| Saison | Joueur | Équipe |
| 2023 | Jon Cooper | Québec |
| 2022 | Barry Trotz | Californie |
| 2021 | Sheldon Keefe | Vancouver |
| 2020 | Rick Tocchet | New Jersey |
| 2019 | Mike Babcock | Vancouver |
| 2018 | Joel Quenneville | Chicago |
| 2017 | John Tortorella | Columbus |
| 2016 | Barry Trotz | Washington |
| 2015 | Bob Hartley | Calgary |
| 2014 | Patrick Roy | Colorado |
| 2013 | Paul McLean | Ottawa |
| 2012 | Ken Hitchcock | St.Louis |
| 2011 | Dan Bylsma | Pittsburgh |
| 2010 | Dave Tippett | Phoenix |
| 2009 | Claude Julien | Boston |
| 2008 | Bruce Boudreau | Washington |
| 2007 | Alain Vigneault | Vancouver |
| 2006 | Lindy Ruff | Buffalo |
| 2004 | John Tortorella | Tampa Bay |
| 2003 | Jacques Lemaire | Minnesota |
| 2002 | Bob Francis | Phoenix |
| 2001 | Bill Barber | Philadelphie |
| 2000 | Joel Quenneville | St.Louis |
| 1999 | Jacques Martin | Ottawa |
| 1998 | Pat Burns | Boston |
| 1997 | Ted Nolan | Buffalo |
| 1996 | Scotty Bowman | Detroit |
| 1995 | Marc Crawford | Québec |
| 1994 | Jacques Lemaire | New Jersey |
| 1993 | Pat Burns | Toronto |
| 1992 | Pat Quinn | Vancouver |
| 1991 | Brian Sutter | St.Louis |
| 1990 | Bob Murdoch | Winnipeg |
| 1989 | Pat Burns | Montréal |
| 1988 | Jacques Demers | Detroit |
| 1987 | Jacques Demers | Detroit |
| 1986 | Glen Sather | Edmonton |
| 1985 | Mike Keenan | Philadelphie |
| 1984 | Bryan Murray | Washington |
| 1983 | Orval Tessier | Chicago |
| 1982 | Tom Watt | Winnipeg |
| 1981 | Red Berenson | St.Louis |
| 1980 | Pat Quinn | Philadelphie |
| 1979 | Al Arbour | New York Islanders |
| 1978 | Bobby Kromm | Detroit |
| 1977 | Scotty Bowman | Montréal |
| 1976 | Don Cherry | Boston |
| 1975 | Bob Pulford | Los Angeles |
| 1974 | Fred Shero | Philadelphie |