Art Ross Trophy | |
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Established | 1947–48 NHL season |
Current holder | Alexander Ovechkin |
Awarded to the | "player who leads the League in scoring points at the end of the regular season"[1] |
The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the National Hockey League player who leads the league in scoring points at the end of the regular season.[1] It was presented to the NHL by former player, general manager and head coach Art Ross. The trophy has been awarded 59 times to 22 players since its inception in the 1947–48 NHL season. The current holder is Alexander Ovechkin, who scored 112 points in the 2007–08 season.
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The Art Ross Trophy was presented to the National Hockey League in 1947 by Arthur Howie "Art" Ross, former general manager and head coach of the Boston Bruins and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee as a player.[1] Elmer Lach was the winner of the first Art Ross Trophy, which was awarded at the conclusion of the 1947–48 NHL season.
Wayne Gretzky won the Art Ross Trophy 10 times during his 20-year NHL career. Gordie Howe and Mario Lemieux each won it six times. The non-Canadian player with most awards is Czech Jaromir Jagr. Gretzky is the only player to win the trophy for more than one team and Joe Thornton is the only player to win it while playing for two different teams in one season.
Players from the Pittsburgh Penguins have won the trophy 12 times; players from the Montreal Canadiens have won it nine times and the Chicago Blackhawks have seen players win the award eight times.[2] For two decades, from 1980 to 2001, only three players won the Art Ross Trophy—Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, and Jaromir Jagr. The streak ended when Jarome Iginla won the trophy in 2002. In 2007, 19-year-old Sidney Crosby became the youngest player to win the Art Ross Trophy and the youngest scoring champion in any major North American professional sport.[3] Only one defenseman has won the NHL scoring title: Bobby Orr did it in 1969–70 and 1974–75.[4] Alexander Ovechkin became the first Russian player to win the Art Ross Trophy, winning it in 2008.
The NHL rules stipulate three tiebreakers in case two or more players are tied in points:[1]
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Season | Winner | Team | Pts | Win # |
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1917–18 | Joe Malone | Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 1 |
1918–19 | [5][6] | Newsy LalondeMontreal Canadiens | 32 | 1 |
1919–20 | Joe Malone | Quebec Bulldogs | 49 | 2 |
1920–21 | Newsy Lalonde | Montreal Canadiens | 43 | 2 |
1921–22 | Punch Broadbent | Ottawa Senators | 46 | 1 |
1922–23 | Babe Dye | Toronto St. Pats | 37 | 1 |
1923–24 | Cy Denneny | Ottawa Senators | 44 | 1 |
1924–25 | Babe Dye | Toronto St. Pats | 44 | 2 |
1925–26 | Nels Stewart | Montreal Maroons | 42 | 1 |
1926–27 | Bill Cook | New York Rangers | 37 | 1 |
1927–28 | Howie Morenz | Montreal Canadiens | 51 | 1 |
1928–29 | Ace Bailey | Toronto Maple Leafs | 32 | 1 |
1929–30 | Cooney Weiland | Boston Bruins | 73 | 1 |
1930–31 | Howie Morenz | Montreal Canadiens | 51 | 2 |
1931–32 | Harvey Jackson | Toronto Maple Leafs | 53 | 1 |
1932–33 | Bill Cook | New York Rangers | 50 | 2 |
1933–34 | Charlie Conacher | Toronto Maple Leafs | 52 | 1 |
1934–35 | Charlie Conacher | Toronto Maple Leafs | 57 | 2 |
1935–36 | Sweeney Schriner | New York Americans | 45 | 1 |
1936–37 | Sweeney Schriner | New York Americans | 46 | 2 |
1937–38 | Gordie Drillon | Toronto Maple Leafs | 52 | 1 |
1938–39 | Toe Blake | Montreal Canadiens | 47 | 1 |
1939–40 | Milt Schmidt | Boston Bruins | 52 | 1 |
1940–41 | Bill Cowley | Boston Bruins | 62 | 1 |
1941–42 | Bryan Hextall | New York Rangers | 56 | 1 |
1942–43 | Doug Bentley | Chicago Blackhawks | 73 | 1 |
1943–44 | Herb Cain | Boston Bruins | 82 | 1 |
1944–45 | Elmer Lach | Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 1 |
1945–46 | Max Bentley | Chicago Blackhawks | 72 | 1 |
1946–47 | Max Bentley | Chicago Blackhawks | 61 | 2 |
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