# Viking Award

The Viking Award is awarded annually to the best Swedish ice hockey player in North America. The winner is decided by a vote among all Swedish-born players participating in the NHL or the NHL farm-team leagues. Mats Sundin has received the award four times, the most for any player. Five players have received the award three times (shown in order of third award date): Börje Salming, Peter Forsberg, Markus Näslund, Henrik Zetterberg and Erik Karlsson.

## Winners

| Season | Winner | Team | Position | Win # |
| 1975–76 | Börje Salming | Toronto Maple Leafs | D | 1 |
| 1976–77 | Börje Salming | Toronto Maple Leafs | D | 2 |
| 1977–78 | Ulf Nilsson | Winnipeg Jets | C | 1 |
| 1978–79 | Börje Salming | Toronto Maple Leafs | D | 3 |
| 1979–80 | Anders Hedberg | New York Rangers | RW | 1 |
| 1980–81 | Kent Nilsson | Calgary Flames | C | 1 |
| 1981–82 | Thomas Gradin | Vancouver Canucks | C | 1 |
| 1982–83 | Pelle Lindbergh | Philadelphia Flyers | G | 1 |
| 1983–84 | Patrik Sundström | Vancouver Canucks | F | 1 |
| 1984–85 | Mats Näslund | Montreal Canadiens | LW | 1 |
| 1985–86 | Mats Näslund | Montreal Canadiens | LW | 2 |
| 1986–87 | Tomas Sandström | New York Rangers | RW | 1 |
| 1987–88 | Håkan Loob | Calgary Flames | RW | 1 |
| 1988–89 | Patrik Sundström | New Jersey Devils | F | 2 |
| 1989–90 | Thomas Steen | Winnipeg Jets | F | 1 |
| 1990–91 | Tomas Sandström | Los Angeles Kings | RW | 2 |
| 1991–92 | Calle Johansson | Washington Capitals | D | 1 |
| 1992–93 | Mats Sundin | Quebec Nordiques | C | 1 |
| 1993–94 | Mats Sundin | Quebec Nordiques | C | 2 |
| 1994–95 | Mikael Renberg | Philadelphia Flyers | RW | 1 |
| 1995–96 | Peter Forsberg | Colorado Avalanche | C | 1 |
| 1996–97 | Mats Sundin | Toronto Maple Leafs | C | 3 |
| 1997–98 | Peter Forsberg | Colorado Avalanche | C | 2 |
| 1998–99 | Peter Forsberg | Colorado Avalanche | C | 3 |
| 1999–2000 | Nicklas Lidström | Detroit Red Wings | D | 1 |
| 2000–01 | Markus Näslund | Vancouver Canucks | LW | 1 |
| 2001–02 | Mats Sundin | Toronto Maple Leafs | C | 4 |
| 2002–03 | Markus Näslund | Vancouver Canucks | LW | 2 |
| 2003–04 | Markus Näslund | Vancouver Canucks | LW | 3 |
| 2004–05 | No prize was awarded due to 2004–05 NHL lockout | No prize was awarded due to 2004–05 NHL lockout | No prize was awarded due to 2004–05 NHL lockout | No prize was awarded due to 2004–05 NHL lockout |
| 2005–06 | Nicklas Lidström | Detroit Red Wings | D | 2 |
| 2006-07 | Henrik Zetterberg | Detroit Red Wings | LW | 1 |
| 2007–08 | Henrik Zetterberg | Detroit Red Wings | LW | 2 |
| 2008–09 | Nicklas Bäckström | Washington Capitals | C | 1 |
| 2009–10 | Henrik Sedin | Vancouver Canucks | C | 1 |
| 2010–11 | Daniel Sedin | Vancouver Canucks | LW | 1 |
| 2011–12 | Erik Karlsson | Ottawa Senators | D | 1 |
| 2012–13 | Henrik Zetterberg | Detroit Red Wings | LW | 3 |
| 2013–14 | Alexander Steen | St. Louis Blues | LW | 1 |
| 2014–15 | Nicklas Bäckström | Washington Capitals | C | 2 |
| 2015–16 | Erik Karlsson | Ottawa Senators | D | 2 |
| 2016–17 | Erik Karlsson | Ottawa Senators | D | 3 |
| 2017–18 | William Karlsson | Vegas Golden Knights | C | 1 |
| 2018–19 | Elias Lindholm | Calgary Flames | C | 1 |
| 2019–20 | No prize was awarded due to impact on NHL of the COVID-19 pandemic | No prize was awarded due to impact on NHL of the COVID-19 pandemic | No prize was awarded due to impact on NHL of the COVID-19 pandemic | No prize was awarded due to impact on NHL of the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020–21 | No prize was awarded due to impact on NHL of the COVID-19 pandemic | No prize was awarded due to impact on NHL of the COVID-19 pandemic | No prize was awarded due to impact on NHL of the COVID-19 pandemic | No prize was awarded due to impact on NHL of the COVID-19 pandemic |
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* This article is translated from the corresponding article of the Swedish Wikipedia, retrieved 20 February 2022.