Frank J. Selke Trophy

The Frank J. Selke Trophy, or simply the Selke Trophy, is awarded annually to the National Hockey League forward who demonstrates the most skill in the defensive component of the game. The winner is selected by a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association following the regular season.<ref name="SelkeNHLsite">Template:Cite web</ref> Named after Frank J. Selke, former general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens, the trophy has been awarded 45 times to 27 different players since the 1977–78 NHL season. It is currently held by Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov.

History

The trophy was first awarded at the end of the 1977–78 NHL season. It was named after Frank J. Selke, former general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens.<ref name="SelkeNHLsite"/> The Selke Trophy was the fifth and last of the major NHL awards to be introduced that have been named after General Managers and owners of the Original Six teams, the other awards being the Art Ross Trophy, James Norris Memorial Trophy, Conn Smythe Trophy, and Jack Adams Award.

The first recipient was Bob Gainey of the Canadiens, who won the trophy the first four years it was given. Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins has won it more times than any other player, with six wins.<ref name="SelkeLegends">Template:Cite web</ref> Guy Carbonneau, Jere Lehtinen, Pavel Datsyuk and Aleksander Barkov are tied for the third-most wins, with three apiece.

The Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, and Boston Bruins have won the trophy the most times, with 7 awards apiece. The team with the greatest number of unique winners are the Red Wings with 4—Sergei Fedorov (twice), Steve Yzerman, Kris Draper, and Datsyuk (three times)—all coming since 1994.<ref name="SelkeNHLsite"/>

There has been only one instance in which a Selke Trophy winner was also awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy for Most Valuable Player when Sergei Fedorov captured both trophies during the 1993–94 NHL season.<ref name="SelkeFedorov">Template:Cite web</ref> There has not been an instance in which the Art Ross Trophy winner has been awarded the Selke Trophy, though Fedorov finished second in regular season scoring in 1994,<ref name="SelkeFedorov"/> while Hart Trophy winner and Art Ross Trophy runner-up Joe Sakic finished second in Selke voting in 2001.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The most points scored in a Selke-winning season is 127 by Doug Gilmour in the 1992–93 NHL season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Winners

Patrice Bergeron, record six-time winner

Jere Lehtinen, three-time winner

Pavel Datsyuk, three-time winner

Positions key

C

Centre

RW

Right wing

LW

Left wing

Season	Winner	Team	Position	Win #
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Montreal Canadiens	LW	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Montreal Canadiens	LW	2
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Montreal Canadiens	LW	3
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Montreal Canadiens	LW	4
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Boston Bruins	C	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Philadelphia Flyers	C	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Washington Capitals	C	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Buffalo Sabres	LW	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Chicago Blackhawks	C	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Philadelphia Flyers	C	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Montreal Canadiens	C	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Montreal Canadiens	C	2
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	St. Louis Blues	C	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Chicago Blackhawks	RW	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Montreal Canadiens	C	3
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Toronto Maple Leafs	C	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Detroit Red Wings	C	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Pittsburgh Penguins	C	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Detroit Red Wings	C	2
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Buffalo Sabres	C	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Dallas Stars	RW	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Dallas Stars	RW	2
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Detroit Red Wings	C	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	New Jersey Devils	C	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	New York Islanders	C	2
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Dallas Stars	RW	3
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Detroit Red Wings	C	1
Template:Nhly	Season cancelled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Carolina Hurricanes	C	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Carolina Hurricanes	C	2
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Detroit Red Wings	C	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Detroit Red Wings	C	2
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Detroit Red Wings	C	3
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Vancouver Canucks	C	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Boston Bruins	C	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Chicago Blackhawks	C	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Boston Bruins	C	2
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Boston Bruins	C	3
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Los Angeles Kings	C	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Boston Bruins	C	4
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Los Angeles Kings	C	2
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	St. Louis Blues	C	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Philadelphia Flyers	C	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Florida Panthers	C	1
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Boston Bruins	C	5
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Boston Bruins	C	6
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Florida Panthers	C	2
Template:Nhly	Template:Sort	Florida Panthers	C	3

See also

• List of National Hockey League awards
• List of NHL players
• List of NHL statistical leaders
• Two-way forward

References

General

• Frank J. Selke Trophy Template:Webarchive at NHL.com
• Frank J. Selke Trophy history at Legends of Hockey.net

Specific