| Year |
Award Winner |
Team |
| 2006-07 | Tomas Vanek | Buffalo Sabres (+47) |
| 2005-06 | Wade Redden & Michal Rozsival | Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers |
| 2004-05 | No winner due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout | |
| 2003-04 | Martin St. Louis & Marek Malik | Tampa Bay Lightning and Vancouver Canucks |
| 2002-03 | Peter Forsberg & Milan Hejduk | Colorado Avalanche |
| 2001-02 | Chris Chelios | Detroit Red Wings |
| 2000-01 | Joe Sakic & Patrik Elias | Colorado Avalanche and New Jersey Devils |
| 1999-00 | Chris Pronger | St. Louis Blues |
| 1998-99 | John LeClair | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1997-98 | Chris Pronger | St. Louis Blues |
| 1996-97 | John LeClair | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1995-96 | Vladimir Konstantinov | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1994-95 | Ron Francis | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1993-94 | Scott Stevens | New Jersey Devils |
| 1992-93 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1991-92 | Paul Ysebaert | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1990-91 | Marty McSorley & Theo Fleury | Los Angeles Kings and Calgary Flames |
| 1989-90 | Paul Cavallini | St. Louis Blues |
| 1988-89 | Joe Mullen | Calgary Flames |
| 1987-88 | Brad McCrimmon | Calgary Flames |
| 1986-87 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1985-86 | Mark Howe | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1984-85 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1983-84 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1982-83 | Charlie Huddy | Edmonton Oilers |