This award was institued in memory of John Darmody, who was a past referee in the Hutchinson program. After being transferrd to the 3M plant in St. Paul, John was killed in a car accident.. This award is given to a Hutchinson referee who does an outstanding job refereeing and is an asset to the HHA program. This award is selected by vote of the HHA Board of Directors.
| YEAR | PLAYER | |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Tom Barker | |
| 1981 | Kent Harder | |
| 1982 | DIck Price | |
| 1983 | Tim Barker | |
| 1984 | Scott Cripps | |
| 1985 | Keith Pearce | |
| 1986 | Scott Cripps | |
| 1987 | Scott Cripps | |
| 1988 | Dan Waldron | |
| 1989 | Kent Harder | |
| 1990 | Dan Waldron | |
| 1991 | Brian Thul | |
| 1992 | Justin Burgart | |
| 1993 | Jeff Martin | |
| 1994 | Dalen Jones | |
| 1995 | Dalen Jones | |
| 1996 | Perry Henke | |
| 1997 | Justin Martin | |
| 1998 | Kyle Wendling | |
| 1999 | John Nisse | |
| 2000 | Adam Kaping | |
| 2001 | John Nisse | |
| 2002 | ||
| 2003 | Perry Henke | |
| 2004 | Andy Nissen | |
| 2005 | Jeremy Koelln | |
| 2006 | RJ Cripps | |
| 2007 | Ross Wendling | |
| 2008 | Michael Kephart | |
| 2009 | Cody Schantzen | |
| 2010 | Tyler Ellefson | |
| 2011 | Jeremy Fleck | |
| 2012 | Jason Hodson | |
| 2013 | Kendall Glaser | |
| 2014 | Cole Hansen | Kendall Markovic |
| 2015 | Kendall Glaser | |
| 2016 | Mitchell Girard | |
| 2017 | Andrew Rannow | |
| 2018 | Lane Glaser | |
| 2019 | Jack Jaeger | |
| 2020 | Ty Glaser | |
| 2021 | Gavin Hutchins | |
| 2022 | Payton Schumacher | |
| 2023 | Hunter Lien |