Presidents' Trophy

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Presidents' Trophy
Established 1985-86 NHL season
Current holder Detroit Red Wings
Awarded to the National Hockey League team with the most points in the regular season

The Presidents' Trophy is an award presented by the National Hockey League (NHL) to the team which finishes with the most points in the league during the regular season. If two teams tie each other with the most points, then the trophy goes to whichever team accumulated the most wins. The winning team is also awarded $350,000 in cash bonuses. The Presidents' Trophy has been awarded 21 times to 12 different teams since first being awarded in 1985.[1] The most recent recipients of the trophy were the Detroit Red Wings who finished the 2007-08 season with 54 wins and 115 points.[2]

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[edit] History

The trophy was introduced at the start of the 1985-86 NHL season by the league's Board of Governors. Before 1986, the best team in the league during the regular season was allowed to hang a banner stating "NHL League Champions", even though all Stanley Cup winners since 1947 were technically the NHL champions.[3] The winning team is also awarded 350,000 Canadian dollars, to be shared between the team and its players.[1] While only seven of all the Presidents' Trophy winners have gone on to win the Stanley Cup in their respective years, it remains the most likely position to produce the cup winner, because the Presidents' Trophy winner is guaranteed home-ice advantage in all four rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs, provided the team advances that far.

From 1937 to 1968, the same criterion now observed for winning the Presidents' Trophy was used to award the Prince of Wales Trophy.[4] With the Modern Era expansion in the 1967-68 season and the creation of the West Division, the Wales Trophy was awarded to the team that finished in first place in the East Division during the regular season.[4] However, no trophy was awarded to the team that finished with the best overall record in the entire league during this period, and no trophy at all was awarded based on the results of the regular season from the 1981-82 season through the 1984-85 season; the Wales and Campbell trophies were transferred to the playoff champions of those conferences in 1981-82. A cash bonus was given to each player on the team with the league's best regular-season record during these years, to which the Presidents' Trophy was added in 1985-86.[1]

The only team to have won the Presidents' Trophy more than twice is the Detroit Red Wings, with six. However, the Montreal Canadiens have finished first overall 21 times, the most times in league history, although they have yet to win the Presidents' Trophy. Detroit is second with 18 first-overall finishes.[5]

[edit] Winners

Nicklas Lidström of the Detroit Red Wings has been part of the team's six Presidents' Trophy wins.
Nicklas Lidström of the Detroit Red Wings has been part of the team's six Presidents' Trophy wins.
Chris Drury played for the 2000-01 Colorado Avalanche and the 2006-07 Buffalo Sabres.
Chris Drury played for the 2000-01 Colorado Avalanche and the 2006-07 Buffalo Sabres.

     Team won the Stanley Cup.      Team lost in the Stanley Cup finals.

Year Winner Points Playoff Result Win #
1985-86 Edmonton Oilers 119 Lost Division Final (CGY)[6] 1
1986-87 Edmonton Oilers 105 Won Stanley Cup 2
1987-88 Calgary Flames 105 Lost Division Final (EDM)[7] 1
1988-89 Calgary Flames 117 Won Stanley Cup 2
1989-90 Boston Bruins 101 Lost Stanley Cup Final (EDM) 1
1990-91 Chicago Blackhawks 106 Lost Division Semifinal (MIN)[8] 1
1991-92 New York Rangers 105 Lost Division Final (PIT)[9] 1
1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins 119 Lost Division Final (NYI)[10] 1
1993-94 New York Rangers 112 Won Stanley Cup 2
1994-95 Detroit Red Wings 070 Lost Stanley Cup Final (NJ) 1
1995-96 Detroit Red Wings 131 Lost Conference Final (COL)[11] 2
1996-97 Colorado Avalanche 107 Lost Conference Final (DET)[12] 1
1997-98 Dallas Stars 109 Lost Conference Final (DET)[13] 1
1998-99 Dallas Stars 114 Won Stanley Cup 2
1999-2000 St. Louis Blues 114 Lost Conference Quarterfinal (SJ)[14] 1
2000-01 Colorado Avalanche 118 Won Stanley Cup 2
2001-02 Detroit Red Wings 116 Won Stanley Cup 3
2002-03 Ottawa Senators 113 Lost Conference Final (NJ)[15] 1
2003-04 Detroit Red Wings 109 Lost Conference Semifinal (CGY)[16] 4
2004-05 No winner because of the
2004-05 NHL lockout		 - - -
2005-06 Detroit Red Wings 124 Lost Conference Quarterfinal (EDM)[17] 5
2006-07 Buffalo Sabres 113 Lost Conference Final (OTT)[18] 1
2007-08 Detroit Red Wings[2] 115 Won Stanley Cup 6

[edit] References

General
Specific
  1. ^ a b c Presidents' Trophy history. NHL.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  2. ^ a b Red Wings clinch Presidents' Trophy. The Sports Network (2008-04-03). Retrieved on 2008-04-03.
  3. ^ Presidents Trophy Buffalo Bound. NHL.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  4. ^ a b History of the Prince of Wales Trophy. Legends of Hockey.net. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  5. ^ Final Standings. NHL.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  6. ^ 1985-86 NHL Playoff Results. The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  7. ^ 1987-88 NHL Playoff Results. The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  8. ^ 1990-91 NHL Playoff Results. The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  9. ^ 1991-92 NHL Playoff Results. The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  10. ^ 1992-93 NHL Playoff Results. The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  11. ^ 1995-96 NHL Playoff Results. The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  12. ^ 1996-97 NHL Playoff Results. The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  13. ^ 1997-98 NHL Playoff Results. The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  14. ^ 2000-01 NHL Playoff Results. The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  15. ^ 2002-03 NHL Playoff Results. The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  16. ^ 2003-04 NHL Playoff Results. The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  17. ^ 2005-06 NHL Playoff Results. The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  18. ^ 2006-07 NHL Playoff Results. The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.

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