Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy

Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy
Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy
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Sport	Ice hockey
Given for	National Hockey League's top goal scorer
History
First award	1998–99 NHL season
Most wins	Alexander Ovechkin (8)
Most recent	Auston Matthews; Toronto Maple Leafs

The Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy, sometimes known as the Maurice Richard Trophy is a trophy in the National Hockey League awarded to the leading goal scorer each year. It was first awarded in 1998. The trophy is named after hockey legend, Maurice "Rocket" Richard. The current holder of the trophy is Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Winners

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Alexander Ovechkin, eight-time winner

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Pavel Bure, two-time winner

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Jarome Iginla, two-time winner

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Steven Stamkos, two-time winner

Key

^(#) Wins including leading goal scorers prior to the trophy's formal introduction
* Season shortened by the 2012–13 NHL lockout

Player is still active Eligible player not yet elected to Hockey Hall of Fame Inactive player not yet eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame

Season	Winner	Team	Goals	Games	#
1998–99	Selanne, TeemuTeemu Selanne	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	47	75	1 ⁽³⁾
1999–2000	Bure, PavelPavel Bure	Florida Panthers	58	74	1 ⁽²⁾
2000–01	Bure, PavelPavel Bure	Florida Panthers	59	82	2 ⁽³⁾
2001–02	Iginla, JaromeJarome Iginla	Calgary Flames	52	82	1
2002–03	Hejduk, MilanMilan Hejduk	Colorado Avalanche	50	82	1
2003–04	Nash, RickRick Nash	Columbus Blue Jackets	41	80	1
	Kovalchuk, IlyaIlya Kovalchuk	Atlanta Thrashers	41	81	1
	Iginla, JaromeJarome Iginla	Calgary Flames	41	81	2
2004–05	No winner was named due to the lockout.
2005–06	Cheechoo, JonathanJonathan Cheechoo	San Jose Sharks	56	82	1
2006–07	Lecavalier, VincentVincent Lecavalier	Tampa Bay Lightning	52	82	1
2007–08	Ovechkin, AlexanderAlexander Ovechkin	Washington Capitals	65	82	1
2008–09	Ovechkin, AlexanderAlexander Ovechkin	Washington Capitals	56	79	2
2009–10	Crosby, SidneySidney Crosby	Pittsburgh Penguins	51	81	1
2009–10	Stamkos, StevenSteven Stamkos	Tampa Bay Lightning	51	82	1
2010–11	Perry, CoreyCorey Perry	Anaheim Ducks	50	82	1
2011–12	Stamkos, StevenSteven Stamkos	Tampa Bay Lightning	60	82	2
2012–13*	Ovechkin, AlexanderAlexander Ovechkin	Washington Capitals	32	48	3
2013–14	Ovechkin, AlexanderAlexander Ovechkin	Washington Capitals	51	78	4
2014–15	Ovechkin, AlexanderAlexander Ovechkin	Washington Capitals	53	81	5
2015–16	Ovechkin, AlexanderAlexander Ovechkin	Washington Capitals	50	79	6
2016–17	Crosby, SidneySidney Crosby	Pittsburgh Penguins	44	75	2
2017–18	Ovechkin, AlexanderAlexander Ovechkin	Washington Capitals	49	82	7
2018–19	Ovechkin, AlexanderAlexander Ovechkin	Washington Capitals	51	81	8
2019–20**	Ovechkin, AlexanderAlexander Ovechkin	Washington Capitals	48	68	9
2019–20**	Pastrnak, DavidDavid Pastrnak	Boston Bruins	48	70	1
2020–21**	Matthews, AustonAuston Matthews	Toronto Maple Leafs	41	52	1
2021–22	Matthews, AustonAuston Matthews	Toronto Maple Leafs	60	73	2
2022–23	McDavid, ConnorConnor McDavid	Edmonton Oilers	64	82	1
2023–24	Matthews, AustonAuston Matthews	Toronto Maple Leafs	69	81	3

Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy Media

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Teemu Selanne, inaugural winner of the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy
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Alexander Ovechkin, nine-time winner
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Sidney Crosby, two-time winner
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Auston Matthews, three-time winner

Related pages

Other websites

Maurice Richard Trophy on NHL.com