| Saison | Joueur | Équipe |
| 2023 | Roope Hintz | Québec |
| 2022 | Mika Zibanejad | Chicago |
| 2021 | Brad Marchand | Los Angeles |
| 2020 | Mark Giordano | Boston |
| 2019 | John Carlson | Hartford |
| 2018 | Patrick Kane | Boston |
| 2017 | Connor McDavid | Edmonton |
| 2016 | Patrick Kane | Chicago |
| 2015 | Carey Price | Montréal |
| 2014 | Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh |
| 2013 | Alexander Ovechkin | Washington |
| 2012 | Evgeni Malkin | Pittsburgh |
| 2011 | Corey Perry | Anaheim |
| 2010 | Henrik Sedin | Vancouver |
| 2009 | Alexander Ovechkin | Washington |
| 2008 | Alexander Ovechkin | Washington |
| 2007 | Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh |
| 2006 | Joe Thornton | San Jose |
| 2004 | Martin St.Louis | Tampa Bay |
| 2003 | Peter Forsberg | Colorado |
| 2002 | José Théodore | Montréal |
| 2001 | Joe Sakic | Colorado |
| 2000 | Chris Pronger | St.Louis |
| 1999 | Jaromir Jagr | Pittsburgh |
| 1998 | Dominik Hasek | Buffalo |
| 1997 | Dominik Hasek | Buffalo |
| 1996 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh |
| 1995 | Eric Lindros | Philadelphie |
| 1994 | Sergei Fedorov | Detroit |
| 1993 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh |
| 1992 | Mark Messier | New York Rangers |
| 1991 | Brett Hull | St.Louis |
| 1990 | Mark Messier | Edmonton |
| 1989 | Wayne Gretzky | Los Angeles |
| 1988 | Mario Lemieux | Philadelphie |
| 1987 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton |
| 1986 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton |
| 1985 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton |
| 1984 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton |
| 1983 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton |
| 1982 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton |
| 1981 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton |
| 1980 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton |
| 1979 | Bryan Trottier | New York Islanders |
| 1978 | Guy Lafleur | Montréal |
| 1977 | Guy Lafleur | Montréal |
| 1976 | Bobby Clarke | Philadelphie |
| 1975 | Bobby Clarke | Philadelphie |
| 1974 | Phil Esposito | Boston |
| 1973 | Bobby Clarke | Philadelphie |
| 1972 | Bobby Orr | Boston |
| 1971 | Bobby Orr | Boston |
| 1970 | Bobby Orr | Boston |
| 1969 | Phil Esposito | Boston |
| 1968 | Stan Mikita | Chicago |
| 1967 | Stan Mikita | Chicago |
| 1966 | Bobby Hull | Chicago |
| 1965 | Bobby Hull | Chicago |
| 1964 | Jean Béliveau | Montréal |
| 1963 | Gordie Howe | Detroit |
| 1962 | Jacques Plante | Montréal |
| 1961 | Bernard Geoffrion | Montréal |
| 1960 | Gordie Howe | Detroit |
| 1959 | Andy Bathgate | New York Rangers |
| 1958 | Gordie Howe | Detroit |
| 1957 | Gordie Howe | Detroit |
| 1956 | Jean Béliveau | Montréal |
| 1955 | Ted Kennedy | Toronto |
| 1954 | Al Rollins | Chicago |
| 1953 | Gordie Howe | Detroit |
| 1952 | Gordie Howe | Detroit |
| 1951 | Milt Schmidt | Boston |
| 1950 | Chuck Rayner | New York Rangers |
| 1949 | Sid Abel | Detroit |
| 1948 | Buddy O'Connor | New York Rangers |
| 1947 | Maurice Richard | Montréal |
| 1946 | Max Bentley | Chicago |
| 1945 | Elmer Lach | Montréal |
| 1944 | Babe Pratt | Toronto |
| 1943 | Bill Cowley | Boston |
| 1942 | Tommy Anderson | Brooklyn Americans |
| 1941 | Bill Cowley | Boston |
| 1940 | Ebbie Goodfellow | Detroit |
| 1939 | Toe Blake | Montréal |
| 1938 | Eddie Shore | Boston |
| 1937 | Babe Siebert | Montréal |
| 1936 | Eddie Shore | Boston |
| 1935 | Eddie Shore | Boston |
| 1934 | Aurèle Joliat | Montréal |
| 1933 | Eddie Shore | Boston |
| 1932 | Howie Morenz | Montréal |
| 1931 | Howie Morenz | Montréal |
| 1930 | Nels Stewart | Montréal Maroons |
| 1929 | Roy Worters | New York Americans |
| 1928 | Howie Morenz | Montréal |
| 1927 | Herb Gardiner | Montréal |
| 1926 | Nels Stewart | Montréal Maroons |
| 1925 | Billy Burch | Hamilton |
| 1924 | Frank Nighbor | Ottawa |