Ted Lindsay Award

Template:Short description Template:Infobox sports award The Ted Lindsay Award, formerly known as the Lester B. Pearson Award, is awarded annually to the National Hockey League's most outstanding player in the regular season as judged by the members of the NHL Players' Association. First awarded in 1971, it is a companion to the Hart Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the League's Most Valuable Player, as judged by members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. The award was renamed in 2010 after Ted Lindsay of the Detroit Red Wings.<ref name="Lindsay1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

The award was first handed out at the conclusion of the 1970–71 NHL season. It was named in honour of Lester B. Pearson, who was Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968, the recipient of the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize, and a former player and coach for the University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's ice hockey team.<ref name="Pearson history2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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The trophy used for the award from 1971 to 2009.

On April 29, 2010, the National Hockey League Players' Association announced that the award would be reintroduced as the Ted Lindsay Award to honor Hall of Famer Ted Lindsay for his skill, tenacity, leadership, and role in establishing the original Players' Association.<ref name="Lindsay1"/> The voting for the trophy is conducted at the end of the regular season by the members of the NHL Players Association.<ref name="Pearson history2"/>

Wayne Gretzky won the award five times during his career. Members of the Edmonton Oilers have won the award 11 times, while members of the Pittsburgh Penguins won the award ten times.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Lindsay Award is considered to be the companion of the Hart Memorial Trophy—the trophies have been won by the same player for the same season 35 times (of the 52 seasons both have been awarded) by 22 players: Bobby Clarke, Phil Esposito, Guy Lafleur (x2), Gretzky (x5), Mario Lemieux (x3), Mark Messier (x2), Brett Hull, Sergei Fedorov, Eric Lindros, Dominik Hasek (x2), Jaromir Jagr, Joe Sakic, Martin St. Louis, Sidney Crosby (x3), Alexander Ovechkin (x2), Evgeni Malkin, Carey Price, Patrick Kane, Connor McDavid (x3), Nikita Kucherov (x2), Leon Draisaitl, Auston Matthews, and Nathan MacKinnon.<ref name="Hart history">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 13 of those players have also won the Art Ross Trophy for the same season a combined 23 times and completed a Hart-Pearson/Lindsay-Art Ross sweep: Esposito, Lafleur (x2), Gretzky (x5), Lemieux (x3), Jagr, St. Louis, Crosby (x2), Ovechkin, Malkin, Kane, McDavid (x3), Kucherov and Draisaitl.<ref name="Art Ross">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Hasek and Price are the only goaltenders to win the Hart and Pearson/Lindsay in the same year. Bobby Orr won the Norris, Pearson and Art Ross in 1974-75 and is the only defenceman to win the Pearson/Lindsay. Lafleur, Lemieux (x2) and Gretzky (x5), Ovechkin and McDavid have also all led the league in goal scoring in the years they won the Hart, Pearson/Lindsay and Art Ross; though only Ovechkin and McDavid won the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy which was introduced in 1998–99. Brett Hull, Ovechkin and Auston Matthews have also led the league in goals in years they won the Hart and Pearson/Lindsay (but not the Art Ross).

Winners

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Wayne Gretzky, record five-time winner.

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Mario Lemieux, four-time winner.

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Jaromir Jagr, three-time winner.

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Alexander Ovechkin, three-time winner.

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Sidney Crosby, three-time winner.

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Connor McDavid, four-time winner.

Positions key

C

Centre

D

Defence

RW

Right wing

LW

Left wing

G

Goaltender

Season	Winner	Team	Position	Win #
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1970–71	Template:Sort	Boston Bruins	C	1
1971–72	Template:Sort	New York Rangers	C	1
1972–73	Template:Sort	Philadelphia Flyers	C	1
1973–74	Template:Sort	Boston Bruins	C	2
1974–75	Template:Sort	Boston Bruins	D	1
1975–76	Template:Sort	Montreal Canadiens	RW	1
1976–77	Template:Sort	Montreal Canadiens	RW	2
1977–78	Template:Sort	Montreal Canadiens	RW	3
1978–79	Template:Sort	Los Angeles Kings	C	1
1979–80	Template:Sort	Los Angeles Kings	C	2
1980–81	Template:Sort	St. Louis Blues	G	1
1981–82	Template:Sort	Edmonton Oilers	C	1
1982–83	Template:Sort	Edmonton Oilers	C	2
1983–84	Template:Sort	Edmonton Oilers	C	3
1984–85	Template:Sort	Edmonton Oilers	C	4
1985–86	Template:Sort	Pittsburgh Penguins	C	1
1986–87	Template:Sort	Edmonton Oilers	C	5
1987–88	Template:Sort	Pittsburgh Penguins	C	2
1988–89	Template:Sort	Detroit Red Wings	C	1
1989–90	Template:Sort	Edmonton Oilers	C	1
1990–91	Template:Sort	St. Louis Blues	RW	1
1991–92	Template:Sort	New York Rangers	C	2
1992–93	Template:Sort	Pittsburgh Penguins	C	3
1993–94	Template:Sort	Detroit Red Wings	C	1
1994–95	Template:Sort	Philadelphia Flyers	C	1
1995–96	Template:Sort	Pittsburgh Penguins	C	4
1996–97	Template:Sort	Buffalo Sabres	G	1
1997–98	Template:Sort	Buffalo Sabres	G	2
1998–99	Template:Sort	Pittsburgh Penguins	RW	1
1999–2000	Template:Sort	Pittsburgh Penguins	RW	2
2000–01	Template:Sort	Colorado Avalanche	C	1
2001–02	Template:Sort	Calgary Flames	RW	1
2002–03	Template:Sort	Vancouver Canucks	LW	1
2003–04	Template:Sort	Tampa Bay Lightning	RW	1
2004–05	Season cancelled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout
2005–06	Template:Sort	New York Rangers	RW	3
2006–07	Template:Sort	Pittsburgh Penguins	C	1
2007–08	Template:Sortname	Washington Capitals	LW	1
2008–09	Template:Sortname	Washington Capitals	LW	2
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2009–10	Template:Sortname	Washington Capitals	LW	3
2010–11	Template:Sortname	Vancouver Canucks	LW	1
2011–12	Template:Sortname	Pittsburgh Penguins	C	1
2012–13	Template:Sortname	Pittsburgh Penguins	C	2
2013–14	Template:Sortname	Pittsburgh Penguins	C	3
2014–15	Template:Sortname	Montreal Canadiens	G	1
2015–16	Template:Sortname	Chicago Blackhawks	RW	1
2016–17	Template:Sortname	Edmonton Oilers	C	1
2017–18	Template:Sortname	Edmonton Oilers	C	2
2018–19	Template:Sortname	Tampa Bay Lightning	RW	1
2019–20	Template:Sortname	Edmonton Oilers	C	1
2020–21	Template:Sortname	Edmonton Oilers	C	3
2021–22	Template:Sortname	Toronto Maple Leafs	C	1
2022–23	Template:Sortname	Edmonton Oilers	C	4
2023–24	Template:Sortname	Colorado Avalanche	C	1
2024–25	Template:Sortname	Tampa Bay Lightning	RW	2

See also

• List of National Hockey League awards
• List of NHL players
• List of NHL statistical leaders

References

General

• Ted Lindsay Award at NHL.com
• Ted Lindsay Award history at Legends of Hockey.net

Specific