Frank J. Selke Trophy

For the QMJHL award given to the most gentlemanly player, see Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy.

Frank J. Selke Trophy
Established	1977–78 NHL season
Current holder(s)	Patrice Bergeron
Awarded to the	National Hockey League forward who demonstrates the most skill in the defensive component of the game

The Frank J. Selke Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League forward who demonstrates the most skill in the defensive component of the game. The winner is selected by a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association following the regular season. It has been awarded 32 times to 20 different players since the 1977–78 NHL season. The current holder is Ryan O'Reilly of the St. Louis Blues.

History

The trophy was first awarded at the end of the 1977–78 NHL season. It was named after Frank J. Selke, former general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens. The Selke Trophy was the fifth and last of the major NHL awards to be introduced that have been named after General Managers and owners of the Original Six teams, the other awards being the Art Ross Trophy, James Norris Trophy, Conn Smythe Trophy, and Jack Adams Award.

The first recipient was Bob Gainey of the Canadiens, who won the trophy the first four years it was given, and along with Bruin Patrice Bergeron, won it more times than any other player. Guy Carbonneau, Jere Lehtinen, and Pavel Datsyuk are tied for the second-most wins, with three apiece.

The Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings have won the trophy the most times, with 7 awards apiece. The team with the greatest number of unique winners is the Red Wings with 4 -- Sergei Fedorov (twice), Steve Yzerman, Kris Draper, and Datsyuk (three times) -- all coming since 1994.

There has been only one instance in which a Selke Trophy winner was also awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy for Most Valuable Player—Sergei Fedorov captured both trophies during the 1993–94 NHL season. There has not been an instance in which the Art Ross Trophy winner has been awarded the Selke Trophy, though Fedorov finished second in regular season scoring in 1994, while Hart Trophy winner and Art Ross Trophy runner-up Joe Sakic finished second in Selke voting in 2001.

Winners

Bob Gainey, 4 time winner.

Kris Draper, 2004 winner.

Rod Brind'Amour, 2006 and 2007 winner.

Jere Lehtinen, three-time winner (1998, 1999, 2003.)

Patrice Bergeron, 4 time winner.

Positions key

C

Centre

RW

Right Wing

LW

Left Wing

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Season	Winner	Team	Position	Win #
1977–78	Gainey Bob Gainey	Montreal Canadiens	LW	1
1978–79	Gainey Bob Gainey	Montreal Canadiens	LW	2
1979–80	Gainey Bob Gainey	Montreal Canadiens	LW	3
1980–81	Gainey Bob Gainey	Montreal Canadiens	LW	4
1981–82	Kasper Steve Kasper	Boston Bruins	C	1
1982–83	Clarke Bobby Clarke	Philadelphia Flyers	C	1
1983–84	Jarvis Doug Jarvis	Washington Capitals	C	1
1984–85	Ramsay Craig Ramsay	Buffalo Sabres	LW	1
1985–86	Murray Troy Murray	Chicago Black Hawks	C	1
1986–87	Poulin Dave Poulin	Philadelphia Flyers	C	1
1987–88	Carbonneau Guy Carbonneau	Montreal Canadiens	C	1
1988–89	Carbonneau Guy Carbonneau	Montreal Canadiens	C	2
1989–90	Meagher Rick Meagher	St. Louis Blues	C	1
1990–91	Graham Dirk Graham	Chicago Blackhawks	RW	1
1991–92	Carbonneau Guy Carbonneau	Montreal Canadiens	C	3
1992–93	Gilmour Doug Gilmour	Toronto Maple Leafs	C	1
1993–94	Federov Sergei Fedorov	Detroit Red Wings	C	1
1994–95	Francis Ron Francis	Pittsburgh Penguins	C	1
1995–96	Federov Sergei Fedorov	Detroit Red Wings	C	2
1996–97	Peca Michael Peca	Buffalo Sabres	C	1
1997–98	Lehtinen Jere Lehtinen	Dallas Stars	RW	1
1998–99	Lehtinen Jere Lehtinen	Dallas Stars	RW	2
1999–2000	Yzerman Steve Yzerman	Detroit Red Wings	C	1
2000–01	Madden John Madden	New Jersey Devils	C	1
2001–02	Peca Michael Peca	New York Islanders	C	2
2002–03	Lehtinen Jere Lehtinen	Dallas Stars	RW	3
2003–04	Draper Kris Draper	Detroit Red Wings	C	1
2004–05	2004–05 NHL lockout No winner	-	-	-
2005–06	Brind'Amour Rod Brind'Amour	Carolina Hurricanes	C	1
2006–07	Brind'Amour Rod Brind'Amour	Carolina Hurricanes	C	2
2007–08	Datsyuk Pavel Datsyuk	Detroit Red Wings	C	1
2008–09	Datsyuk Pavel Datsyuk	Detroit Red Wings	C	2
2009–10	Datsyuk Pavel Datsyuk	Detroit Red Wings	C	3
2010–11	Kesler Ryan Kesler	Vancouver Canucks	C	1
2011–12	Bergeron Patrice Bergeron	Boston Bruins	C	1
2012–13	Toews Jonathan Toews	Chicago Blackhawks	C	1
2013–14	Bergeron Patrice Bergeron	Boston Bruins	C	2
2014–15	Bergeron Patrice Bergeron	Boston Bruins	C	3
2015–16	Kopitar Anze Kopitar	Los Angeles Kings	C	1
2016–17	Bergeron Patrice Bergeron	Boston Bruins	C	4
2017–18	Kopitar Anze Kopitar	Los Angeles Kings	C	2
2018–19	O'Reilly Ryan O'Reilly	St. Louis Blues	C	1

See Also

• List of National Hockey League awards
• List of NHL players
• List of NHL statistical leaders
• two-way forward

References

General

• Frank J. Selke Trophy history at NHL.com
• Frank J. Selke Trophy history at Legends of Hockey.net

Specific