NHL Plus/Minus Award
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The NHL Plus-Minus Award is awarded annually to the player in the National Hockey League that leads the league in plus/minus.
The award was first given in the 1983 season (as the "Emery Edge Plus-Minus Award") and is sponsored by commercial businesses. It has had numerous sponsors over the years and is currently known as the Bud Light Plus-Minus Award.
Since the award's inception, it has been won by Edmonton Oilers 4 times, and Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues, and Detroit Red Wings 3 times each. Since the league began tracking plus/minus as a statistic (counting co-leaders as fractional winners), Boston Bruins have led the league 7 times, Edmonton Oilers 5 times, and Philadelphia Flyers 4.5 times.
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[edit] NHL Plus-Minus Award winners
- 2006 - Wade Redden, Ottawa Senators and Michal Rozsival, New York Rangers
- 2005 - No winner due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout
- 2004 - Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning and Marek Malik, Vancouver Canucks
- 2003 - Peter Forsberg & Milan Hejduk, Colorado Avalanche
- 2002 - Chris Chelios, Detroit Red Wings
- 2001 - Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche and Patrik Elias, New Jersey Devils
- 2000 - Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues
- 1999 - John LeClair, Philadelphia Flyers
- 1998 - Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues
- 1997 - John LeClair, Philadelphia Flyers
- 1996 - Vladimir Konstantinov, Detroit Red Wings
- 1995 - Ron Francis, Pittsburgh Penguins
- 1994 - Scott Stevens, New Jersey Devils
- 1993 - Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
- 1992 - Paul Ysebaert, Detroit Red Wings
- 1991 - Marty McSorley, Los Angeles Kings, & Theo Fleury, Calgary Flames
- 1990 - Paul Cavallini, St. Louis Blues
- 1989 - Joe Mullen, Calgary Flames
- 1988 - Brad McCrimmon, Calgary Flames
- 1987 - Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
- 1986 - Mark Howe, Philadelphia Flyers
- 1985 - Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
- 1984 - Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
- 1983 - Charlie Huddy, Edmonton Oilers
[edit] Plus/Minus leaders (prior to award being given)
- 1982 - Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
- 1981 - Brian Engblom, Montreal Canadiens
- 1980 - Jim Schoenfeld, Buffalo Sabres, & Jim Watson, Philadelphia Flyers
- 1979 - Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders
- 1978 - Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens
- 1977 - Larry Robinson, Montreal Canadiens
- 1976 - Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia Flyers
- 1975 - Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins
- 1974 - Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins
- 1973 - Jacques Laperriere, Montreal Canadiens
- 1972 - Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins
- 1971 - Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins
- 1970 - Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins
- 1969 - Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins
- 1968 - Dallas Smith, Boston Bruins
[edit] History of names
The following are the names by which the NHL Plus/Minus Award has gone by in the past:
- 1982-83 to 1987-88: Emery Edge Award
- 1988-89 (no formal award)
- 1989-90 to 1995-96: Alka-Seltzer Plus Award
- 1996-97 to 1997-98: Bud Ice Plus-Minus Award
- 1998-99 to present: Bud Light Plus-Minus Award
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Current teams: Anaheim • Atlanta • Boston • Buffalo • Calgary • Carolina • Chicago • Colorado • Columbus • Dallas • Detroit • Edmonton • Florida • Los Angeles • Minnesota • Montreal • Nashville • New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Ottawa • Philadelphia • Phoenix • Pittsburgh • San Jose • St. Louis • Tampa Bay • Toronto • Vancouver • Washington
Trophies and awards: Stanley Cup • Prince of Wales • Clarence S. Campbell • Presidents' Trophy • Adams • Art Ross • Calder • Conn Smythe • Crozier • Hart • Jennings • King Clancy • Lady Byng • Masterton • Norris • Patrick • Pearson • Plus/Minus • Rocket Richard • Selke • Vezina
Defunct and relocated teams: Atlanta Flames • California/Oakland Golden Seals • Cleveland Barons • Colorado Rockies • Hamilton Tigers • Hartford Whalers • Kansas City Scouts • Minnesota North Stars • Montreal Maroons • Montreal Wanderers • New York/Brooklyn Americans • Ottawa Senators (orginal) • Philadelphia Quakers • Pittsburgh Pirates • Quebec Bulldogs • Quebec Nordiques • St. Louis Eagles • Winnipeg Jets
