| 1923-24 | Frank Nighbor | Ottawa Senators |
| 1924-25 | Billy Burch | Hamilton Tigers |
| 1925-26 | Nels Stewart | Montreal Maroons |
| 1926-27 | Herb Gardiner | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1927-28 | Howie Morenz | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1928-29 | Roy Worters | New York Americans |
| 1929-30 | Nels Stewart | Montreal Maroons |
| 1930-31 | Howie Morenz | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1931-32 | Howie Morenz | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1932-33 | Eddie Shore | Boston Bruins |
| 1933-34 | Aurel Joliat | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1934-35 | Eddie Shore | Boston Bruins |
| 1935-36 | Eddie Shore | Boston Bruins |
| 1936-37 | Babe Siebert | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1937-38 | Eddie Shore | Boston Bruins |
| 1938-39 | Toe Blake | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1939-40 | Eddie Goodfellow | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1940-41 | Bill Cowley | Boston Bruins |
| 1941-42 | Tom Anderson | Brooklyn Americans |
| 1942-43 | Bill Cowley | Boston Bruins |
| 1943-44 | Babe Pratt | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 1944-45 | Elmer Lach | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1945-46 | Max Bentley | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1946-47 | Maurice Richard | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1947-48 | Buddy O'Connor | New York Rangers |
| 1948-49 | Sid Abel | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1949-50 | Charlie Rayner | New York Rangers |
| 1950-51 | Milt Schmidt | Boston Bruins |
| 1951-52 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1952-53 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1953-54 | Al Rollins | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1954-55 | Ted Kennedy | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 1955-56 | Jean Beliveau | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1956-57 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1957-58 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1958-59 | Andy Bathgate | New York Rangers |
| 1959-60 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1960-61 | Bernie Geoffrion | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1961-62 | Jacques Plante | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1962-63 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1963-64 | Jean Beliveau | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1964-65 | Bobby Hull | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1965-66 | Bobby Hull | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1966-67 | Stan Mikita | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1967-68 | Stan Mikita | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1968-69 | Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins |
| 1969-70 | Bobby Orr | Boston Bruins |
| 1970-71 | Bobby Orr | Boston Bruins |
| 1971-72 | Bobby Orr | Boston Bruins |
| 1972-73 | Bobby Clarke | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1973-74 | Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins |
| 1974-75 | Bobby Clarke | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1975-76 | Bobby Clarke | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1976-77 | Guy Lafleur | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1977-78 | Guy Lafleur | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1978-79 | Bryan Trottier | New York Islanders |
| 1979-80 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1980-81 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1981-82 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1982-83 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1983-84 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1984-85 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1985-86 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1986-87 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1987-88 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1988-89 | Wayne Gretzky | Los Angeles Kings |
| 1989-90 | Mark Messier | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1990-91 | Brett Hull | St. Louis Blues |
| 1991-92 | Mark Messier | New York Rangers |
| 1992-93 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1993-94 | Sergei Federov | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1994-95 | Eric Lindros | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1995-96 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1996-97 | Dominik Hasek | Buffalo Sabres |
| 1997-98 | Dominik Hasek | Buffalo Sabres |
| 1998-99 | Jaromir Jagr | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1999-00 | Chris Pronger | St. Louis Blues |
| 2000-01 | Joe Sakic | Colorado Avalanche |
| 2001-02 | Jose Theodore | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2002-03 | Peter Forsberg | Colorado Avalanche |
| 2003-04 | Martin St. Louis | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 2004-05 | Players locked out | |
| 2005-06 | Joe Thornton | Boston Bruins/San Jose Sharks |
| 2006-07 | Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2007-08 | Alexander Ovechkin | Washington Capitals |
| 2008-09 | Alexander Ovechkin | Washington Capitals |
| 2009-10 | Henrik Sedin | Vancouver Canucks |
| 2010-11 | Corey Perry | Anaheim Ducks |
| 2011-12 | Evgeni Malkin | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2012-13 | Alexander Ovechkin | Washington Capitals |
