The Dave Peterson Award is given annually to a high school coach who has shown great leadership in developing youth hockey either locally or statewide. Dave was a great Minnesota high school coach at Minneapolis Southwest High School and a National coach at many levels as well. He was a leader in the development of youth hockey not only in Minnesota but across the United States.
| Year | Coach | School/Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Mike MacMillan | Buffalo |
| 2002 | Ted Brill | Grand Rapids |
| 2003 | Keith Hendrickson | Virginia |
| 2004 | Dick Emahiser | Eden Prairie |
| 2005 | Bruce Johnson | Plymouth |
| 2006 | Paul Moen | St. Paul |
| 2007 | Bill Moore | Woodbury |
| 2008 | Ty Eigner | Rosemount |
| 2009 | John Russo, Sr. | Edina |
| 2010 | Jerry Hayes | Apple Valley |
| 2011 | Steve Younghans | St. Paul |
| 2012 | Dave Esse | Cloquet |
| 2013 | Wes Bolin | Woodbury |
| 2014 | Mike Taylor | Eagan |
| 2015 | Chris Lonke | New Prague |
| 2016 | Derrick Brown | St. Cloud Cathedral |
| 2017 | Pat Forte | St. John's University |
| 2018 | Russ Welch | Hastings |
| 2019 | Pat O'Leary | Wayzata |
| 2020 | Pat Westrum | |
| 2021 | Jon Ammerman | Moorhead |
| 2022 | Joe Law | Centennial |
| 2023 | Mike Schwartz | White Bear Lake |
| 2024 | Aaron Johnson | Buffalo |
| 2025 |