Best NHL Player ESPY Award

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The Best NHL Player ESPY Award has been presented annually since 1993 to the National Hockey League player, irrespective of nationality, adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year, typically most significantly in the NHL season contested during or immediately prior to the holding of the ESPY Awards ceremony.

Between 1993 and 2004, the award voting panel comprised variously fans; sportswriters and broadcasters, sports executives, and retired sportspersons, termed collectively experts; and retired sportspersons, but balloting thereafter has been exclusively by fans over the Internet from amongst choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee.

Through the 2001 iteration of the ESPY Awards, ceremonies were conducted in February of each year to honor achievements over the previous calendar year; awards presented thereafter are conferred in June and reflect performance from the June previous[1].

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Year Player Nation of citizenship Team represented Position played
1993 Mario Lemieux Flag of CanadaCanada Pittsburgh Penguins Center
1994 Mario Lemieux Flag of CanadaCanada Pittsburgh Penguins Center
1995 Mark Messier Flag of CanadaCanada New York Rangers Center
1996 Eric Lindros Flag of CanadaCanada Philadelphia Flyers Center
1997 Joe Sakic Flag of CanadaCanada Colorado Avalanche Center
1998 Mario Lemieux Flag of CanadaCanada Pittsburgh Penguins Center
1999 Dominik Hašek Flag of the Czech RepublicCzech Republic Buffalo Sabres Goaltender
2000 Dominik Hašek Flag of the Czech RepublicCzech Republic Buffalo Sabres Goaltender
2001 Chris Pronger Flag of CanadaCanada Saint Louis Blues Defenceman
2002 Jarome Iginla Flag of CanadaCanada Calgary Flames Right wing
2003 Jean-Sébastien Giguère Flag of CanadaCanada Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Goaltender
2004 Jarome Iginla Flag of CanadaCanada Calgary Flames Right wing
2005 No award given (2004–05 NHL lockout)
2006 Jaromír Jágr Flag of the Czech RepublicCzech Republic New York Rangers Right wing
2007 Sidney Crosby Flag of CanadaCanada Pittsburgh Penguins Center

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  1. ^ Because of the rescheduling of the ESPY Awards ceremony, the award presented in 2002 was given in consideration of performance betwixt February 2001 and June 2002.

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