King Clancy Memorial Trophy

King Clancy Memorial Trophy
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Established 1987–88 NHL season
Current holder(s) Shane Doan
Awarded to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and who has made a significant humanitarian contribution in his community

The King Clancy Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and who has made a significant humanitarian contribution to his community. No player has won the award more than once over its 19 year history, but players from the same team have won it in different years. The winner is chosen by "a special panel of representatives" from the Professional Hockey Writers' Association and the NHL Broadcasters' Association.[1] Players from Canadian teams have won the trophy nine out of twenty times that it has been awarded.

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History

The King Clancy Memorial Trophy is named in honour of Francis M. "King" Clancy, a former player for the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs who later went on to become a coach, referee, and team executive. The trophy was first awarded in 1988, and was presented to the National Hockey League by its board of governors.[2] No player has won it more than once, but two teams have had more than one player win the award. Three Calgary Flames have won the award, the most of any franchise; the only other franchise that has had more than one winner is the Boston Bruins, the only team with two consecutive awards.

Players from six different Canadian teams have won this award. While players from the Calgary Flames have won three times, players from the Edmonton Oilers have won two times, four other teams (Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, and Winnipeg Jets) have won it once. No team from the now-called Pacific Division have won it while being part of it (the Winnipeg Jets moved to Phoenix, Arizona to play as the Coyotes starting from the 1996–97 NHL season). The Northwest Division produced the most winners, with six different players, and a member from every team has won except the Minnesota Wild, which only started to play in the league as an expansion team starting from the 2000–01 season.

Winners

Brendan Shanahan, one-time winner.
Jarome Iginla, one-time winner.

     Player is still active

Season Winner Team Player's humanitarian contribution
1987–88 McDonald, LannyLanny McDonald Calgary Flames Supporter of numerous charities in Toronto and Calgary.[3]
1988–89 Trottier, BryanBryan Trottier New York Islanders Worked with numerous charities, including the Special Olympics, the Long Island "Just Say No to Drugs" program, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.[4]
1989–90 Lowe, KevinKevin Lowe Edmonton Oilers Although very busy as a player and with the NHLPA, he was made the honorary Chairman of the Edmonton City Christmas Bureau, a charity which fed needy persons.[5]
1990–91 Taylor, DaveDave Taylor Los Angeles Kings Did a lot of charity work with his team, and also assisted persons with speech impediments, as he had previously overcome one.[6]
1991–92 Bourque, RayRay Bourque Boston Bruins Involved in numerous charities; he was most notably the honourable Chairman for Boston's Floating Hospital for Infants and Children.[7]
1992–93 Poulin, DaveDave Poulin Boston Bruins Spent a lot of time helping charities; he was Co-Chairman of the March of Dimes "Walk for Life" fundraiser.[8]
1993–94 Graves, AdamAdam Graves New York Rangers Was previously recognized by his team and city for his extensive community work. He most notably served as Celebrity Chairman of New York's Family Dynamic program, a charity which assists abused children.[9]
1994–95 Nieuwendyk, JoeJoe Nieuwendyk Calgary Flames Was the captain of the Flames, and was leader in most of the Flames' charitable and humanitarian efforts.[10]
1995–96 King, KrisKris King Winnipeg Jets Was the Jets' captain as well as a major participant in various charitable organizations.[11]
1996–97 Linden, TrevorTrevor Linden Vancouver Canucks Started a program called the "Captain's Crew", which allowed underprivileged children to attend games in a private suite as his guest.[12]
1997–98 Chase, KellyKelly Chase St. Louis Blues Heavily involved with the Gateway Project, which helped mentally challenged children get involved in various sports.[13]
1998–99 Ray, RobRob Ray Buffalo Sabres Involved with many charities, including the March of Dimes, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, Walk America and the Roswell Cancer Institute and Children's hospital.[14]
1999–2000 Joseph, CurtisCurtis Joseph Toronto Maple Leafs Worked mainly with sick children; he started "Cujo's Kids", which placed children with illnesses in a luxury suite at a Leafs game; also created "Cujo's Crease", a special room in the Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto which resembled the Leafs' dressing room.[15]
2000–01 Podein, ShjonShjon Podein Colorado Avalanche Founded the Shjon Podein Children's Foundation, which assists sick and underprivileged children.[16]
2001–02 Francis, RonRon Francis Carolina Hurricanes Involved in a program with Duke Children's Hospital in Durham, North Carolina that helps children.[17]
2002–03 Shanahan, BrendanBrendan Shanahan Detroit Red Wings Started a program that assists with the purchase and installation of smoke detectors for low-income households.[18]
2003–04 Iginla, JaromeJarome Iginla Calgary Flames Involved in all of the Flames' community programs, and donated 1,000 dollars for every goal he scored.[19]
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2005–06 Kolzig, OlafOlaf Kolzig Washington Capitals Co-founded "Athletes against Autism" after discovering that his son, Carson, had autism; also involved with numerous other charities.[20]
2006–07 Koivu, SakuSaku Koivu Montreal Canadiens After recovering from cancer, he founded the Saku Koivu Foundation in 2002, which raised around 2.5 million dollars when Koivu was awarded.[21]
2007–08 Lecavalier, VincentVincent Lecavalier Tampa Bay Lightning Work with the Vincent Lecavalier Foundation.
2008–09 Moreau, EthanEthan Moreau Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation’s (EOCF) Inner City High School project.
2009–10 Doan, ShaneShane Doan Phoenix Coyotes

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Phil Coffey (2006-06-23). "Thornton, Lidstrom big winners at Awards Show". NHL. http://www.nhl.com/trophies/awards062206.html. Retrieved 2007-09-14. 
  2. ↑ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy". HickokSports.com. http://www.hickoksports.com/history/nhlclanc.shtml. Retrieved 2007-09-15. 
  3. ↑ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Lanny McDonald". Legends of Hockey. http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=KCT&year=1987-88. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  4. ↑ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Bryan Trottier". Legends of Hockey. http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=KCT&year=1988-89. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  5. ↑ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Kevin Lowe". Legends of Hockey. http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=KCT&year=1989-90. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  6. ↑ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Dave Taylor". Legends of Hockey. http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=KCT&year=1990-91. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  7. ↑ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Ray Bourque". Legends of Hockey. http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=KCT&year=1991-92. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  8. ↑ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Dave Poulin". Legends of Hockey. http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=KCT&year=1992-93. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  9. ↑ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Adam Graves". Legends of Hockey. http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=KCT&year=1993-94. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  10. ↑ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Joe Nieuwendyk". Legends of Hockey. http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=KCT&year=1994-95. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  11. ↑ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Kris King". Legends of Hockey. http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=KCT&year=1996-97. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  12. ↑ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Trevor Linden". Legends of Hockey. http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=KCT&year=1996-97. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  13. ↑ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Kelly Chase". Legends of Hockey. http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=KCT&year=1997-98. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  14. ↑ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Rob Ray". Legends of Hockey. http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=KCT&year=1998-99. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  15. ↑ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Curtis Joseph". Legends of Hockey. http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=KCT&year=1999-00. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  16. ↑ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Shjon Podein". Legends of Hockey. http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=KCT&year=2000-01. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  17. ↑ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Ron Francis". Legends of Hockey. http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=KCT&year=2001-02. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  18. ↑ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Brendan Shanahan". Legends of Hockey. http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=KCT&year=2002-03. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  19. ↑ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Jarome Iginla". Legends of Hockey. http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=KCT&year=2003-04. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  20. ↑ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Olaf Kolzig". Legends of Hockey. http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=KCT&year=2005-06. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  21. ↑ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Saku Koivu". Legends of Hockey. http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=KCT&year=2006-07. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
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