Howard Baldwin Trophy

The Howard Baldwin Trophy was presented annually to the World Hockey Association's coach of the year.

It was named in honour of New England Whalers co-founder Howard Baldwin. The trophy was renamed Robert Schmertz Memorial Trophy in 1974 in honour of Schmertz, an executive with the Whalers who died that year.^[1][2]

Winners

Season	Coach	Team	W	L	T	Pct.	Reference
1973	Jack Kelley	New England Whalers	46	10	2	.793
1974	Billy Harris	Toronto Toros
1975	Sandy Hucul	Phoenix Roadrunners
1976	Bobby Kromm	Winnipeg Jets
1977	Bill Dineen	Houston Aeros
1978	Bill Dineen	Houston Aeros
1979	John Brophy	Birmingham Bulls

• 1973 – Jack Kelley, New England Whalers^[1]
• 1974 – Billy Harris, Toronto Toros^[3]
• 1975 – Sandy Hucul, Phoenix Roadrunners^[4]
• 1976 – Bobby Kromm, Winnipeg Jets^[5]
• 1977 – Bill Dineen, Houston Aeros^[6]
• 1978 – Bill Dineen, Houston Aeros^[7]
• 1979 – John Brophy, Birmingham Bulls^[8]