Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

The **Lady Byng Memorial Trophy**, originally known as the **Lady Byng Trophy**, is given each year to the National Hockey League "player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability". The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy has been awarded 84 times to 50 different players since it was first awarded in 1925. The voting is done at the end of the season by the members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.

## Winners

|C|Centre|
| --- | --- |
|RW|Right Wing|
|LW|Left Wing|
|D|Defence|
|G|Goaltender|

|style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Season|style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Winner|style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Team|style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Position|style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Win #|style="background: #e3e3e3;"|GP|style="background: #e3e3e3;"|PIM|style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Avg|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1924–25|Frank Nighbor|Ottawa Senators|C|1|26|18|0.69|||||||||
|1925–26|Frank Nighbor|Ottawa Senators|C|2|35|40|1.14|||||||||
|1926–27|Billy Burch|New York Americans|C|1|43|40|0.93|||||||||
|1927–28|Frank Boucher|New York Rangers|C|1|44|15|0.34|||||||||
|1928–29|Frank Boucher|New York Rangers|C|2|44|8|0.18|||||||||
|1929–30|Frank Boucher|New York Rangers|C|3|42|16|0.38|||||||||
|1930–31|Frank Boucher|New York Rangers|C|4|44|20|0.46|||||||||
|1931–32|Joe Primeau|Toronto Maple Leafs|C|1|45|25|0.56|||||||||
|1932–33|Frank Boucher|New York Rangers|C|5|46|4|0.09|||||||||
|1933–34|Frank Boucher|New York Rangers|C|6|48|4|0.08|||||||||
|1934–35|Frank Boucher|New York Rangers|C|7|48|2|0.04|||||||||
|1935–36|Elwin "Doc" Romnes|Chicago Black Hawks|C|1|48|6|0.13|||||||||
|1936–37|Marty Barry|Detroit Red Wings|C|1|47|6|0.13|||||||||
|1937–38|Gordie Drillon|Toronto Maple Leafs|RW|1|48|4|0.08|||||||||
|1938–39|Clint Smith|New York Rangers|C|1|48|2|0.04|||||||||
|1939–40|Bobby Bauer|Boston Bruins|RW|1|48|2|0.04|||||||||
|1940–41|Bobby Bauer|Boston Bruins|RW|2|48|2|0.04|||||||||
|1941–42|Syl Apps|Toronto Maple Leafs|C|1|38|0|0.00|||||||||
|1942–43|Max Bentley|Chicago Black Hawks|C|1|47|2|0.04|||||||||
|1943–44|Clint Smith|Chicago Black Hawks|C|2|50|4|0.08|||||||||
|1944–45|Bill Mosienko|Chicago Black Hawks|RW|1|50|0|0.00|||||||||
|1945–46|Toe Blake|Montreal Canadiens|LW|1|50|2|0.04|||||||||
|1946–47|Bobby Bauer|Boston Bruins|RW|3|58|4|0.07|||||||||
|1947–48|Buddy O'Connor|New York Rangers|C|1|60|8|0.13|||||||||
|1948–49|Bill Quackenbush|Detroit Red Wings|D|1|60|0|0.00|||||||||
|1949–50|Edgar Laprade|New York Rangers|C|1|60|2|0.03|||||||||
|1950–51|Red Kelly|Detroit Red Wings|D|1|70|24|0.34|||||||||
|1951–52|Sid Smith|Toronto Maple Leafs|LW|1|70|6|0.09|||||||||
|1952–53|Red Kelly|Detroit Red Wings|D|2|70|8|0.11|||||||||
|1953–54|Red Kelly|Detroit Red Wings|D|3|62|18|0.29|||||||||
|1954–55|Sid Smith|Toronto Maple Leafs|LW|2|70|14|0.20|||||||||
|1955–56|Earl Reibel|Detroit Red Wings|C|1|68|10|0.15|||||||||
|1956–57|Andy Hebenton|New York Rangers|RW|1|70|10|0.14|||||||||
|1957–58|Camille Henry|New York Rangers|LW|1|70|2|0.03|||||||||
|1958–59|Alex Delvecchio|Detroit Red Wings|LW|1|70|6|0.09|||||||||
|1959–60|Don McKenney|Boston Bruins|C|1|70|28|0.40|||||||||
|1960–61|Red Kelly|Toronto Maple Leafs|C|4|64|12|0.19|||||||||
|1961–62|Dave Keon|Toronto Maple Leafs|C|1|64|2|0.03|||||||||
|1962–63|Dave Keon|Toronto Maple Leafs|C|2|68|2|0.03|||||||||
|1963–64|Kenny Wharram|Chicago Black Hawks|RW|1|70|18|0.26|||||||||
|1964–65|Bobby Hull|Chicago Black Hawks|LW|1|61|32|0.52|||||||||
|1965–66|Alex Delvecchio|Detroit Red Wings|C|2|70|16|0.23|||||||||
|1966–67|Stan Mikita|Chicago Black Hawks|C|1|70|12|0.17|||||||||
|1967–68|Stan Mikita|Chicago Black Hawks|C|2|72|14|0.19|||||||||
|1968–69|Alex Delvecchio|Detroit Red Wings|C|3|72|8|0.11|||||||||
|1969–70|Phil Goyette|St. Louis Blues|C|1|72|16|0.22|||||||||
|1970–71|Johnny Bucyk|Boston Bruins|LW|1|78|8|0.10|||||||||
|1971–72|Jean Ratelle|New York Rangers|C|1|63|4|0.06|||||||||
|1972–73|Gilbert Perreault|Buffalo Sabres|C|1|78|10|0.13|||||||||
|1973–74|Johnny Bucyk|Boston Bruins|LW|2|76|8|0.11|||||||||
|1974–75|Marcel Dionne|Detroit Red Wings|C|1|80|14|0.18|||||||||
|1975–76|Jean Ratelle|Boston Bruins|C|2|80|18|0.23|||||||||
|1976–77|Marcel Dionne|Los Angeles Kings|C|2|80|12|0.15|||||||||
|1977–78|Robert "Butch" Goring|Los Angeles Kings|C|1|80|2|0.03|||||||||
|1978–79|Bob MacMillan|Atlanta Flames|C|1|77|14|0.18|||||||||
|1979–80|Wayne Gretzky|Edmonton Oilers|C|1|79|21|0.27|||||||||
|1980–81|Rick Kehoe|Pittsburgh Penguins|RW|1|80|6|0.08|||||||||
|1981–82|Rick Middleton|Boston Bruins|RW|1|75|12|0.16|||||||||
|1982–83|Mike Bossy|New York Islanders|RW|1|79|20|0.25|||||||||
|1983–84|Mike Bossy|New York Islanders|RW|2|67|8|0.12|||||||||
|1984–85|Jari Kurri|Edmonton Oilers|RW|1|73|30|0.41|||||||||
|1985–86|Mike Bossy|New York Islanders|RW|3|80|14|0.18|||||||||
|1986–87|Joe Mullen|Calgary Flames|RW|1|79|14|0.18|||||||||
|1987–88|Mats Naslund|Montreal Canadiens|LW|1|78|14|0.18|||||||||
|1988–89|Joe Mullen|Calgary Flames|RW|2|79|16|0.20|||||||||
|1989–90|Brett Hull|St. Louis Blues|RW|1|80|24|0.30|||||||||
|1990–91|Wayne Gretzky|Los Angeles Kings|C|2|78|16|0.21|||||||||
|1991–92|Wayne Gretzky|Los Angeles Kings|C|3|74|34|0.46|||||||||
|1992–93|Pierre Turgeon|New York Islanders|C|1|83|26|0.31|||||||||
|1993–94|Wayne Gretzky|Los Angeles Kings|C|4|81|20|0.25|||||||||
|1994–95|Ron Francis|Pittsburgh Penguins|C|1|44|18|0.41|||||||||
|1995–96|Paul Kariya|Mighty Ducks of Anaheim|LW|1|82|20|0.24|||||||||
|1996–97|Paul Kariya|Mighty Ducks of Anaheim|LW|2|69|6|0.09|||||||||
|1997–98|Ron Francis|Pittsburgh Penguins|C|2|81|20|0.25|||||||||
|1998–99|Wayne Gretzky|New York Rangers|C|5|70|14|0.20|||||||||
|1999–2000|Pavol Demitra|St. Louis Blues|C|1|71|8|0.11|||||||||
|2000–01|Joe Sakic|Colorado Avalanche|C|1|82|30|0.37|||||||||
|2001–02|Ron Francis|Carolina Hurricanes|C|3|80|18|0.23|||||||||
|2002–03|Alexander Mogilny|Toronto Maple Leafs|RW|1|73|12|0.16|||||||||
|2003–04|Brad Richards|Tampa Bay Lightning|C|1|82|12|0.15|||||||||
|2004–05|colspan=4|Not awarded due to the lockout.||||||||||||||
|2005–06|Pavel Datsyuk|Detroit Red Wings|C|1|75|22|0.29|||||||||
|2006–07|Pavel Datsyuk|Detroit Red Wings|C|2|79|20|0.25|||||||||
|2007–08|Pavel Datsyuk|Detroit Red Wings|C|3|82|20|0.24|||||||||
|2008–09|Pavel Datsyuk|Detroit Red Wings|C|4|81|22|0.27|||||||||
|2009–10|Martin St. Louis|Tampa Bay Lightning|RW|1|82|12|0.15|||||||||
|2010–11|Martin St. Louis|Tampa Bay Lightning|RW|2|82|12|0.15|||||||||
|2011–12|Brian Campbell|Florida Panthers|D|1|82|6|0.07|||||||||
|2012–13|Martin St. Louis|Tampa Bay Lightning|RW|3|48|14|0.29|||||||||
|2013–14|Ryan O'Reilly|Colorado Avalanche|C|1|80|2|0.03|||||||||
|2014–15|Jiri Hudler|Calgary Flames|RW|1|78|14|0.18|||||||||
|2015–16|Anze Kopitar|Los Angeles Kings|C|1|81|16|0.20|||||||||
|2016–17|Johnny Gaudreau|Calgary Flames|LW|1|72|4|0.06|||||||||
|2017–18|William Karlsson|Vegas Golden Knights|C|1|82|12|0.15|||||||||
|2018–19|Aleksander Barkov|Florida Panthers|C|1|82|8|0.10|||||||||
|2019–20|Nathan MacKinnon|Colorado Avalanche|C|1|69|12|0.17|||||||||
|2020–21|Jaccob Slavin|Carolina Hurricanes|D|1|52|2|0.04|||||||||
|2021–22|Kyle Connor|Winnipeg Jets|LW|1|79|4|0.05|||||||||
|2022–23|Anze Kopitar|Los Angeles Kings|C|2|82|4|0.05|||||||||
|2023–24|Jaccob Slavin|Carolina Hurricanes|D|2|81|8|0.10|||||||||

## Infobox (sports award)

- **name**: Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
- **image**: Ladybyngtrophy.jpg
- **sport**: Ice hockey
- **givenfor**: player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability
- **first**: 1924–25 NHL season
- **mostwins**: Frank Boucher (7)
- **mostrecent**: Jaccob Slavin
Carolina Hurricanes