The Commissioner's Trophy was awarded annually by the International Hockey League to the head coach who was judged to have contributed the most to his team's success.

Winners

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! Season || Winner || Team

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| rowspan="2"| 1984-85 || Pat Kelly || Peoria Rivermen

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| Rick Ley || Muskegon Lumberjacks

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| 1985-86 || Rob Laird || Fort Wayne Komets

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| 1986-87 || Wayne Thomas || Salt Lake Golden Eagles

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| 1987-88 || Rick Dudley || Flint Spirits

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| 1988-89 || Blair MacDonald & Phil Russell || Muskegon Lumberjacks

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| 1989-90 || Darryl Sutter || Indianapolis Ice

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| 1990-91 || Bob Plager || Peoria Rivermen

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| 1991-92 || Kevin Constantine || Kansas City Blades

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| 1992-93 || Al Sims || Fort Wayne Komets

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| 1993-94 || Bruce Boudreau || Fort Wayne Komets

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| 1994-95 || Butch Goring || Denver Grizzlies

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| 1995-96 || Butch Goring || Utah Grizzlies

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| 1996-97 || John Van Boxmeer || Long Beach Ice Dogs

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| 1997-98 || John Torchetti || Fort Wayne Komets

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| 1998-99 || Dave Tippett || Houston Aeros

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| 1999-00 || Guy Charron || Grand Rapids Griffins

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| 2000-01 || Peter Horachek || Orlando Solar Bears

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