| Saison | Joueur | Équipe |
| 2023 | Victor Hedman | Chicago |
| 2022 | John Carlson | Minnesota |
| 2021 | Erik Karlsson | Toronto |
| 2020 | Connor McDavid | Hartford |
| 2019 | Anze Kopitar | Chicago |
| 2018 | Patrick Kane | Boston |
| 2017 | Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh |
| 2016 | Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh |
| 2015 | Duncan Keith | Chicago |
| 2014 | Justin Williams | Los Angeles |
| 2013 | Patrick Kane | Chicago |
| 2012 | Jonathan Quick | Los Angeles |
| 2011 | Tim Thomas | Boston |
| 2010 | Jonathan Toews | Chicago |
| 2009 | Evgeni Malkin | Pittsburgh |
| 2008 | Henrik Zetterberg | Detroit |
| 2007 | Scott Niedermayer | Anaheim |
| 2006 | Cam Ward | Caroline |
| 2004 | Brad Richards | Tampa Bay |
| 2003 | Jean-Sébastien Giguère | Anaheim |
| 2002 | Niklas Lidstrom | Detroit |
| 2001 | Patrick Roy | Colorado |
| 2000 | Scott Stevens | New Jersey |
| 1999 | Joe Nieuwendyk | Dallas |
| 1998 | Steve Yzerman | Detroit |
| 1997 | Mike Vernon | Detroit |
| 1996 | Joe Sakic | Colorado |
| 1995 | Claude Lemieux | New Jersey |
| 1994 | Brian Leetch | New York Rangers |
| 1993 | Patrick Roy | Montréal |
| 1992 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh |
| 1991 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh |
| 1990 | Bill Ranford | Edmonton |
| 1989 | Al MacInnis | Calgary |
| 1988 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton |
| 1987 | Ron Hextall | Philadelphie |
| 1986 | Patrick Roy | Montréal |
| 1985 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton |
| 1984 | Mark Messier | Edmonton |
| 1983 | Billy Smith | New York Islanders |
| 1982 | Mike Bossy | New York Islanders |
| 1981 | Butch Goring | New York Islanders |
| 1980 | Bryan Trottier | New York Islanders |
| 1979 | Bob Gainey | Montréal |
| 1978 | Larry Robinson | Montréal |
| 1977 | Guy Lafleur | Montréal |
| 1976 | Reggie Leach | Philadelphie |
| 1975 | Bernard Parent | Philadelphie |
| 1974 | Bernard Parent | Philadelphie |
| 1973 | Yvan Cournoyer | Montréal |
| 1972 | Bobby Orr | Boston |
| 1971 | Ken Dryden | Montréal |
| 1970 | Bobby Orr | Boston |
| 1969 | Serge Savard | Montréal |
| 1968 | Glenn Hall | St.Louis |
| 1967 | Dave Keon | Toronto |
| 1966 | Roger Crozier | Detroit |
| 1965 | Jean Béliveau | Montréal |