The Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award is presented annually to the most outstanding American-born player in Junior hockey. Chosen by a blue-ribbon panel of Junior coaches and administrators, criteria for the award also includes having played for a U.S. based Junior team. The honor is named after Dave Tyler, who served on the USA Hockey Board of Directors for 32 years and played an instrumental role in the development and growth of junior hockey in the United States.
| Year | Name | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Cole Knuble | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| 2022 | Connor Kurth | Elk River, Minn. |
| 2021 | Sean Farrell | Hopkinton, Mass. |
| 2020 | Jake Sanderson | Whitefish, Mont. |
| 2019 | Ronnie Attard | White Lake, Mich. |
| 2018 | Jack Hughes | Orlando, Fla. |
| 2017 | Zach Solow | Naples, Fla. |
| 2016 | Rem Pitlick | Plymouth, Minn. |
| 2015 | Kyle Connor | Shelby Township, Mich. |
| 2014 | Tucker Poolman | East Grand Forks, Minn. |
| 2013 | Taylor Cammarata | Plymouth, Minn. |
| 2012 | Andrew Welinski | Duluth, Minn. |
| 2011 | Blake Coleman | Plano, Texas |
| 2010 | Matt White | Whittier, Calif. |
| 2009 | Andrew Miller | Bloomfield Hills, Mich. |
| 2008 | Jack Connolly | Duluth, Minn. |
| 2007 | Jeff Petry | Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| 2006 | Trevor Lewis | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 2005 | Jeff Lerg | Livonia, Mich. |
| 2004 | Joe Pavelski | Stevens Point, Wis. |
| 2003 | Ryan Potulny | Grand Forks, N.D. |
| 2002 | Greg Rallo | Gurnee, Ill. |
| 2001 | Chris Fournier | Anchorage, Alaska |
| 2000 | Aaron Smith | Madison, Wis. |