Conn Smythe Trophy

Conn Smythe Trophy.

The Conn Smythe Trophy is a trophy in the National Hockey League awarded to the most valuable player in the playoffs each year. It was first awarded in 1965. Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche goaltender Patrick Roy has won it three times, more than any other player.

Normally the trophy goes to a player of the Stanley Cup champion. Sometimes it goes to someone on the losing team. Trophy winners on losing teams are marked with as asterisk (*) in the list below.

Winners

Patrick Roy, the only three-time winner and, as of 2017, the only player in NHL history to win the award with more than one team.

Bernie Parent, two-time winner and the first player to win the award in consecutive years.

Mario Lemieux, two-time winner and the second player to win the award in consecutive years.

Alexander Ovechkin, one-time winner and the 2018 trophy winner.

Positions key

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

     Player is still active in the NHL

     Player was a member of the defeated team in the Stanley Cup Finals

Conn Smythe Trophy winners

Year	Winner	Team	Position	Win #	Team win #
1965	Beliveau, JeanJean Beliveau	Montreal Canadiens	C	1	1
1966	Crozier, RogerRoger Crozier	Detroit Red Wings	G	1	1
1967	Keon, DaveDave Keon	Toronto Maple Leafs	C	1	1
1968	Hall, GlennGlenn Hall	St. Louis Blues	G	1	1
1969	Savard, SergeSerge Savard	Montreal Canadiens	D	1	2
1970	Orr, BobbyBobby Orr	Boston Bruins	D	1	1
1971	Dryden, KenKen Dryden	Montreal Canadiens	G	1	3
1972	Orr, BobbyBobby Orr	Boston Bruins	D	2	2
1973	Cournoyer, YvanYvan Cournoyer	Montreal Canadiens	RW	1	4
1974	Parent, BernieBernie Parent	Philadelphia Flyers	G	1	1
1975	Parent, BernieBernie Parent	Philadelphia Flyers	G	2	2
1976	Leach, ReggieReggie Leach	Philadelphia Flyers	RW	1	3
1977	Lafleur, GuyGuy Lafleur	Montreal Canadiens	RW	1	5
1978	Robinson, LarryLarry Robinson	Montreal Canadiens	D	1	6
1979	Gainey, BobBob Gainey	Montreal Canadiens	LW	1	7
1980	Trottier, BryanBryan Trottier	New York Islanders	C	1	1
1981	Goring, ButchButch Goring	New York Islanders	C	1	2
1982	Bossy, MikeMike Bossy	New York Islanders	RW	1	3
1983	Smith, BillyBilly Smith	New York Islanders	G	1	4
1984	Messier, MarkMark Messier	Edmonton Oilers	C	1	1
1985	Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	C	1	2
1986	Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy	Montreal Canadiens	G	1	8
1987	Hextall, RonRon Hextall	Philadelphia Flyers	G	1	4
1988	Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	C	2	3
1989	MacInnis, AlAl MacInnis	Calgary Flames	D	1	1
1990	Ranford, BillBill Ranford	Edmonton Oilers	G	1	4
1991	Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	C	1	1
1992	Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	C	2	2
1993	Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy	Montreal Canadiens	G	2	9
1994	Leetch, BrianBrian Leetch	New York Rangers	D	1	1
1995	Lemieux, ClaudeClaude Lemieux	New Jersey Devils	RW	1	1
1996	Sakic, JoeJoe Sakic	Colorado Avalanche	C	1	1
1997	Vernon, MikeMike Vernon	Detroit Red Wings	G	1	2
1998	Yzerman, SteveSteve Yzerman	Detroit Red Wings	C	1	3
1999	Nieuwendyk, JoeJoe Nieuwendyk	Dallas Stars	C	1	1
2000	Stevens, ScottScott Stevens	New Jersey Devils	D	1	2
2001	Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy	Colorado Avalanche	G	3	2
2002	Lidstrom, NicklasNicklas Lidstrom	Detroit Red Wings	D	1	4
2003	Giguere, Jean-SebastienJean-Sebastien Giguere	Anaheim, Mighty Ducks ofMighty Ducks of Anaheim	G	1	1
2004	Richards, BradBrad Richards	Tampa Bay Lightning	C	1	1
2005	& —
2006	Ward, CamCam Ward	Carolina Hurricanes	G	1	1
2007	Niedermayer, ScottScott Niedermayer	Anaheim Ducks	D	1	2
2008	Zetterberg, HenrikHenrik Zetterberg	Detroit Red Wings	C	1	5
2009	Malkin, EvgeniEvgeni Malkin	Pittsburgh Penguins	C	1	3
2010	Toews, JonathanJonathan Toews	Chicago Blackhawks	C	1	1
2011	Thomas, TimTim Thomas	Boston Bruins	G	1	3
2012	Quick, JonathanJonathan Quick	Los Angeles Kings	G	1	1
2013	Kane, PatrickPatrick Kane	Chicago Blackhawks	RW	1	2
2014	Williams, JustinJustin Williams	Los Angeles Kings	RW	1	2
2015	Keith, DuncanDuncan Keith	Chicago Blackhawks	D	1	3
2016	Crosby, SidneySidney Crosby	Pittsburgh Penguins	C	1	4
2017	Crosby, SidneySidney Crosby	Pittsburgh Penguins	C	2	5
2018	Ovechkin, AlexanderAlexander Ovechkin	Washington Capitals	LW	1	1
2019	O'Reilly, RyanRyan O'Reilly	St. Louis Blues	C	1	2

Conn Smythe Trophy Media

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  Photograph of the Conn Smythe Trophy at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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  Jean Beliveau, first recipient of the award, in 1965

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  Patrick Roy, the only three-time winner and, as of 2024, the only player in NHL history to win the award with more than one team

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  Sidney Crosby with the trophy, two-time winner and third player to win the award in consecutive years

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  Jonathan Marchessault, the 2023 award winner

Related pages

• List of NHL players
• List of NHL statistical leaders