Art Ross Trophy - wikipedia Art Ross Trophy Art Ross Trophy Award details Sport Ice hockey Given for `` Player who leads the League in points at the end of the regular season. '' History First award 1947 -- 48 NHL season Most recent Connor McDavid The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the National Hockey League ( NHL ) player who leads the league in points at the end of the regular season. It was presented to the league by former player, General Manager, and head coach Art Ross. The trophy has been awarded 65 times to 27 players since its introduction in the 1947 -- 48 NHL season. Ross is also known for his design of the official NHL puck, with slightly bevelled edges for better control. The current holder is Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers. Contents 1 History 2 Winners 3 See also 4 References 4.1 Specific 4.2 General History Main article : List of past NHL scoring leaders The Art Ross Trophy was presented to the National Hockey League ( NHL ) in 1947 by Arthur Howey `` Art '' Ross, former General Manager and head coach of the Boston Bruins and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee as a player. Elmer Lach of the Montreal Canadiens was the winner of the first Art Ross Trophy, which was awarded at the conclusion of the 1947 -- 48 season. Players from the Pittsburgh Penguins have won the trophy 15 times ( all within a 26 - season span from 1987 -- 88 to 2014 -- 15 ) ; the Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks are tied for second, as players from those teams have won it nine times each, with players from the Edmonton Oilers winning eight times. Although Joe Thornton, winner from the 2005 -- 06 season, started the season playing for the Boston Bruins, he finished with the San Jose Sharks and the award counts for the Sharks. Therefore, Boston Bruins have seven players winning the trophy, fifth overall. From 1963 to 2001, Marcel Dionne and Bryan Trottier were the only single - time winners of the scoring title, while Stan Mikita, Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr, Guy Lafleur, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, and Jaromir Jagr had won it on multiple occasions. For two decades, from 1981 to 2001, only three players won the Art Ross Trophy : Gretzky, Lemieux, and Jagr. The streak ended when Jarome Iginla won the trophy in 2002. Gretzky has won the trophy ten times, including seven consecutive, during his 20 - year NHL career. Gordie Howe and Lemieux have each won it six times, while Esposito and Jagr each have five. Jagr, from the Czech Republic, has won the award the most times out of non-Canadians. Patrick Kane is the only American born player to win the trophy, doing so in 2016. Gretzky is the only player to win the trophy for more than one team, while Thornton is the only player to win it while playing for two different teams in one season. Stan Mikita is the only player in NHL history to win the Art Ross, Hart, and Lady Byng Trophies all in the same season, which he did twice ( 1966 -- 67 and 1967 -- 68, with Chicago ; Gretzky, Bobby Hull, and Martin St. Louis all won each of those awards at least once and won a combination of two of them in the same season, but never all three together ). Orr is the only defenseman to win the scoring title, doing so in 1970 and 1975 with Boston, and in 1970 he became the first player to capture four individual awards in a single season as he won the Hart, Norris, and Conn Smythe Trophies that year as well. In 2007, Sidney Crosby became the youngest player to win the Art Ross Trophy at age 19, and also became the youngest scoring champion in any major North American professional sport. At almost twice Crosby 's age, Martin St. Louis became the oldest player to capture the Art Ross at the age of 37, also having the longest gap between scoring titles ( nine years ). Henrik and Daniel Sedin are the only siblings to win the award, in 2010 and 2011, respectively. Since 2001, only three players, Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and St. Louis have won the award more than once : Crosby in 2007 and 2014, Malkin in 2009 and 2012, and St. Louis in 2004 and 2013. The NHL rules stipulate three tiebreakers in case two or more players are tied in points : Player with most goals Player with fewer games played Player scoring first goal of the season Scoring ties happened in the 1961 -- 62, 1979 -- 80, and 1994 -- 95 seasons, all of them being decided by the first tiebreaker of scoring more goals. In those respective seasons, Hull won over Andy Bathgate, Dionne over Gretzky, and Jagr over Eric Lindros. The NHL 's award to recognize the leading goal - scorer, the Maurice `` Rocket '' Richard Trophy, does not have a tiebreaker, allowing multiple winners to be recognized in any one season. Winners Wayne Gretzky, ten - time winner and career leader in NHL scoring Gordie Howe, six - time winner Mario Lemieux, six - time winner Jaromir Jagr, five - time winner Stan Mikita, four - time winner Daniel Sedin ( front ) and Henrik Sedin ( back ), both one - time winners Player is still active in the NHL Bold Player with the most points ever scored in a season. Art Ross Trophy winners Season Winner Team Points Win # 1947 -- 48 Lach, Elmer Elmer Lach Montreal Canadiens 061 0001 ! 1 ( 2 ) 1948 -- 49 Conacher, Roy Roy Conacher Chicago Black Hawks 068 1949 -- 50 Lindsay, Ted Ted Lindsay Detroit Red Wings 078 1950 -- 51 Howe, Gordie Gordie Howe Detroit Red Wings 086 1951 -- 52 Howe, Gordie Gordie Howe Detroit Red Wings 086 1952 -- 53 Howe, Gordie Gordie Howe Detroit Red Wings 095 1953 -- 54 Howe, Gordie Gordie Howe Detroit Red Wings 081 1954 -- 55 Geoffrion, Bernie Bernie Geoffrion Montreal Canadiens 075 1955 -- 56 Beliveau, Jean Jean Beliveau Montreal Canadiens 088 1956 -- 57 Howe, Gordie Gordie Howe Detroit Red Wings 089 5 1957 -- 58 Moore, Dickie Dickie Moore Montreal Canadiens 084 1958 -- 59 Moore, Dickie Dickie Moore Montreal Canadiens 096 1959 -- 60 Hull, Bobby Bobby Hull Chicago Black Hawks 081 1960 -- 61 Geoffrion, Bernie Bernie Geoffrion Montreal Canadiens 095 1961 -- 62 Hull, Bobby Bobby Hull Chicago Black Hawks 084 1962 -- 63 Howe, Gordie Gordie Howe Detroit Red Wings 086 6 1963 -- 64 Mikita, Stan Stan Mikita Chicago Black Hawks 089 1964 -- 65 Mikita, Stan Stan Mikita Chicago Black Hawks 087 1965 -- 66 Hull, Bobby Bobby Hull Chicago Black Hawks 097 1966 -- 67 Mikita, Stan Stan Mikita Chicago Black Hawks 097 1967 -- 68 Mikita, Stan Stan Mikita Chicago Black Hawks 087 1968 -- 69 Esposito, Phil Phil Esposito Boston Bruins 126 1969 -- 70 Orr, Bobby Bobby Orr Boston Bruins 120 1970 -- 71 Esposito, Phil Phil Esposito Boston Bruins 152 1971 -- 72 Esposito, Phil Phil Esposito Boston Bruins 133 1972 -- 73 Esposito, Phil Phil Esposito Boston Bruins 130 1973 -- 74 Esposito, Phil Phil Esposito Boston Bruins 145 5 1974 -- 75 Orr, Bobby Bobby Orr Boston Bruins 135 1975 -- 76 Lafleur, Guy Guy Lafleur Montreal Canadiens 125 1976 -- 77 Lafleur, Guy Guy Lafleur Montreal Canadiens 136 1977 -- 78 Lafleur, Guy Guy Lafleur Montreal Canadiens 132 1978 -- 79 Trottier, Bryan Bryan Trottier New York Islanders 134 1979 -- 80 Dionne, Marcel Marcel Dionne Los Angeles Kings 137 1980 -- 81 Gretzky, Wayne Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers 164 1981 -- 82 Gretzky, Wayne Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers 212 1982 -- 83 Gretzky, Wayne Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers 196 1983 -- 84 Gretzky, Wayne Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers 205 1984 -- 85 Gretzky, Wayne Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers 208 5 1985 -- 86 Gretzky, Wayne Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers 215 6 1986 -- 87 Gretzky, Wayne Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers 183 7 1987 -- 88 Lemieux, Mario Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins 168 1988 -- 89 Lemieux, Mario Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins 199 1989 -- 90 Gretzky, Wayne Wayne Gretzky Los Angeles Kings 142 8 1990 -- 91 Gretzky, Wayne Wayne Gretzky Los Angeles Kings 163 9 1991 -- 92 Lemieux, Mario Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins 131 1992 -- 93 Lemieux, Mario Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins 160 1993 -- 94 Gretzky, Wayne Wayne Gretzky Los Angeles Kings 130 99 10 1994 -- 95 Jagr, Jaromir Jaromir Jagr Pittsburgh Penguins 70 1995 -- 96 Lemieux, Mario Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins 161 5 1996 -- 97 Lemieux, Mario Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins 122 6 1997 -- 98 Jagr, Jaromir Jaromir Jagr Pittsburgh Penguins 102 1998 -- 99 Jagr, Jaromir Jaromir Jagr Pittsburgh Penguins 127 1999 -- 2000 Jagr, Jaromir Jaromir Jagr Pittsburgh Penguins 096 2000 -- 01 Jagr, Jaromir Jaromir Jagr Pittsburgh Penguins 121 5 2001 -- 02 Iginla, Jarome Jarome Iginla Calgary Flames 096 2002 -- 03 Forsberg, Peter Peter Forsberg Colorado Avalanche 106 2003 -- 04 St. Louis, Martin Martin St. Louis Tampa Bay Lightning 094 2004 -- 05 & -- & -- & -- & -- 2005 -- 06 Thornton, Joe Joe Thornton Boston Bruins / San Jose Sharks 125 2006 -- 07 Crosby, Sidney Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins 120 2007 -- 08 Ovechkin, Alexander Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals 112 2008 -- 09 Malkin, Evgeni Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins 113 2009 -- 10 Sedin, Henrik Henrik Sedin Vancouver Canucks 112 2010 -- 11 Sedin, Daniel Daniel Sedin Vancouver Canucks 104 2011 -- 12 Malkin, Evgeni Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins 109 2012 -- 13 St. Louis, Martin Martin St. Louis Tampa Bay Lightning 60 2013 -- 14 Crosby, Sidney Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins 104 2014 -- 15 Benn, Jamie Jamie Benn Dallas Stars 87 2015 -- 16 Kane, Patrick Patrick Kane Chicago Blackhawks 106 2016 -- 17 McDavid, Connor Connor McDavid Edmonton Oilers 100 Jump up ^ Lach won a scoring title prior to the inception of the trophy, making this his second scoring title but only his first Art Ross Trophy win Jump up ^ Season shortened by the 1994 -- 95 NHL lockout Jump up ^ Season canceled due to league lockout Jump up ^ Season shortened by the 2012 -- 13 NHL lockout See also List of National Hockey League awards List of NHL players List of NHL statistical leaders References Specific ^ Jump up to : `` Art Ross Trophy ''. National Hockey League. Retrieved August 20, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Bobby Orr -- Biography ''. Legends of Hockey. Retrieved September 19, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Penguins ' Crosby captures Art Ross Trophy as NHL scoring champion ''. National Hockey League. April 9, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2007. Jump up ^ Aykroyd, Lukas ( April 11, 2011 ). `` Daniel Sedin wins Art Ross ''. International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2011. General Art Ross Trophy at NHL.com Art Ross Trophy history at Legends of Hockey.net NHL awards and trophies Team Stanley Cup Prince of Wales Clarence S. Campbell Presidents ' Trophy Individual Adams Art Ross Calder Conn Smythe Hart Jennings King Clancy Lady Byng Lindsay Masterton Messier NHL Foundation Norris Rocket Richard Selke Vezina Defunct Crozier O'Brien Cup Plus / Minus Man of the Year Award Conacher Award Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Art_Ross_Trophy&oldid=799217732 '' Categories : National Hockey League trophies and awards Awards established in 1948 Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from August 2016 Articles with hCards Featured lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Dansk Deutsch Español Français Galego Hrvatski Italiano עברית Latviešu Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Русский Simple English Slovenčina Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 6 September 2017, at 11 : 00. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who won the nhl scoring race this year
Answer: Connor McDavid