The Josh Fuchs Award was first established and awarded by the Santa Rosa Junior Hockey Club for the 1995 – 1996 season. The award was funded by the SRJHC in memory of Josh Fuchs. Josh played for SRJHC for a relatively short time, from 1991 to 1995. He obviously made an impression on those he skated with and those he skated for. He was twice selected to go to the elite California Select Sixteen during that time. This award is for the player who wears his heart on his sleeve, the sleeve of his hockey jersey. It is for the skater who exudes his love of hockey out every fiber of his being; the one who won't commit a penalty because he doesn't want to get off the ice; the one who rolls up socks and wraps them in duct tape so he can play knee hockey in the hallway of the house; the one who shoots tennis balls at the garage door (until his family goes crazy) to practice his shot; the kid who works his hardest to keep his grades up so he will be able to play hockey; the one who gets up at 4:30am to make practice at 5:30, or sleeps after school (even if he is 16) so he can make a late night practice and still get up in the morning for school. It is for the one who will play on whatever team he can get on, just so he can play. It is for the player who encourages his teammates to keep trying, no matter what, who suffers in loss, but NEVER gives up; who looks at his weak points and always tries to improve. He doesn't have to BE the best; he just has to DO his best! Josh started playing hockey two months after he turned four and played until he was tragically killed in a car accident in Alaska, on his way home from a morning hockey practice. He NEVER stopped loving, or living for hockey from the moment he stepped onto the ice. This award is for the skater who follows in those footsteps.