Lester Patrick Trophy

The Lester Patrick Trophy has been has presented by the National Hockey League and USA Hockey since 1966 to honor a recipient's contribution to hockey in the United States. It is considered a non-NHL trophy since it may be awarded to players, coaches, officials, and other personnel outside the NHL. The trophy is named after Lester Patrick (1883–1960), player and long time coach of the New York Rangers who was a developer of the game of hockey.
== Winners==
[[Image:Mario Lemieux 2001.jpg|right|Mario Lemieux, winner in 2000]|thumb]]
Year	Recipient 	Role
1966	
Jack Adams 	Coach
1967	Gordie Howe 	Player
1967	Charles Adams 	Executive
1967	James E. Norris 	Executive
1968	Tommy Lockhart 	Executive
1968	Walter A. Brown 	Executive
1968	John R. Kilpatrick 	Executive
1969	Bobby Hull 	Player
1969	Edward J. Jeremiah 	Coach
1970	Eddie Shore 	Player
1970	Jim Hendy 	Executive
1971	William M. Jennings 	Executive
1971	John Sollenberger 	Executive
1971	Terry Sawchuk 	Player
1972	Clarence S. Campbell 	Executive
1972	John Kelly 	Executive
1972	
Ralph Weiland 	Player
1972	James D. Norris 	Executive
1973	Walter Bush 	Executive
1974	Alex Delvecchio 	Player
1974	Murray Murdoch 	Coach
1974	Weston Adams 	Executive
1974	Charles L. Crovat 	Executive
1975	Donald M. Clark 	Executive
1975	Bill Chadwick 	Official
1975	Tommy Ivan 	Coach
1976	Stan Mikita 	Player
1976	Al Leader 	Official
1976	
Bruce Norris 	Executive
1977	Johnny Bucyk 	Player
1977	Murray Armstrong 	Player
1977	John Mariucci 	Multiple
1978	Phil Esposito 	Player
1978	Tom Fitzgerald 	Player
1978	William Thayer Tutt 	Executive
1978	Bill Wirtz 	Executive
1979	Bobby Orr 	Player
1980	Bobby Clarke 	Player
1980	Ed Snider 	Executive
1980	Fred Shero 	Coach
1981	Charles M. Schulz 	Executive
1982	Emile P. Francis 	Multiple
1983	Bill Torrey 	Executive
1984	John A. Ziegler, Jr. 	Executive
1984	Art Ross 	Executive
1985	Jack Butterfield 	Executive
1985	Arthur M. Wirtz 	Executive
1986	John MacInnes 	Coach
1986	Jack Riley 	Coach
1987	Hobey Baker 	Player
1987	Frank Mathers 	Coach
1988	Keith Allen 	Executive
1988	Fred Cusick 	Executive
1988	Bob Johnson 	Coach
1989	Dan Kelly 	Executive
1989	Lou Nanne 	Multiple
1989	Lynn Patrick 	Player
1989	Bud Poile 	Multiple
1990	
Len Ceglarski 	Player
1991	Rod Gilbert 	Player
1991	Mike Ilitch 	Executive
1992	Al Arbour 	Coach
1992	Art Berglund 	Executive
1992	Lou Lamoriello 	Executive
1993	Frank Boucher 	Player
1993	Red Dutton 	Executive
1993	Bruce McNall 	Executive
1993	Gil Stein 	Executive
1994	Wayne Gretzky 	Player
1994	Robert Ridder 	Executive
1995	Joe Mullen 	Player
1995	Brian Mullen 	Player
1995	Bob Fleming 	Player
1996	George Gund 	Executive
1996	Ken Morrow 	Player
1996	Milt Schmidt 	Multiple
1997	Seymour H. Knox III 	Executive
1997	Bill Cleary 	Player
1997	Pat LaFontaine 	Player
1998	Peter Karmanos 	Executive
1998	Neal Broten 	Player
1998	John Mayasich 	Player
1998	Max McNab 	Multiple
1999	
Harry Sinden 	Executive
2000	Mario Lemieux 	Player
2000	Craig Patrick 	Multiple
2000	Lou Vairo 	Coach
2001	Gary Bettman 	Executive
2001	Scotty Bowman 	Coach
2001	David Poile 	Executive
2002	Herb Brooks 	Coach
2002	Larry Pleau 	Multiple
2003	Willie O'Ree 	Player
2003	Raymond Bourque 	Player
2003	Ron DeGregorio 	Executive
2004	Mike Emrick 	Executive
2004	John Davidson 	Executive
2004	Ray Miron 	Executive
2005	No winner due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout	-
2006	Red Berenson 	Player
2006	Marcel Dionne 	Player
2006	Reed Larson 	Player
2006	Glen Sonmor 	Player
2006	
Steve Yzerman 	Player
2007	Brian Leetch 	Player
2007	Cammi Granato 	Player
2007	Stan Fischler 	Executive
2007	John Halligan 	Executive
2008	Ted Lindsay 	Player
2008	Bob Naegele, Jr. 	Executive
2008	Brian Burke 	Executive
2008	Phil Housley 	Player
2009	Mark Messier 	Player
2009	Mike Richter 	Player
2009	Jim Devellano 	Executive
2010	Dave Andrews 	Executive
2010	Cam Neely 	Multiple
2010	Jack Parker 	Coach
2010	Jerry York 	Coach
2011	Mark Johnson 	Coach
2011	Jeff Sauer 	Coach
2011	Tony Rossi 	Executive
2011	Bob Pulford 	Multiple
2012	Bob Chase 	Media
2012	Dick Patrick 	Executive
2013	Kevin Allen 	Media
2014	Bill Daly 	Executive
2014	Paul Holmgren 	Multiple
2015	Jeremy Jacobs 	Executive
2015	Bob Crocker 	Multiple
2016	Mark Howe 	Player
2016	Patrick J. Kelly 	Executive
2017	Peter Lindberg 	Executive
2017	Dave Ogrean 	Executive
2018	Jim Johannson† 	Executive
2019	Jack Blatherwick 	Multiple
2020	Lynn Olson 	Multiple
2021	Jack Barzee 	Multiple
2022	Warren Strelow† 	Multiple
2023	Joe Bertagna 	Multiple
Note: posthumous winners in italics.
==References==
*Lester Patrick Trophy at NHL.com
*Lester Patrick Trophy at LegendsofHockey.net
==See also==
*List of members of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame
Category:NHL trophies and awards