This afternoon the Flyers revealed this year’s winner of the Yanick Dupre Memorial Trophy, awarded to the member of the team that exhibits a lot of very good intangible qualities; stuff like class, kindness, dignity, things of that nature. This award is voted on by the PHWA, so really this is the guy that is nicest to the beats. But that’s okay! Being nice is good!
From the team’s official release:
Originally called “the Class Guy Award,” the honor dates back to the 1976-77 season. It was renamed in 1999 to recognize the memory of the late Yanick Dupre, who passed away at age 24 on August 16, 1997, after a 16-month battle with leukemia.