Conn Smythe Trophy - wikipedia Conn Smythe Trophy Conn Smythe Trophy Sport Ice hockey Given for `` Most valuable player for his team '' in the National Hockey League playoffs History First award 1964 -- 65 NHL season Most recent Sidney Crosby The Conn Smythe Trophy ( French : Trophée Conn Smythe ) is awarded annually to the player judged most valuable to his team ( MVP ) during the National Hockey League 's ( NHL ) Stanley Cup playoffs. It is named after Conn Smythe, the longtime owner, general manager, and head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Conn Smythe Trophy has been awarded 48 times to 42 players since the 1964 -- 65 NHL season. Each year, at the conclusion of the final game of the Stanley Cup Final, members of the Professional Hockey Writers ' Association vote to elect the player deserving of the trophy. The trophy is handed out prior to the presentation of the Stanley Cup by the NHL Commissioner and only the winner is announced, in contrast to most of the other NHL awards which name three finalists and are presented at a ceremony. Unlike the playoff MVP awards presented in the other major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada ( the Super Bowl MVP, the NBA Finals MVP, and the World Series MVP ), the Conn Smythe is based on a player 's performance during the entire NHL postseason instead of just the championship game or series. Contents 1 History 2 Winners 3 See also 4 References History The Conn Smythe Trophy was introduced in 1964 by Maple Leaf Gardens Limited to honor Conn Smythe, the former owner, General Manager, and coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder. The centerpiece of the trophy is a stylized silver replica of Maple Leaf Gardens, the arena built under Smythe 's ownership of the Maple Leafs, and their home from 1931 to 1999. Backing the arena replica is a large silver botanically - accurate maple leaf. The arena replica and leaf are set atop a square wooden foundation, the front of which bears a dedication plaque. Additional tiers below the foundation, sloping outward, contain maple leaf - shaped plates bearing the inscriptions of the winners ' names. The base of the Conn Smythe Trophy has been expanded twice over the years to accommodate more winners. Although the 16 nameplates on the original base tier were filled up after 1980, a new tier was not added until the 1983 - 84 season. Following the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals, the 20 nameplates on the new tier were filled up, so the first nine winners ' nameplates were moved up to the remaining three sides of the foundation tier, with the remaining nameplates shifted accordingly to keep the winners in chronological order. Due to the cancellation of the 2004 - 05 season, the trophy was n't filled up again until 2010, after which a new tier was added, making room for 24 more names. The first winner of the award was center Jean Béliveau of the Montreal Canadiens in 1965. The first player and only defenseman to win it twice was Bobby Orr, who scored the Cup - clinching goals for the Boston Bruins in 1970 and 1972. Goaltender Bernie Parent ( for the Philadelphia Flyers ) and centers Wayne Gretzky ( for the Edmonton Oilers ), Mario Lemieux, and Sidney Crosby ( for the Pittsburgh Penguins ) have also won it twice each, with Parent, Lemieux, and Crosby each winning theirs back to back ( 1974 / 1975, 1991 / 1992, and 2016 / 2017 respectively ). Goaltender Patrick Roy is the only player to win the trophy three times, and also the only player to win it as a member of two different teams ( with the Canadiens in 1986 and 1993, and with the Colorado Avalanche in 2001 ) ; his wins also fall into three different decades. Ken Dryden, the 1971 Smythe winner, is the only NHL player to win this trophy before winning the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year ( in 1972 ) : Montreal called him up to play only six regular season games, which is not enough to qualify as a rookie season. Dave Keon 's eight playoff points in 1967 is the fewest ever by a non-goalie Conn Smythe winner, as he was a defensive forward and is the only Maple Leafs player to win the trophy donated by his club 's parent company. Though the award rewards a player who performed particularly well over the entirety of the playoffs, it has never been given to a player whose team did not at least reach the Stanley Cup Finals. The trophy has been awarded to members of the team that lost the Finals five times, most recently Jean - Sébastien Giguère of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in 2003, who backstopped his team 's surprise run to the Finals, where they pushed the New Jersey Devils to seven games. The only skater to win the award in a losing cause is Philadelphia 's Reggie Leach, who won it in 1976 as he had set a league record for most goals in the playoffs ( 19 ), which included a five - goal game in the semifinals and four goals in the Finals, even though the Canadiens swept his Flyers. With seven exceptions, the winners of the Conn Smythe Trophy have all been Canadian. The seven non-Canadian winners are Americans Brian Leetch, who won it in 1994, Tim Thomas in 2011, Jonathan Quick in 2012, and Patrick Kane in 2013 ; Russian Evgeni Malkin, who won it in 2009 ; and Swedes Nicklas Lidstrom and Henrik Zetterberg, who won it in 2002 and 2008, respectively. Only three players have won the Conn Smythe Trophy and the Hart Memorial Trophy for Most Valuable Player during the regular season in the same year : Orr in 1970 and 1972, Guy Lafleur in 1977 and Gretzky in 1985. These three players also won the Art Ross Trophy as regular season leading scorer, while Orr also won the James Norris Memorial Trophy as top defenceman to give him a record four individual original NHL awards in 1970. The trophy had been won sixteen times each by centers and goaltenders, nine times by defensemen, seven times by right wings, and just once by a left wing ( Bob Gainey of Montreal in 1979 ). Canadiens players have won it nine times, Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburg Penguins players five times, and Oilers, Flyers, and New York Islanders players four times each. The St. Louis Blues are the only team without a Stanley Cup victory to have a Conn Smythe Trophy winner, as Glenn Hall won in 1968. Winners Patrick Roy, the only three - time winner and, as of 2016, the only player in NHL history to win the award with more than one team. Bernie Parent, two - time winner and the first player to win the award in consecutive years. Mario Lemieux, two - time winner and the second player to win the award in consecutive years. Sidney Crosby, reigning trophy winner, and third player to win the award in consecutive years. Positions key Centre LW Left Wing Defence RW Right Wing Goaltender Player is still active in the NHL Player was a member of the defeated team in the Stanley Cup Finals Conn Smythe Trophy winners Year Winner Team Position Win # 1965 Beliveau, Jean Jean Beliveau Montreal Canadiens 1966 Crozier, Roger Roger Crozier Detroit Red Wings 1967 Keon, Dave Dave Keon Toronto Maple Leafs 1968 Hall, Glenn Glenn Hall St. Louis Blues 1969 Savard, Serge Serge Savard Montreal Canadiens 1970 Orr, Bobby Bobby Orr ( 1 ) Boston Bruins 1971 Dryden, Ken Ken Dryden Montreal Canadiens 1972 Orr, Bobby Bobby Orr ( 2 ) Boston Bruins 1973 Cournoyer, Yvan Yvan Cournoyer Montreal Canadiens RW Parent, Bernie Bernie Parent ( 1 ) Philadelphia Flyers Parent, Bernie Bernie Parent ( 2 ) Philadelphia Flyers 1976 Leach, Reggie Reggie Leach Philadelphia Flyers RW 1977 Lafleur, Guy Guy Lafleur Montreal Canadiens RW 1978 Robinson, Larry Larry Robinson Montreal Canadiens 1979 Gainey, Bob Bob Gainey Montreal Canadiens LW 1980 Trottier, Bryan Bryan Trottier New York Islanders 1981 Goring, Butch Butch Goring New York Islanders 1982 Bossy, Mike Mike Bossy New York Islanders RW Smith, Billy Billy Smith New York Islanders 1984 Messier, Mark Mark Messier Edmonton Oilers 1985 Gretzky, Wayne Wayne Gretzky ( 1 ) Edmonton Oilers 1986 Roy, Patrick Patrick Roy ( 1 ) Montreal Canadiens Hextall, Ron Ron Hextall Philadelphia Flyers 1988 Gretzky, Wayne Wayne Gretzky ( 2 ) Edmonton Oilers 1989 MacInnis, Al Al MacInnis Calgary Flames 1990 Ranford, Bill Bill Ranford Edmonton Oilers 1991 Lemieux, Mario Mario Lemieux ( 1 ) Pittsburgh Penguins 1992 Lemieux, Mario Mario Lemieux ( 2 ) Pittsburgh Penguins 1993 Roy, Patrick Patrick Roy ( 2 ) Montreal Canadiens 1994 Leetch, Brian Brian Leetch New York Rangers 1995 Lemieux, Claude Claude Lemieux New Jersey Devils RW Sakic, Joe Joe Sakic Colorado Avalanche 1997 Vernon, Mike Mike Vernon Detroit Red Wings 1998 Yzerman, Steve Steve Yzerman Detroit Red Wings 1999 Nieuwendyk, Joe Joe Nieuwendyk Dallas Stars 2000 Stevens, Scott Scott Stevens New Jersey Devils 2001 Roy, Patrick Patrick Roy ( 3 ) Colorado Avalanche 2002 Lidstrom, Nicklas Nicklas Lidstrom Detroit Red Wings 2003 Giguere, Jean - Sebastien Jean - Sebastien Giguere Anaheim, Mighty Ducks of Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Richards, Brad Brad Richards Tampa Bay Lightning 2005 & -- & -- & -- & -- 2006 Ward, Cam Cam Ward Carolina Hurricanes 2007 Niedermayer, Scott Scott Niedermayer Anaheim Ducks 2008 Zetterberg, Henrik Henrik Zetterberg Detroit Red Wings 2009 Malkin, Evgeni Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins Toews, Jonathan Jonathan Toews Chicago Blackhawks 2011 Thomas, Tim Tim Thomas Boston Bruins 2012 Quick, Jonathan Jonathan Quick Los Angeles Kings 2013 Kane, Patrick Patrick Kane Chicago Blackhawks RW 2014 Williams, Justin Justin Williams Los Angeles Kings RW 2015 Keith, Duncan Duncan Keith Chicago Blackhawks 2016 Crosby, Sidney Sidney Crosby ( 1 ) Pittsburgh Penguins 2017 Crosby, Sidney Sidney Crosby ( 2 ) Pittsburgh Penguins Jump up ^ No winner due to the 2004 -- 05 NHL lockout See also List of National Hockey League awards List of Stanley Cup champions List of NHL statistical leaders References General Conn Smythe Trophy at NHL.com Conn Smythe Trophy history at HHOF.net Specific ^ Jump up to : `` Conn Smythe Trophy ''. National Hockey League. Retrieved August 17, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Conn Smythe Trophy History ''. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 6, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Reggie Joseph Leach ''. Legends of Hockey. Retrieved February 8, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Hart Memorial Trophy ''. National Hockey League. Archived from the original on April 27, 2006. Retrieved August 17, 2007. Conn Smythe Trophy National Hockey League Stanley Cup playoffs Most Valuable Player Player was a member of the losing team in the Stanley Cup Finals 1965 : Béliveau 1966 : Crozier 1967 : Keon 1968 : Hall 1969 : Savard 1970 : Orr 1971 : Dryden 1972 : Orr 1973 : Cournoyer 1974 : Parent 1975 : Parent 1976 : Leach 1977 : Lafleur 1978 : Robinson 1979 : Gainey 1980 : Trottier 1981 : Goring 1982 : Bossy 1983 : Smith 1984 : Messier 1985 : Gretzky 1986 : Roy 1987 : Hextall 1988 : Gretzky 1989 : MacInnis 1990 : Ranford 1991 : Lemieux 1992 : Lemieux 1993 : Roy 1994 : Leetch 1995 : Lemieux 1996 : Sakic 1997 : Vernon 1998 : Yzerman 1999 : Nieuwendyk 2000 : Stevens 2001 : Roy 2002 : Lidstrom 2003 : Giguère 2004 : Richards 2005 : None 2006 : Ward 2007 : Niedermayer 2008 : Zetterberg 2009 : Malkin 2010 : Toews 2011 : Thomas 2012 : Quick 2013 : Kane 2014 : Williams 2015 : Keith 2016 : Crosby 2017 : Crosby Stanley Cup Finals Stanley Cup awarded on challenge basis 1893 -- 1914, by prearranged inter-league competitions 1915 -- 1926, to NHL champion since 1927 1890s -- 1900s 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910s -- 1920s 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930s -- 1940s 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950s -- 1960s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970s -- 1980s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990s -- 2000s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010s -- 2020s 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 See also Stanley Cup Stanley Cup ring Champions Players Challenge games Conference Finals Championship seasons Engravings Traditions and anecdotes Conn Smythe Trophy Broadcasters Television ratings Overtime winners Game seven Officials Book : Stanley Cup Finals Category : Stanley Cup Finals Portal : Ice hockey Stanley Cup playoffs 1910s -- 1920s 1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930s -- 1940s 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950s -- 1960s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970s -- 1980s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990s -- 2000s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004. 2005. 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010s -- 2020s 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018. 2019. 2020. 2021. 2022. 2023. 2024. 2025. 2026. 2027. 2028. 2029 See also Stanley Cup Champions Finals Conference Finals Challenge games List of playoff series Conn Smythe Trophy Game seven Category : Stanley Cup playoffs Ice hockey portal NHL awards and trophies Team Stanley Cup Prince of Wales Clarence S. 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Question: who has won the most conn smythe trophies
Answer: Patrick Roy