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Torriani Award

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The Torriani Award is given annually by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to an ice hockey player with an "outstanding career from non-top hockey nation". It was inaugurated in 2015, and is awarded alongside the annual IIHF Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Ice Hockey World Championships. It is named for Bibi Torriani, who played internationally for the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team.[1][2] Recipients of the Torriani Award are inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame into their own category, separate from other players, referees and builders.[3]

When the award was first announced, IIHF president René Fasel was quoted as saying; "we wanted to create a trophy which honours players for a great international career irrespective of where they played. Nowadays, with NHL players and international players often being the same, we feel that there are so many top players to honour. Still, we wanted to ensure we recognized players who didn’t necessarily win Olympic and World Championship medals but who still had remarkable careers. As a result, we created the Torriani Award, and Lucio Topatigh is a very worthy first recipient".[1]

Recipients

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Year Recipient Nation Accomplishments
2015[1] Lucio Topatigh  Italy Played for the Italy men's national team from 1990 until 2002, and again at the 2006 Winter Olympics where he was the oldest on the team.[4]
2016[5] Gábor Ocskay  Hungary Played 187 games for the Hungary men's national team, helping the team gained promotion to the Ice Hockey World Championships top tier.[6]
2017[7] Tony Hand  Great Britain Played for the Great Britain men's national team at 11 Ice Hockey World Championships, was the first British player drafted by a National Hockey League team.[8]
2018[9] Jesper Damgaard  Denmark Played 256 games for the Denmark men's national team at 17 Ice Hockey World Championships.[10][11]
2019[2] Konstantin Mihailov  Bulgaria Played for the Bulgaria men's national team at 28 Ice Hockey World Championships, and three IIHF Inline Hockey World Championships with the Bulgaria men's national inline hockey team, then retired from international play at age 51.[12]
2020/2022[13][a] Ron Berteling  Netherlands Played for the Netherlands ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics, and served as captain of the Netherlands men's national ice hockey team from 1982 to 1993. He appeared in 14 Ice Hockey World Championships, and holds the record of 213 games played for the national team.[15]
2023[16] Viktor Szélig  Hungary Played for the Hungary men's national team at seventeen Ice Hockey World Championships.[17]
2024[18][19] Dezső Varga  Romania Played for the Romania men's national team from 1959 to 1977, and served as the captain from 1969 onward, the only Romanian to play in three Winter Olympic Games tournaments, and participated in 17 Ice Hockey World Championships.[20][21]
2025[22] Leszek Laszkiewicz  Poland Played for the Poland men's national team at 18 Ice Hockey World Championships, including the top tier during the 2002 IIHF World Championship.[23]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The presentation of the award during the 2020 IIHF World Championship, was delayed until the 2022 IIHF World Championship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Berteling received the award during the class of 2020/2022 IIHF Hall of Fame induction.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Hall of Fame Class of 2015". IIHF. 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Podnieks, Andrew (6 February 2019). "Hall of Fame Class of 2019 named". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  3. ^ "IIHF Hall of Fame". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Italian icon Topatigh says goodbye". 19 March 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  5. ^ Clinton, Jared (18 December 2015). "Fedorov, Bondra, Quinn headline 2016 IIHF Hall of Fame class". The Hockey News. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Top Hungarian hockey player Gabor Ocskay dies of heart attack at age 33". NHL.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  7. ^ Podnieks, Andrew (25 April 2017). "A league of their own: IIHF Hall of Fame names 20th induction class". IIHF. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Tony Hand inducted into IIHF hall of fame". Edinburgh Evening News. Edinburgh, Scotland. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Blake, Chelios, Alfredsson, Lehtinen elected to IIHF Hall of Fame". NHL.com. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  10. ^ Sanful, John (20 May 2018). "IIHF Hall of Fame inducts new members". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Stort tillykke til danish legend, Jesper Damgaard". Hockey Magasinet (in Danish). 20 May 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  12. ^ Merk, Martin (11 July 2015). "Mihaylov's farewell". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  13. ^ Podnieks, Andrew (4 February 2020). "Legends join IIHF Hall of Fame". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  14. ^ Potts, Andy (29 May 2022). "Hall of Fame celebrates new recruits". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Ron Berteling". Hockey Archives. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  16. ^ Podnieks, Andrew (9 December 2022). "IIHF honours international mix for Hall of Fame '23". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  17. ^ Ferencz, Balazs (9 December 2022). "Szélig Viktor a Hírességek Csarnokában". FEOL (in Hungarian). Fejér County: MediaWorks. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Varga Dezső (Dezideriu), legenda hocheiului românesc, în Hall of Fame". Romanian Ice Hockey Federation (in Romanian). 16 January 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Hochei: Fostului internaţional român Desideriu Varga îi va fi decernat premiul Richard Torriani". Monitorul de Vrancea (in Romanian). Focșani, Romania. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Dezso Varga". International Ice Hockey Federation. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  21. ^ Podnieks, Andrew (15 January 2024). "IIHF names new Hall of Fame Class". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  22. ^ Podnieks, Andrew (1 January 2025). "IIHF Contributors' Class 2025". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  23. ^ Leleń, Mateusz (3 January 2025). "Leszek Laszkiewicz włączony do Galerii Sławy IIHF". Telewizja Polska (in Polish). Retrieved 5 January 2025.
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