Mark Messier Leadership Award

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The Mark Messier Leadership Award is a National Hockey League (NHL) award that recognizes an individual as a superior leader within their sport, and as a contributing member of society. The award is given to a player selected by Hockey Hall of Fame center Mark Messier to honor an individual who leads by positive example through on-ice performance, motivation of team members and a dedication to community activities and charitable causes. It was first awarded during 2006–07 NHL season and sponsored by Cold-fX.

History

In its first season, the Mark Messier Leadership Award was awarded quite differently from most other trophies in the NHL. In Template:Nhly, five players were honored with monthly awards as selected by the NHL based on the qualification of potential recipients, while the final decision was made by Mark Messier.[1] At the end of the regular season, one player is chosen as the Leader of the Year. The first winner of the annual award was Chris Chelios of the Detroit Red Wings.[2] The league has not announced monthly winners since Template:Nhly.

The award's namesake, Mark Messier, played in the NHL for twenty-five seasons with the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver Canucks; his 1,887 regular-season points are third all-time behind Jaromir Jagr and Wayne Gretzky, and his 1,756 regular-season games third to Patrick Marleau and Gordie Howe (he is first in games played, including playoffs). Messier is, to date, the only person to lead two separate franchises to the Stanley Cup as captain, accomplishing this with the Oilers in Template:Scfy and with the Rangers in Template:Scfy.[3]

Winners

Key
C Centre
LW Left Wing
D Defence
RW Right Wing
G Goaltender

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Chris Chelios, the first winner of the annual award.

2006–07 Monthly Award

Month Winner Team Position #
November Brendan Shanahan[4] New York Rangers LW 1
December Scott Niedermayer[5] Anaheim Ducks D 1
January Sidney Crosby[6] Pittsburgh Penguins C 1
February Vincent Lecavalier[7] Tampa Bay Lightning C 1
March Roberto Luongo[8] Vancouver Canucks G 1

2007–present

Year Winner Team Position #
Template:Nhly Chris Chelios[2] Detroit Red Wings D 1
Template:Nhly Mats Sundin[9] Toronto Maple Leafs C 1
Template:Nhly Jarome Iginla[10] Calgary Flames RW 1
Template:Nhly Sidney Crosby[11] Pittsburgh Penguins C 21
Template:Nhly Zdeno Chara[12] Boston Bruins D 1
Template:Nhly Shane Doan[13] Phoenix Coyotes RW 1
Template:Nhly Daniel Alfredsson[14] Ottawa Senators RW 1
Template:Nhly Dustin Brown[15] Los Angeles Kings RW 1
Template:Nhly Jonathan Toews[16] Chicago Blackhawks C 1
Template:Nhly Shea Weber[17] Nashville Predators D 1
Template:Nhly Nick Foligno[18] Columbus Blue Jackets LW 1
Template:Nhly Deryk Engelland Vegas Golden Knights D 1
Template:Nhly Wayne Simmonds Philadelphia Flyers/Nashville Predators RW 1
Template:Nhly Mark Giordano Calgary Flames D 1
Template:Nhly Patrice Bergeron Boston Bruins C 1
Template:Nhly Anze Kopitar Los Angeles Kings C 1
Template:Nhly Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay Lightning C 1
Template:Nhly Jacob Trouba New York Rangers D 1
Template:Nhly Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals LW 1

Notes

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See also

References

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