| 1964-65 | Jean Beliveau | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1965-66 | Roger Crozier | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1966-67 | Dave Keon | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 1967-68 | Glenn Hall | St. Louis Blues |
| 1968-69 | Serge Savard | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1969-70 | Bobby Orr | Boston Bruins |
| 1970-71 | Ken Dryden | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1971-72 | Bobby Orr | Boston Bruins |
| 1972-73 | Yvan Cournoyer | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1973-74 | Bernie Parent | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1974-75 | Bernie Parent | Philadelphia Flyers |
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1975-76 |
Reg Leach | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1976-77 | Guy Lafleur | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1977-78 | Larry Robinson | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1978-79 | Bob Gainey | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1979-80 | Bryan Trottier | New York Islanders |
| 1980-81 | Butch Goring | New York Islanders |
| 1981-82 | Mike Bossy | New York Islanders |
| 1982-83 | Billy Smith | New York Islanders |
| 1983-84 | Mark Messier | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1984-85 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1985-86 | Patrick Roy | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1986-87 | Ron Hextall | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1987-88 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1988-89 | Al MacInnis | Calgary Flames |
| 1989-90 | Bill Ranford | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1990-91 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1991-92 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1992-93 | Patrick Roy | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1993-94 | Brian Leetch | New York Rangers |
| 1994-95 | Claude Lemieux | New Jersey Devils |
| 1995-96 | Joe Sakic | Colorado Avalance |
| 1996-97 | Mike Vernon | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1997-98 | Steve Yzerman | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1998-99 | Joe Nieuwendyk | Dallas Stars |
| 1999-00 | Scott Stevens | New Jersey Devils |
| 2000-01 | Patrick Roy | Colorado Avalanche |
| 2001-02 | Nicklas Lidstrom | Detroit Red Wings |
| 2002-03 | Jean-Sebastien Giguere | Anaheim Mighty Ducks |
| 2003-04 | Brad Richards | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 2004-05 | Players locked out | |
| 2005-06 | Cam Ward | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 2006-07 | Scott Niedermayer | Anaheim Ducks |
| 2007-08 | Henrik Zetterberg | Detroit Red Wings |
| 2008-09 | Evgeni Malkin | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2009-10 | Jonathan Toews | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 201-11 | Tim Thomas | Boston Bruins |
| 2011-12 | Jonathan Quick | Los Angeles Kings |
| 2012-13 | Patrick Kane | Chicago Blackhawks |
