Mark Messier Leadership Award

*Trophy name: Mark Messier Leadership Award
*Established: 2006–07 NHL season
*Holder: Mats Sundin
*Awarded: Individual who leads by positive example through on-ice performance, motivation of team members and a dedication to community activities and charitable causes.
The Mark Messier Leadership Award is a National Hockey League (NHL) award that recognizes an individual as a superior leader within their sport, and as a contributing member of society. The award honors an individual who leads by positive example through on-ice performance, motivation of team members and a dedication to community activities and charitable causes. It was first awarded during 2006–07 NHL season and sponsored by Cold-fX, is given to a player selected by Mark Messier who best exemplifies leadership skills on and off the ice.
==History==
Sponsored by Cold-fX, the Mark Messier Leadership Award worked quite differently in its first season compared to most other trophies in the NHL. In 2006, five players were honored with monthly awards as selected by the NHL based on the qualification of potential recipients, while the final decision was made by Mark Messier. The league did not announce monthly winners in 2007. At the end of the regular season, one player is chosen as the Leader of the Year. The first winner of the annual award was Chris Chelios of the Detroit Red Wings.
The award was named after Mark Messier, a longtime player in the NHL. Messier is, to date, the only person to be the captain of two different teams that won the Stanley Cup, doing so with the Edmonton Oilers in 1990 and the New York Rangers in 1994.
==Winners==
Year	Winner 	Team 	Month 	Monthly Recipient	Team 	 	 	
2006	Chris Chelios	Detroit Red Wings	November	Brendan Shanahan 	 	December	Scott Niedermayer 	
2006	Chris Chelios	Detroit Red Wings	January 	Sidney Crosby 	 	February	Vincent Lecavalier	Tampa Bay Lightning
2006	Chris Chelios	Detroit Red Wings	March 	Roberto Luongo 	 	 	 	
2006	Chris Chelios	Detroit Red Wings	2007 	Mats Sundin 	Toronto Maple Leafs	— 	— 	—
2006	Chris Chelios	Detroit Red Wings	 	 	 	 	 	
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