CONN SMYTHE TROPHY WINNERS

NHL Conn Smythe Trophy Winners-Presented since 1965 to MVP of Stanley Cup Playoffs

The Conn Smythe Trophy is an annual award given "to the most valuable player for his team in the playoffs." The winner is selected by the Professional Hockey Writers Association at the conclusion of the last game in the Stanley Cup Final.The trophy was presented by Maple Leaf Gardens Limited in 1964 to honor Conn Smythe, the former coach, manager, president and owner-governor of the Toronto Maple Leafs.A total of 47 players have won the trophy, including Jean Beliveau of the Montreal Canadiens, who won the first, awarded in 1965.Patrick Roy is the only three-time winner. Five players -- Bobby Orr, Bernie Parent, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby -- have won it twice. Roy was the youngest to win; he was 20 when he did so with the Canadiens in 1986.Five players have won the trophy as a member of the losing team in the Cup Final: Roger Crozier (1966, Detroit Red Wings), Glenn Hall (1968, St. Louis Blues), Reggie Leach (1976, Philadelphia Flyers), Ron Hextall (1987, Flyers), and Jean-Sebastien Giguere (2003, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim).

 Conn Smythe Trophy Winners
    2024: Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
    2023: Jonathan Marchessault, Vegas Golden Knights
    2022: Cale Maker, Colorado Avalanche
    2021: Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning
    2020: Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning
    2019: Ryan O'Reilly, St. Louis Blues
    2018: Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
    2017: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
    2016: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
    2015: Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks
    2014: Justin Williams, Los Angeles Kings
    2013: Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks
    2012: Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings
    2011: Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins
    2010: Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks
    2009: Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
    2008: Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings
    2007: Scott Niedermayer, Anaheim Ducks
    2006: Cam Ward, Carolina Hurricanes
    2004: Brad Richards, Tampa Bay Lightning
    2003: Jean-Sebastien Giguere*, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
    2002: Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings
    2001: Patrick Roy, Colorado Avalanche
    2000: Scott Stevens, New Jersey Devils
    1999: Joe Nieuwendyk, Dallas Stars
    1998: Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings
    1997: Mike Vernon, Detroit Red Wings
    1996: Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche
    1995: Claude Lemieux, New Jersey Devils
    1994: Brian Leetch, New York Rangers
    1993: Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens
    1992: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
    1991: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
    1990: Bill Ranford, Edmonton Oilers
    1989: Al MacInnis, Calgary Flames
    1988: Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
    1987: Ron Hextall*, Philadelphia Flyers
    1986: Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens
    1985: Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
    1984: Mark Messier, Edmonton Oilers
    1983: Billy Smith, New York Islanders
    1982: Mike Bossy, New York Islanders
    1981: Butch Goring, New York Islanders
    1980: Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders
    1979: Bob Gainey, Montreal Canadiens
    1978: Larry Robinson, Montreal Canadiens
    1977: Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens
    1976: Reggie Leach*, Philadelphia Flyers
    1975: Bernie Parent, Philadelphia Flyers
    1974: Bernie Parent, Philadelphia Flyers
    1973: Yvan Cournoyer, Montreal Canadiens
    1972: Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins
    1971: Ken Dryden, Montreal Canadiens
    1970: Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins
    1969: Serge Savard, Montreal Canadiens
    1968: Glenn Hall*, St. Louis Blues
    1967: Dave Keon, Toronto Maple Leafs
    1966: Roger Crozier*, Detroit Red Wings
    1965: Jean Beliveau, Montreal Canadiens

* Indicates that player was a member of the losing team in the Final.