USA Hockey, then known as AHAUS, first bestowed its Citation Award on July 17, 1948, at its annual meeting in St. Paul, Minnesota. The award was given “in appreciation of contributions to the advancement of American amateur hockey.”
Today, a maximum of two Citation Awards can be presented annually. Nominations must be made to USA Hockey's executive director.
| Year | Name | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Omer Bousquet | Berlin, New Hampshire |
| 1948 | William Heiam | Cook, Minnesota |
| 1948 | John Reed Kilpatrick | New York, New York |
| 1948 | Fritz Kraatz | Dietikon, Switzerland |
| 1948 | Alpheri Lauziere | Berlin, New Hampshire |
| 1948 | John O’Halloran | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 1949 | John Ahearne | London, England |
| 1949 | Helge Berglund | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1949 | Viking Harbom | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1949 | Anton Johanson | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1949 | Cliff Thompson | Eveleth, Minnesota |
| 1950 | Hanson Dowell | Middleton, Nova Scotia |
| 1950 | George Dudley | Midland, Ontario |
| 1950 | Cecil Duncan | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 1950 | W.G. Hardy | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 1950 | W.A. Hewitt | Toronto, Ontario |
| 1950 | A.W. Pickard | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| 1950 | Frank Sargent | Port Arthur, Ontario |
| 1951 | Frederick Rubien | Long Island, New York |
| 1952 | Douglas Grimston | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| 1954 | W.B. George | Kemptville, Ontario |
| 1956 | James Dunn | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 1956 | Albert Mayer | Montreux, Switzerland |
| 1956 | St. Dominic’s Arena Committee | Lewiston, Maine |
| 1956 | John Mariucci | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 1956 | A.E. Coo | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 1958 | Robert Lebel | Chambly, Quebec |
| 1959 | William Thayer Tutt | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 1959 | Jack Adams | Detroit, Michigan |
| 1960 | Charles Cord | Reno, Nevada |
| 1960 | Nikolai Sologubov | Moscow, Russia |
| 1961 | Marshall Carter | Fort Bliss, Texas |
| 1962 | Laverne Fryberger | Duluth, Minnesota |
| 1962 | Gordon Juckes | Melville, Saskatchewan |
| 1962 | Harris Lee | Rake, Iowa |
| 1962 | Henry McMorran Memorial Foundation | Port Huron, Michigan |
| 1962 | Warroad Lakers Hockey Club | Warroad, Minnesota |
| 1962 | J.M. Roxburgh | Simcoe, Ontario |
| 1962 | L.C. Walker | Muskegon, Michigan |
| 1963 | Ike Armstrong | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 1963 | James Lowney, Jr. | Houghton, Michigan |
| 1963 | Lyle Wright | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 1963 | Harold Heinz | New York, New York |
| 1964 | Frank Gallagher | Port Huron, Michigan |
| 1964 | Andy Mulligan | Toledo, Ohio |
| 1965 | Louis Keller | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 1965 | Gilbert Sanborn | Eagle River, Wisconsin |
| 1965 | Arthur Potter | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 1965 | Lionel Fleury | Montreal, Quebec |
| 1967 | Robert Ridder | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 1967 | Walter Walworth | Erie, Pennsylvania |
| 1968 | George Zamais | Johnstown, Pennsylvania |
| 1968 | Len Barcalow | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 1968 | Edward Neumeier | Weymouth, Massachusetts |
| 1968 | Donald Hall | Johnstown, Pennsylvania |
| 1970 | Robert Otten | Wheeling, West Virginia |
| 1970 | Colin Lister | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 1970 | Richard Zimmerman | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 1971 | Ronald Real | Chicago, Illinois |
| 1971 | Roy Chin | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 1974 | Joseph Rogers | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 1975 | Walter Bush, Jr. | Edina, Minnesota |
| 1975 | Len Gagnon | Medford, Massachusetts |
| 1976 | John Barzee | West Haven, Connecticut |