Talk:David Branch Player of the Year Award

MOS:LINKONCE

Proposal to ignore MOS:LINKONCE. As per the style guide, "Other mentions may be linked if helpful, such as in ... tables" and "Duplicate linking ... is permissible if it significantly aids the reader ... and [the section] is expected to be parsed for particular bits of data, not read from top to bottom." This table list is not meant to be read word-for-word, top-to-bottom, but instead to be used as a look up table. If you are looking at the 2018-19 entry, for example, and want quick access to the Rimouski Oceanic page, it is not helpful to have to scroll up and down looking for the first entry of that team. @Flibirigit –uncleben85 (talk) 17:47, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Support per MOS:LINKONCE Duplicate linking in stand-alone and embedded lists is permissible if it significantly aids the reader. This proposal does not ignore MOS:LINKONCE, but follows its outlined exception. Wracking ^talk! 18:44, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

(following up on this: I think repeating links for the teams is good, links for leagues are unnecessary as this is covered in the lead) Wracking ^talk! 18:59, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

I think because there are only three choices for the leagues, personally I would prefer that the abbreviations be expanded in a legend with links, and omitting the links in the table. isaacl (talk) 18:53, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

I disagree that teams need to be linked at all. The purpose of the list to highlight the player, not the team. Any navigation to a team's page can be linked through the player. Flibirigit (talk) 20:35, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

I don't agree that the list's purpose is solely to highlight the player. I think (as evidenced by other similar tables such as the table of recipients at Hart Memorial Trophy) that providing context for the player's season by linking to the team page is appropriate. I also think it's reasonable to link each instance. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking § Duplicate and repeat links says Other mentions may be linked if helpful, such as in ... tables and Duplicate linking in stand-alone and embedded lists is permissible if it significantly aids the reader. This is most often the case when the list is presenting information that could just as aptly be formatted in a table, and is expected to be parsed for particular bits of data, not read from top to bottom. isaacl (talk) 20:50, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

I think not linking the teams at all is a bad idea. Per MOS:LINK, links are not meant to be used as emphasis (The purpose of linking is to clarify and to provide reasonable navigation opportunities, not to emphasize a particular word.) If you think the players aren't properly highlighted, I guess the way to fix that would be to have that column be set as a header column (!). I'm neutral on this proposition.

table with winner column as header

Season Winner Team League 1974–75 Ed Staniowski Regina Pats WCHL 1975–76 Peter Lee Ottawa 67's OMJHL 1976–77 Dale McCourt St. Catharines Fincups OMJHL 1977–78 Bobby Smith Ottawa 67's OMJHL 1978–79 Pierre Lacroix Trois-Rivières Draveurs QMJHL 1979–80 Doug Wickenheiser Regina Pats WHL 1980–81 Dale Hawerchuk Cornwall Royals QMJHL 1981–82 Dave Simpson London Knights OHL 1982–83 Pat LaFontaine Verdun Juniors QMJHL 1983–84 Mario Lemieux Laval Voisins QMJHL 1984–85 Dan Hodgson Prince Albert Raiders WHL 1985–86 Luc Robitaille Hull Olympiques QMJHL 1986–87 Rob Brown Kamloops Blazers WHL 1987–88 Joe Sakic Swift Current Broncos WHL 1988–89 Bryan Fogarty Niagara Falls Thunder OHL 1989–90 Mike Ricci Peterborough Petes OHL 1990–91 Eric Lindros Oshawa Generals OHL 1991–92 Charles Poulin Saint-Hyacinthe Laser QMJHL 1992–93 Pat Peake Detroit Junior Red Wings OHL 1993–94 Jason Allison London Knights OHL 1994–95 David Ling Kingston Frontenacs OHL 1995–96 Christian Dubé Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 1996–97 Alyn McCauley Ottawa 67's OHL 1997–98 Sergei Varlamov Swift Current Broncos WHL 1998–99 Brian Campbell Ottawa 67's OHL 1999–2000 Brad Richards Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 2000–01 Simon Gamache Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 2001–02 Pierre-Marc Bouchard Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 2002–03 Corey Locke Ottawa 67's OHL 2003–04 Sidney Crosby Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 2004–05 Sidney Crosby Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 2005–06 Alexander Radulov Quebec Remparts QMJHL 2006–07 John Tavares Oshawa Generals OHL 2007–08 Justin Azevedo Kitchener Rangers OHL 2008–09 Cody Hodgson Brampton Battalion OHL 2009–10 Jordan Eberle Regina Pats WHL 2010–11 Ryan Ellis Windsor Spitfires OHL 2011–12 Brendan Shinnimin Tri-City Americans WHL 2012–13 Jonathan Drouin Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 2013–14 Anthony Mantha Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 2014–15 Connor McDavid Erie Otters OHL 2015–16 Mitch Marner London Knights OHL 2016–17 Alex DeBrincat Erie Otters OHL 2017–18 Alex Barré-Boulet Blainville-Boisbriand Armada QMJHL 2018–19 Alexis Lafrenière Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 2019–20 Alexis Lafrenière Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 2020–21 Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021–22 Logan Stankoven Kamloops Blazers WHL 2022–23 Connor Bedard Regina Pats WHL References |} Wracking talk! 00:00, 23 May 2024 (UTC)