Lester Patrick Trophy

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The Lester Patrick Trophy has been has presented by the National Hockey League and USA Hockey since 1966 to honor a recipient's contribution to hockey in the United States. The trophy is named after Lester Patrick (1883-1960), player and long time coach of the New York Rangers who was a developer of the game of hockey.

[edit] Lester Patrick Trophy winners

• 2006 - Red Berenson, Marcel Dionne, Reed Larson, Glen Sonmor, Steve Yzerman
• 2005 - No winner due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout
• 2004 - Mike Emrick, John Davidson, Ray Miron
• 2003 - Willie O'Ree, Raymond Bourque, Ron DeGregorio
• 2002 - Herb Brooks, Larry Pleau
• 2001 - Gary Bettman, Scotty Bowman, David Poile
• 2000 - Mario Lemieux, Craig Patrick, Lou Vairo
• 1999 - Harry Sinden
• 1998 - Peter Karmanos, Neal Broten, John Mayasich, Max McNab
• 1997 - Seymour H. Knox III, Bill Cleary, Pat LaFontaine
• 1996 - George Gund, Ken Morrow, Milt Schmidt
• 1995 - Joe Mullen, Brian Mullen, Bob Fleming
• 1994 - Wayne Gretzky, Robert Ridder
• 1993 - Frank Boucher, Red Dutton, Bruce McNall, Gil Stein
• 1992 - Al Arbour, Art Berglund, Lou Lamoriello
• 1991 - Rod Gilbert, Mike Ilitch
• 1990 - Len Ceglarski
• 1989 - Dan Kelly, Lou Nanne, Lynn Patrick, Bud Poile
• 1988 - Keith Allen, Fred Cusick, Bob Johnson
• 1987 - Hobey Baker, Frank Mathers
• 1986 - Jack MacInnes, Jack Riley
• 1985 - Jack Butterfield, Arthur M. Wirtz
• 1984 - John A. Ziegler, Jr., Arthur Howie Ross
• 1983 - Bill Torrey
• 1982 - Emile P. Francis
• 1981 - Charles M. Schulz
• 1980 - Bobby Clarke, Ed Snider, Fred Shero
• 1979 - Bobby Orr
• 1978 - Phil Esposito, Tom Fitzgerald, William T. Tutt, Bill Wirtz
• 1977 - John P. Bucyk, Murray A. Armstrong, John Mariucci
• 1976 - Stan Mikita, George A. Leader, Bruce Norris
• 1975 - Donald M. Clark, William L. Chadwick, Tommy Ivan
• 1974 - Alex Delvecchio, Murray Murdoch, Weston W. Adams, Sr., Charles L. Crovat
• 1973 - Walter L. Bush, Jr.
• 1972 - Clarence S. Campbell, John A. Kelly, Ralph Weiland, James D. Norris
• 1971 - William M. Jennings, John B. Sollenberger, Terry Sawchuk
• 1970 - Eddie Shore, James C. V. Hendy
• 1969 - Bobby Hull, Edward J. Jeremiah
• 1968 - Thomas F. Lockhart, Walter A. Brown, General John R. Kilpatrick
• 1967 - Gordie Howe, Charles F. Adams, James E. Norris
• 1966 - Jack Adams

Note: posthumous winners in italics.

[edit] See also

• List of NHL players
• List of NHL statistical leaders
• List of members of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame

[edit] References

• NHL.com

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