| 1924 | Frank Nighbor, Ottawa |
| 1925 | Billy Burch, Hamilton |
| 1926 | Nels Stewart, Montreal Maroons |
| 1927 | Herb Gardiner, Montreal Canadiens |
| 1928 | Howie Morenz, Montreal Canadiens |
| 1929 | Roy Worters, N.Y. Americans |
| 1930 | Nels Stewart, Montreal Maroons |
| 1931–32 Howie Morenz, Montreal Canadiens |
| 1933 | Eddie Shore, Boston |
| 1934 | Aurel Joliat, Montreal Canadiens |
| 1935–36 Eddie Shore, Boston |
| 1937 | Babe Siebert, Montreal Canadiens |
| 1938 | Eddie Shore, Boston |
| 1939 | Toe Blake, Montreal Canadiens |
| 1940 | Ebbie Goodfellow, Detroit |
| 1941 | Bill Cowley, Boston |
| 1942 | Tommy Anderson, N.Y. Americans |
| 1943 | Bill Cowley, Boston |
| 1944 | Babe Pratt, Toronto |
| 1945 | Elmer Lach, Montreal Canadiens |
| 1946 | Max Bentley, Chicago |
| 1947 | Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens |
| 1948 | Buddy O'Connor, N.Y. Rangers |
| 1949 | Sid Abel, Detroit |
| 1950 | Chuck Rayner, N.Y. Rangers |
| 1951 | Milt Schmidt, Boston |
| 1952–53 Gordie Howe, Detroit |
| 1954 | Al Rollins, Chicago |
| 1955 | Ted Kennedy, Toronto |
| 1956 | Jean Belveau, Montreal Canadiens |
| 1957–58 Gordie Howe, Detroit |
| 1959 | Andy Bathgate, N.Y. Rangers |
| 1960 | Gordie Howe, Detroit |
| 1961 | Bernie Geoffrion, Montreal Canadiens |
| 1962 | Jacques Plante, Montreal Canadiens |
| 1963 | Gordie Howe, Detroit |
| 1964 | Jean Beliveau, Montreal Canadiens |
| 1965–66 Bobby Hull, Chicago |
| 1967–68 Stan Mikita, Chicago |
| 1969 | Phil Esposito, Boston |
| 1970–72 Bobby Orr, Boston |
| 1973 | Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia |
| 1974 | Phil Esposito, Boston |
| 1975–76 Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia |
| 1977–78 Guy Lafleur, Montreal |
| 1979 | Bryan Trottier, N.Y. Islanders |
| 1980–87 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton |
| 1988 | Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh |
| 1989 | Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles |
| 1990 | Mark Messier, Edmonton |
| 1991 | Brett Hull, St. Louis |
| 1992 | Mark Messier, N.Y. Rangers |
| 1993 | Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh |
| 1994 | Sergei Fedorov, Detroit |
| 1995 | Eric Lindros, Philadelphia |
| 1996 | Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh |
| 1997–98 Dominik Hasek, Buffalo |
| 1999 | Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh |
| 2000 | Chris Pronger, St. Louis |
| 2001 | Joe Sakic, Colorado |
| 2002 | Jose Theodore, Montreal |
| 2003 | Peter Forsberg, Colorado |
| 2004 | Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay |
| 2006 | Joe Thornton, San Jose |
