Overview
- The Canadian Hockey League announced its major 2025–26 award winners at a Toronto ceremony on Monday, June 15, 2026, honoring players, coaches and community contributors from the WHL, OHL and QMJHL.
- Maxim Massé of the Chicoutimi Saguenéens was named the David Branch Player of the Year after a 102-point season and became the sixth player in CHL history to win both Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year; he is a third-round pick of the Anaheim Ducks.
- Markus Ruck won the CHL Top Scorer Award after leading the circuit with 108 points for the Medicine Hat Tigers in the WHL.
- Bryce Pickford was named CHL Defenceman of the Year after scoring 45 goals for Medicine Hat, a total that coverage reported as the highest single-season total by a CHL defenseman in the 21st century.
- Other honorees included Chase Reid as Top Draft Prospect, Tommy Bleyl as Rookie of the Year, Steve Hamilton as Coach of the Year, Marcus Kearsey as Humanitarian of the Year, Cole Beaudoin as Sportsman Player of the Year, Alex Weiermair as Scholastic Player of the Year and Ryder Fetterolf as Goaltender of the Year, and these awards could influence NHL scouting and draft decisions for several prospects.