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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]].<ref name="HOF-2015">{{cite web|url=http://webarchive.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/iihf-hof-2015/|title=Hall of Fame Class of 2015|year=2015|website=IIHF|access-date=2019-03-22}}</ref><ref name="Podnieks-2019">{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/wm/news/9226/class-of-2019-named|title=Hall of Fame Class of 2019 named|last=Podnieks|first=Andrew|author-link=Andrew Podnieks|date=2019-02-06|website=International Ice Hockey Federation|access-date=2019-03-22}}</ref> Recipients of the Torriani Award are inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame into their own category, separate from other players, referees and builders.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/static/5114/hall-of-fame|title=IIHF Hall of Fame|year=2021|website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]]|access-date=27 November 2021}}</ref>

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 [[National Hockey League|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 [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|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".<ref name="HOF-2015" />

==Recipients==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year!!Recipient!!Nationality
|-
|2015<ref name="HOF-2015" />
|{{sortname|Lucio|Topatigh}}
|{{flag|Italy}}
|-
|2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/fedorov-bondra-quinn-headline-2016-iihf-hall-of-fame-class|title=Fedorov, Bondra, Quinn headline 2016 IIHF Hall of Fame class|last=Clinton|first=Jared|date=2015-12-18|website=The Hockey News|access-date=2019-03-22}}</ref>
|{{sortname|Gábor|Ocskay}}
|{{flag|Hungary}}
|-
|2017<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iihfworlds2017.com/en/news/hall-of-fame/|title=A league of their own: IIHF Hall of Fame names 20th induction class|last=Podnieks|first=Andrew|author-link=Andrew Podnieks|date=2017-04-25|website=IIHF|access-date=2019-03-22}}</ref>
|{{sortname|Tony|Hand}}
|{{flag|Great Britain}}
|-
|2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/iihf-names-2018-hall-of-fame-class/c-293559776|title=Blake, Chelios, Alfredsson, Lehtinen elected to IIHF Hall of Fame|date=2017-12-01|website=NHL.com|access-date=2019-03-22}}</ref>
|{{sortname|Jesper|Damgaard}}
|{{flag|Denmark}}
|-
|2019<ref name="Podnieks-2019" />
|{{sortname|Konstantin|Mihailov}}
|{{flag|Bulgaria}}
|-
|2020/2022<ref name="inductees-2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/17847/iihf-hall-of-fame-welcomes-class-of-2020|title=Legends join IIHF Hall of Fame|last=Podnieks|first=Andrew|date=February 4, 2020|website=International Ice Hockey Federation
|access-date=February 4, 2020}}</ref>
|{{sortname|Ron|Berteling}}
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|-
|2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/40893/iihf_honours_international_mix_for_hall_of_fame_23|title=IIHF honours international mix for Hall of Fame '23|last=Podnieks|first=Andrew|author-link=Andrew Podnieks|date=9 December 2022|website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]]|access-date=11 December 2022}}</ref>
|{{sortname|Viktor|Szélig}}
|{{flag|Hungary}}
|}

Note: 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wm/news/36567/hall_of_fame_celebrates_new_recruits|title=Hall of Fame celebrates new recruits|last=Potts|first=Andy|date=29 May 2022|website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]]|access-date=29 May 2022}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Paul Loicq Award]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{IIHF}}
{{Wikipedia}}

[[Category:International Ice Hockey Federation]]

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