The ECHL Leading Scorer Award goes to the ECHL player "who leads the league in scoring at the end of the regular season" and has been awarded since 1989. The award is not named after any individual and has four repeat winners as of 2024: Phil Berger won the award in 1991âÂÂ92 and 1993âÂÂ94 as a member of the Greensboro Monarchs, John Spoltore won the award in back-to-back years from 1998âÂÂ99 to 1999âÂÂ2000 as a member of the Louisiana IceGators, Chad Costello won in 2014âÂÂ15, 2015âÂÂ16, and 2016âÂÂ17 with the Allen Americans and Brandon Hawkins won in 2023âÂÂ24 and 2024âÂÂ25 with the Toledo Walleye. Twin brothers Tyler and Justin Donati are the only brothers to win the award. Tyler Donati won the award in 2009âÂÂ10 and Justin Donati won the following season. Trevor Jobe, the 1992âÂÂ93 award winner, is the current record holder with 161 points.
Bill McDougall, Stan Drulia, and David Desharnais are the only three winners of this award to advance to the National Hockey League. Scott Gomez, who had played with the Alaska Aces during the 2004âÂÂ05 NHL lockout, and Ed Courtenay, and Jesse Schultz are the only award winners to have NHL experience before winning the award.