TheTorriani Award is given annually by theInternational Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to anice hockey player with an "outstanding career from non-top hockey nation". It was inaugurated in 2015, and is awarded alongside the annualIIHF Hall of Fame induction ceremony at theIce Hockey World Championships. It is named forBibi Torriani, who played internationally for theSwitzerland men's national ice hockey team.[1][2] Recipients of the Torriani Award are inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame into their own category, separate from other players, referees and builders.[3]
When the award was first announced, IIHF presidentRené 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, withNHL 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 winOlympic and World Championship medals but who still had remarkable careers. As a result, we created the Torriani Award, andLucio Topatigh is a very worthy first recipient".[1]
| Year | Recipient | Nation | International accomplishments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015[1] | Lucio Topatigh |  Italy | Played for theItaly men's national team from 1990 until 2002, and again at the2006 Winter Olympics where he was the oldest on the team.[4] |
| 2016[5] | Gábor Ocskay |  Hungary | Played 187 games for theHungary men's national team, helping the team gained promotion to theIce Hockey World Championships top tier.[6] |
| 2017[7] | Tony Hand |  Great Britain | Played for theGreat Britain men's national team at 11 Ice Hockey World Championships, was the first British player drafted by aNational Hockey League team.[8] |
| 2018[9] | Jesper Damgaard |  Denmark | Played 256 games for theDenmark men's national team at 17 Ice Hockey World Championships.[10][11] |
| 2019[2] | Konstantin Mihailov |  Bulgaria | Played for theBulgaria men's national team at 28 Ice Hockey World Championships, and threeIIHF Inline Hockey World Championships with the Bulgaria men's national inline hockey team, then retired from international play at age 51.[12] |
| 2020/2022[13][a] | Ron Berteling |  Netherlands | Played for the Netherlandsice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics, and served ascaptain of theNetherlands men's national ice hockey team from 1982 to 1993. He appeared in 14 Ice Hockey World Championships, and holds the record of 213 games played for the national team.[15] |
| 2023[16] | Viktor Szélig | Hungary | Played for the Hungary men's national team at seventeen Ice Hockey World Championships.[17] |
| 2024[18][19] | Dezső Varga |  Romania | Played for theRomania men's national team from 1959 to 1977, and served as the captain from 1969 onward, the only Romanian to play in threeWinter Olympic Games tournaments, and participated in 17 Ice Hockey World Championships.[20][21] |
| 2025[22] | Leszek Laszkiewicz |  Poland | Played for thePoland men's national team at 18 Ice Hockey World Championships, including the top tier during the2002 IIHF World Championship.[23] |