The Emms Trophy is presented annually to the regular season champion of the Central division in the Ontario Hockey League.
[1] The award is named in recognition of Hap Emms.
Leighton "Hap" Emms was a coach, team owner, and general manager, with a 33 year presence in the Ontario Hockey Association, as the owner of the Barrie Flyers, Niagara Falls Flyers, and St. Catharines Black Hawks between 1945 and 1978.
Teams that Emms coached or owned appeared in eight Memorial Cup tournaments, winning four Memorial Cups.
List of winners of the Emms trophy.