Lester B. Pearson Award Totally Explained

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The Lester B. Pearson Award is awarded annually to the National Hockey League's outstanding player in the regular season as judged by the members of the NHL Players Association. The Lester B. Pearson Award has been awarded 36 times to 21 different players since its beginnings in 1971. It is a companion to the Hart Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the League's Most Valuable Player.

History

The award was first handed out at the conclusion of the 1971-72 NHL season. It is named in honour of Lester B. Pearson who was Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968, was a winner of the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize and a former player and coach of the University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's ice hockey team. The voting for the trophy is conducted at the end of the regular season by the members of the NHL Players Association. Of those twelve, only Lafleur, Gretzky, Lemieux, Jagr, St. Louis, and Crosby have also won the Art Ross Trophy for the same season and completed a Hart-Pearson-Art Ross sweep.

Winners

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

Season

Winner	Position	Win #
1970–71	Boston Bruins	C	1
1971–72	New York Rangers	C	1
1972–73	Boston Bruins	C	2
1973–74	Philadelphia Flyers	C	1
1974–75	Boston Bruins	D	1
1975–76	Montreal Canadiens	RW	1
1976–77	Montreal Canadiens	RW	2
1977–78	Montreal Canadiens	RW	3
1978–79	Los Angeles Kings	C	1
1979–80	Los Angeles Kings	C	2
1980–81	St. Louis Blues	G	1
1981–82	Edmonton Oilers	C	1
1982–83	Edmonton Oilers	C	2
1983–84	Edmonton Oilers	C	3
1984–85	Edmonton Oilers	C	4
1985–86	Pittsburgh Penguins	C	1
1986–87	Edmonton Oilers	C	5
1987–88	Pittsburgh Penguins	C	2
1988–89	Detroit Red Wings	C	1
1989–90	Edmonton Oilers	C	1
1990–91	St. Louis Blues	RW	1
1991–92	New York Rangers	C	2
1992–93	Pittsburgh Penguins	C	3
1993–94	Detroit Red Wings	C	1
1994–95	Philadelphia Flyers	C	1
1995–96	Pittsburgh Penguins	C	4
1996–97	Buffalo Sabres	G	1
1997–98	Buffalo Sabres	G	2
1998–99	Pittsburgh Penguins	RW	1
1999–2000	Pittsburgh Penguins	RW	2
2000–01	Colorado Avalanche	C	1
2001–02	Calgary Flames	RW	1
2002–03	Vancouver Canucks	LW	1
2003–04	Tampa Bay Lightning	RW	1
2004–05	-	-	-
2005–06	New York Rangers	RW	3
2006–07	Pittsburgh Penguins	C	1

2007-08 nominees

The finalists for the Lester B. Pearson Award for the 2007-08 NHL season were announced on May 2. The winner will be announced on June 12, 2008. The three finalists are:

Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames (second nomination)
Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (first nomination)
Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (second nomination)

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