Toronto Legion Joe Malone/Kevin Brooks Trophy Winners

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With this being theme week, and the theme being VHL Lore, I decided to take a look back at the previous winners of the Kevin Brooks Trophy (previously Joe Malone Memorial Trophy) in Legion history. The Legion currently have the leading goal scorer in the VHL, so it would be cool to go through the award's history as it pertains to the Legion. Here we go, from first to do it to last!

 

S7 - Scotty Campbell

73 goals

 

The player who now holds the honour of being the namesake of the Most Valuable Player Trophy, this was Campbell's fourth and final win in the first seven seasons for the VHL. Campbell won his first Joe Malone Memorial Trophy in S2 with Vasteras IK, scoring 79 goals. Two seasons later, Campbell won it again, potting 87 goals for Seattle. The following season, S5 saw Campbell pile up 89 goals in Seattle, setting an all-time high for the VHL. Campbell's scoring prowess as the top goal scorer in league history has earned him a spot on the VHL's Mount Rushmore.

 

S9 - Kevin Brooks

63 goals

 

The player who this trophy is now named after, Brooks notched his first and only Joe Malone Memorial Trophy two seasons after the Legion last won it. His 63 goals topped the league for goal scoring, and his overall play led to numerous trophies, including the trophy named after the previous Legion player to win the Joe Malone Trophy. Brooks' five seasons in Toronto were full of goal scoring and point production before heading off to Vasteras to continue his career.

 

S23 - Peyton Nydroj

60 goals

 

A full 14 seasons after the team's last Joe Malone Trophy win, it was Peyton Nydroj's 60 goal season that notched the third for the Legion organization. Nydroj played six seasons in Toronto, and it was their fifth that netted their first JMM Trophy (but not their last). The 60 goal season represented a career high for Nydroj.

 

S24 - Peyton Nydroj

58 goals

 

It didn't take Nydroj quite as long to add another JMM Trophy to the Legion trophy case, as it was back to back seasons capturing the honour. Nydroj became the first member of the Legion to go back to back with the Trophy (and the only member to do it without splitting honours in team history). Only two goals less than the previous season, Nydroj saw a career high in shots and points in S24, their final one in Toronto.

 

S46 - Max Molholt

63 goals

 

22 seasons (and one trophy name change later), it was Max Molholt's turn to win the newly named Kevin Brooks Trophy for the Legion. Molholt was a career player for the Legion, spending 8 seasons exclusively in the blue and white. It only took until their second season in Toronto to set a career high in goals and capture the Kevin Brooks Trophy.

 

S51 - Zach Parechkin

65 goals

 

A handful of seasons after the last win for the Legion, it was Zach Parechkin potting 65 goals for the second highest total to win the trophy in Legion history. Parechkin's career was littered with trophy wins (both for individual and team accomplishments), but it was the 65 goal S51 that netted him his only Kevin Brooks Trophy. S51 also came with wins of the Brett Slobodzian Trophy (Most Outstanding Player), Grimm Jonsson Trophy (Top Leader), and the Scott Boulet Trophy (Best Two-Way Forward).

 

S63 - Sebastian Ironside

56 goals

 

It took just over a decade for the next Legion member to win the Trophy, and it would be Sebastian Ironside who would kick off a three season run of KBT's for Toronto. Ironside's 56 goals in S63 would represent a career high, and would net him a Scotty Campbell Trophy (League MVP), as well as a Dustin Funk Trophy (Most Improved). Ironside would set a career high in points, game winning goals, and shots in S63 as well.

 

S64 - Oyorra Arroyo (Co-Winner)

56 goals

 

Matching the previous season's trophy winning total, it was Oyorra Arroyo this time to hold the honour, splitting the trophy with 56 goals scored. After four seasons in Calgary, Arroyo would kick off a four season run in Toronto with a bang, posting their highest goal total to date in their career. The offensive production would help lead to a Legion Continental Cup this season, and would be the tip of the iceberg for Arroyo's production in Toronto.

 

S65 - Oyorra Arroyo

62 goals

 

It was a hat trick of trophies for Toronto, and this time Arroyo would hold the trophy solely. Following up on their first big individual trophy win, Arroyo would have an offensive explosion in S65, setting a career high in goals, assists, points, and powerplay goals. That high level of offensive production would see Arroyo fill up their trophy case, capturing the following trophies in S65: Brett Slobodzian Trophy (Most Outstanding Player), Scotty Campbell Trophy (League MVP), Mike Szatkowski Trophy (Most Points), and the Continental Cup,

 

S67 - Veran Dragomir

48 goals

 

Two seasons after Arroyo's win, it would be Veran Dragomir closing out a run of four Brooks trophies in five seasons for the Legion. The trophy win would come in Dragomir's only season in Toronto, and would be the only time that they'd win the Brooks Trophy. Dragomir's offensive production would help lead Toronto to a Victory Cup. This season capped off a career of goal scoring for Dragomir, who played 8 seasons in the VHL, all of which had at least 35 goals scored.

 

S83 - Paul Atreides

61 goals

 

Sixteen seasons after the previous win for Toronto, it would be Paul Atreides topping the 60 goal mark to win the 11th Kevin Brooks Trophy in team history. This offensively dominant season for Atreides would hold career highs in goals, assists, points, plus/minus, shots, shot blocks, and game winning goals. Atreides would also be the last player to win the Kevin Brooks Trophy with more than 60 goals until another Legion player did it a decade later.

 

S94 - Jimi Jaks

62 goals

 

The most recent winner of the Kevin Brooks Trophy for the Legion, it took eleven seasons to do it after the last win. This season was the culmination of a solid offensive career in Toronto for Jaks, with him setting career bests in goals, assists, points, plus/minus, shots, hits, game winnings goals, and powerplay goals. S94 netted Jaks significant individual award recognition, as he walked away with the Brett Slobodzian Trophy (Most Outstanding Player), Mike Szatkowski Trophy (Most Points), Scott Boulet Trophy (Best Two-Way Forward), and helped Toronto to a Victory Cup.

 

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