[[Dallas Black Hawks]]
|-
| [[1979–80 CHL season|1979–80]]||[[Gord Wappel]]||[[Birmingham Bulls]]
|-
| [[1980–81 CHL season|1980–81]]||[[Dave Feamster]]||[[Dallas Black Hawks]]
|-
| [[1981–82 CHL season|1981–82]]||[[Dan Poulin]]||[[Nashville South Stars]]
|-
| [[1982–83 CHL season|1982–83]]||[[Gord Dineen]]||[[Indianapolis Checkers]]
|-
| [[1983–84 CHL season|1983–84]]||[[Grant Ledyard]]<ref>[http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=10924 Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Grant Ledyard<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>||[[Tulsa Oilers]]
|-
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Ice hockey trophies and awards]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1978]]
[[Category:Awards disestablished in 1984]]
[[Category:1978 establishments in the United States]]
[[Category:1984 disestablishments in the United States]]