National Hockey League (NHL) Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

The Lady Byng  Memorial Trophy is an annual award given to the player adjudged to have  exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a  high standard of playing ability. The winner is selected in a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association at the end of the regular season.

Lady Byng, wife of Canada's Governor-General at the time, presented the Lady Byng trophy in 1925. After Frank Boucher of the New York Rangers won the award seven times in eight seasons, he was given the trophy to keep and Lady Byng  donated another trophy in 1936.

After Lady Byng's death in 1949, the National Hockey League presented a new  trophy, changing the name to Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

Year

Player

Team

2007

Pavel Datsyuk

Detroit

2006

Pavel Datsyuk

Detroit

2005

No Season

2004

Brad Richards

Tampa Bay

2003

Alexander Mogilny

Toronto

2002

Ron Francis

Carolina

2001

Joe Sakic

Colorado

2000

Pavol Demitra

St. Louis

1999

Wayne Gretzky

NY Rangers

1998

Ron Francis

Pittsburgh

1997

Paul Kariya

Anaheim

1996

Paul Kariya

Anaheim

1995

Ron Francis

Pittsburgh

1994

Wayne Gretzky

Los Angeles

1993

Pierre Turgeon

NY Islanders

1992

Wayne Gretzky

Los Angeles

1991

Wayne Gretzky

Los Angeles

1990

Brett Hull

St. Louis

1989

Joe Mullen

Calgary

1988

Mats Naslund

Montreal

1987

Joe Mullen

Calgary

1986

Mike Bossy

NY Islanders

1985

Jari Kurri

Edmonton

1984

Mike Bossy

NY Islanders

1983

Mike Bossy

NY Islanders

1982

Rick Middleton

Boston

1981

Rick Kehoe

Pittsburgh

1980

Wayne Gretzky

Edmonton

1979

Bob MacMillan

Atlanta

1978

Butch Goring

Los Angeles

1977

Marcel Dionne

Los Angeles

1976

Jean Ratelle

NYR/Boston

1975

Marcel Dionne

Detroit

1974

John Bucyk

Boston

1973

Gilbert Perreault

Buffalo

1972

Jean Ratelle

NY Rangers

1971

John Bucyk

Boston

1970

Phil Goyette

St. Louis

1969

Alex Delvecchio

Detroit

1968

Stan Mikita

Chicago

1967

Stan Mikita

Chicago

1966

Alex Delvecchio

Detroit

1965

Bobby Hull

Chicago

1964

Ken Wharram

Chicago

1963

Dave Keon

Toronto

1962

Dave Keon

Toronto

1961

Leonard "Red" Kelly

Toronto

1960

Don McKenney

Boston

1959

Alex Delvecchio

Detroit

1958

Camille Henry

NY Rangers

1957

Andy Hebenton

NY Rangers

1956

Earl Reibel

Detroit

1955

Sid Smith

Toronto

1954

Leonard "Red" Kelly

Detroit

1953

Leonard "Red" Kelly

Detroit

1952

Sid Smith

Toronto

1951

Leonard "Red" Kelly

Detroit

1950

Edgar Laprade

NY Rangers

1949

Bill Quackenbush

Detroit

1948

Buddy O'Connor

NY Rangers

1947

Bobby Bauer

Boston

1946

Toe Blake

Montreal

1945

Bill Mosienko

Chicago

1944

Clint Smith

Chicago

1943

Max Bentley

Chicago

1942

Syl Apps

Toronto

1941

Bobby Bauer

Boston

1940

Bobby Bauer

Boston

1939

Clint Smith

NY Rangers

1938

Gordie Drillon

Toronto

1937

Marty Barry

Detroit

1936

Doc Romnes

Chicago

1935

Frank Boucher

NY Rangers

1934

Frank Boucher

NY Rangers

1933

Frank Boucher

NY Rangers

1932

Joe Primeau

Toronto

1931

Frank Boucher

NY Rangers

1930

Frank Boucher

NY Rangers

1929

Frank Boucher

NY Rangers

1928

Frank Boucher

NY Rangers

1927

Billy Burch

NY Americans

1926

Frank Nighbor

Ottawa

1925

Frank Nighbor

Ottawa