Complex sentence: Since its inception, the Commissioner's Trophy has been awarded 42 times; the only year that it was not given was 1994, when the players' strike ended the season on August 11, resulting in the cancellation of the entire post-season.
Split into simpler sentences: Since its inception, the Commissioner's Trophy has been awarded 42 times. The only year that it was not given was 1994, when the players' strike ended the season on August 11, resulting in the cancellation of the entire post-season.