List of NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Winners

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List of NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Winners
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy being presented during the 2019 NHL Awards

The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy is awarded each NHL season to the player who best combines sportsmanship, gentlemanly conduct, and high-level play. It was first awarded in 1924–25. A replacement was donated in 1936, and after Lady Byng’s death in 1949, it was renamed the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy.

Jaccob Slavin of the Carolina Hurricanes won the 2023–24 Lady Byng Trophy, his second after also winning in 2020–21. He led all NHL defensemen in takeaways (71), took only eight penalty minutes in over 1,600 minutes played, and recorded 37 points in 81 games. Slavin became Carolina’s all-time leader in assists and points by a defenseman during the season.

List of NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Winners

The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy was first given to Frank Nighbor of the Ottawa Senators by Lady Byng herself. Frank Boucher won it seven times from 1928 to 1935 and was allowed to keep the original trophy, as per the official website of the NHL.

Wayne Gretzky won it five times, while Red Kelly and Pavel Datsyuk each won four. Martin St. Louis, Mike Bossy, Alex Delvecchio, Bobby Bauer, and Ron Francis won it three times each. The New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings lead all teams with 14 wins. Toronto follows with nine, while Chicago and Boston have eight each, and Los Angeles has six.

No goalie has ever won the trophy. Only a few defensemen have received it: Bill Quackenbush (1949), Red Kelly (multiple times as both defenseman and forward), Brian Campbell (2012), and Jaccob Slavin (2021, 2024).

SeasonWinnerTeam
2023-24Jaccob SlavinCarolina Hurricanes
2022-23Anze KopitarLos Angeles Kings
2021-22Kyle ConnorWinnipeg Jets
2020-21Jacob SlavinCarolina Hurricanes
2019-20Nathan MacKinnonColorado Avalanche
2018-19Aleksander BarkovFlorida Panthers
2017-18William KarlssonVegas Golden Knights
2016-17Johnny GaudreauCalgary Flames
2015-16Anze KopitarLos Angeles Kings
2014-15Jiri HudlerCalgary Flames
2013-14Ryan O'ReillyColorado Avalanche
2012-13Martin St. LouisTampa Bay Lightning
2011-12Brian CampbellFlorida Panthers
2010-11Martin St. LouisTampa Bay Lightning
2009-10Martin St. LouisTampa Bay Lightning
2008-09Pavel DatsyukDetroit Red Wings
2007-08Pavel DatsyukDetroit Red Wings
2006-07Pavel DatsyukDetroit Red Wings
2005-06Pavel DatsyukDetroit Red Wings
2003-04Brad RichardsTampa Bay Lightning
2002-03Alexander MogilnyToronto Maple Leafs
2001-02Ron FrancisCarolina Hurricanes
2000-01Joe SakicColorado Avalanche
1999-2000Pavol DemitraSt. Louis Blues
1998-99Wayne GretzkyNew York Rangers
1997-98Ron FrancisPittsburgh Penguins
1996-97Paul KariyaAnaheim Mighty Ducks
1995-96Paul KariyaAnaheim Mighty Ducks
1994-95Ron FrancisPittsburgh Penguins
1993-94Wayne GretzkyLos Angeles Kings
1992-93Pierre TurgeonNew York Islanders
1991-92Wayne GretzkyLos Angeles Kings
1990-91Wayne GretzkyLos Angeles Kings
1989-90Brett HullSt. Louis Blues
1988-89Joe MullenCalgary Flames
1987-88Mats NaslundMontreal Canadiens
1986-87Joe MullenCalgary Flames
1985-86Mike BossyNew York Islanders
1984-85Jari KurriEdmonton Oilers
1983-84Mike BossyNew York Islanders
1982-83Mike BossyNew York Islanders
1981-82Rick MiddletonBoston Bruins
1980-81Rick KehoePittsburgh Penguins
1979-80Wayne GretzkyEdmonton Oilers
1978-79Bob MacMillanAtlanta Flames
1977-78Butch GoringLos Angeles Kings
1976-77Marcel DionneLos Angeles Kings
1975-76Jean RatelleBoston Bruins
1974-75Marcel DionneDetroit Red Wings
1973-74John BucykBoston Bruins
1972-73Gilbert PerreaultBuffalo Sabres
1971-72Jean RatelleNew York Rangers
1970-71John BucykBoston Bruins
1969-70Phil GoyetteSt. Louis Blues
1968-69Alex DelvecchioDetroit Red Wings
1967-68Stan MikitaChicago Blackhawks
1966-67Stan MikitaChicago Blackhawks
1965-66Alex DelvecchioDetroit Red Wings
1964-65Bobby HullChicago Blackhawks
1963-64Ken WharramChicago Blackhawks
1962-63Dave KeonToronto Maple Leafs
1961-62Dave KeonToronto Maple Leafs
1960-61Red KellyToronto Maple Leafs
1959-60Don McKenneyBoston Bruins
1958-59Alex DelvecchioDetroit Red Wings
1957-58Camille HenryNew York Rangers
1956-57Andy HebentonNew York Rangers
1955-56Earl ReibelDetroit Red Wings
1954-55Sid SmithToronto Maple Leafs
1953-54Red KellyDetroit Red Wings
1952-53Red KellyDetroit Red Wings
1951-52Sid SmithToronto Maple Leafs
1950-51Red KellyDetroit Red Wings
1949-50Edgar LapradeNew York Rangers
1948-49Bill QuackenbushDetroit Red Wings
1947-48Buddy O'ConnorNew York Rangers
1946-47Bobby BauerBoston Bruins
1945-46Toe BlakeMontreal Canadiens
1944-45Bill MosienkoChicago Blackhawks
1943-44Clint SmithChicago Blackhawks
1942-43Max BentleyChicago Blackhawks
1941-42Syl AppsToronto Maple Leafs
1940-41Bobby BauerBoston Bruins
1939-40Bobby BauerBoston Bruins
1938-39Clint SmithNew York Rangers
1937-38Gordie DrillonToronto Maple Leafs
1936-37Marty BarryDetroit Red Wings
1935-36Doc RomnesChicago Blackhawks
1934-35Frank BoucherNew York Rangers
1933-34Frank BoucherNew York Rangers
1932-33Frank BoucherNew York Rangers
1931-32Joe PrimeauToronto Maple Leafs
1930-31Frank BoucherNew York Rangers
1929-30Frank BoucherNew York Rangers
1928-29Frank BoucherNew York Rangers
1927-28Frank BoucherNew York Rangers
1926-27Billy BurchNew York Americans
1925-26Frank NighborOttawa Senators
1924-25Frank NighborOttawa Senators
Read More: List of NHL Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Winners

FAQ's Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

A. Frank Nighbor is the first player to win the Lady Byng trophy seven times.

A. The Vegas Golden Knights' Jack Eichel, the Los Angeles Kings' Anze Kopitar, and the Tampa Bay Lightning's Brayden Point were named finalists for the Lady Byng Trophy.

A. The award was originally named the Lady Byng Trophy, in honor of Marie Evelyn Moreton, wife of Viscount Byng of Vimy.

A. Members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association submit ballots for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy at the conclusion of the regular season.

A. Wayne Gretzky won the Lady Byng trophy 5 times.

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