NHL Foundation Player Award

NHL Foundation Player Award
Established	1997–98 NHL season
Current holder(s)	Dustin Brown
Awarded to the	NHL player who applies the core values of hockey—commitment, perseverance and teamwork—to enrich the lives of people in his community

The NHL Foundation Player Award is awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) player "who applies the core values of (ice) hockey—commitment, perseverance and teamwork—to enrich the lives of people in his community".^[1] The winner is given a grant of US$25,000 to help causes that the winner supports.^[2] The recipient of the NHL Foundation Player Award is decided by a panel that consists of NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHL executives Pat Flatley, Bernadette Mansur and Kenneth Martin, Jr.^[1] Many players have been awarded as a result of large charitable contributions to their community. For instance, Vincent Lecavalier received the award in 2008 for committing US$3 million to build The Vincent Lecavalier Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorder Center at All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida.^[1]

Thirteen players have won the NHL Foundation Player Award since its inception. Kelly Chase was awarded the inaugural NHL Foundation Player Award in 1998.^[3] Dustin Brown is the most recent winner of the award.^[4] No player has ever won the award twice. The Buffalo Sabres are the only team to have been represented twice by winners. The award is closely related to the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, as both are awarded to a player who has made a significant humanitarian contribution to his community.^[5] German Olaf Kolzig, Americans Ryan Miller and Brown are the only non-Canadian winners, while Ron Francis is the only winner to have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.^[6]

Winners

Ron Francis won the award in 2002.

Trevor Linden won the award in 2008.

*	Denotes player who is still active
†	Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame

Season	Winner	Nationality	Position	Team	Note
1997–98	Chase, KellyKelly Chase	Canada	Right wing	St. Louis Blues	[3]
1998–99	Ray, RobRob Ray	Canada	Right wing	Buffalo Sabres	[7]
1999–2000	Graves, AdamAdam Graves	Canada	Left wing	New York Rangers	[8]
2000–01	Kolzig, OlafOlaf Kolzig	Germany	Goaltender	Washington Capitals	[9]
2001–02	Francis, RonRon Francis†	Canada	Centre	Carolina Hurricanes	[10]
2002–03	McCarty, DarrenDarren McCarty	Canada	Right wing	Detroit Red Wings	[2]
2003–04	Iginla, JaromeJarome Iginla*	Canada	Right wing	Calgary Flames	[11]
2004–05[a]	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Turco, MartyMarty Turco*	Canada	Goaltender	Dallas Stars	[12]
2006–07	Sakic, JoeJoe Sakic	Canada	Centre	Colorado Avalanche	[13]
2007–08[b]	Lecavalier, VincentVincent Lecavalier*	Canada	Centre	Tampa Bay Lightning	[1]
2007–08[b]	Linden, TrevorTrevor Linden	Canada	Right wing	Vancouver Canucks	[1]
2008–09	Nash, RickRick Nash*	Canada	Left wing	Columbus Blue Jackets	[14]
2009–10	Miller, RyanRyan Miller*	United States	Goaltender	Buffalo Sabres	[4]
2010–11	Brown, DustinDustin Brown*	United States	Right wing	Los Angeles Kings	[4]

Notes

• ^a No award was presented due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout.
• ^b Denotes joint winners

2010–11 finalists

The finalists for the award for the 2010–11 season were announced on May 2, 2011. The trophy winner will be announced on June 22, 2011 at the NHL Awards ceremony.^[15]

• Dustin Brown, Los Angeles Kings (third nomination)
• Mike Green, Washington Capitals (first nomination)
• Daniel and Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks (first nomination)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Vincent Lecavalier and Trevor Linden Receive NHL Foundation Player Award for Outstanding Community Service". NHL.com. 2008-05-22. http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=364082. Retrieved 2008-05-22. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Associated Press (2003-05-27). "Wings' McCarty wins charity award". Sporting News. http://tsn.sportingnews.com/nhl/articles/20030527/475557.html. Retrieved 2009-02-15. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Elliott, Helen (2000-02-29). "McSorley incident leaves questions but few answers". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2000/feb/29/sports/sp-3671. Retrieved 2009-02-15. 
4. ^ ^{a b c} "NHL Foundation Award". NHL.com. http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=62989. Retrieved 2011-06-23. 
5. ^ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy". Hockey Hall of Fame. http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/silver_splashkingclancy.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-15. 
6. ^ "Players by Induction Year". Hockey Hall of Fame. http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMembersByYear.jsp?type=Player. Retrieved 2009-02-15. 
7. ^ Associated Press (1999-03-19). "Fast times for junior hockey hopefuls". CNN Sports Illustrated. http://quicktime.cnnsi.com/hockey/nhl/news/1999/03/19/nhl_notes/. Retrieved 2009-02-15. 
8. ^ Cerny, Jim (2009-01-27). "Awards were reflection of Graves' character". New York Rangers. http://rangers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=406566. Retrieved 2009-02-15. 
9. ^ "Olie Kolzig awarded King Clancy Memorial Trophy". Washington Capitals. 2006-06-23. http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=316249&page=NewsPage&service=page. Retrieved 2009-02-15. 
10. ^ Associated Press (2002-05-17). "Carolina's Francis wins community service award". Sporting News. http://tsn.sportingnews.com/nhl/articles/20020517/404335.html. Retrieved 2009-02-15. 
11. ^ The Canadian Press (2004-06-11). "Lightning's St. Louis is NHL MVP". CBC Sports. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2004/06/10/nhl-awards040610.html. Retrieved 2009-02-15. 
12. ^ Heika, Mike (2006-10-31). "Stars' Turco saves time for charities". The Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/hockey/stars/stories/103106dnspostarslede.22fa7a4.html. Retrieved 2009-02-15. 
13. ^ Dater, Adrian (2007-10-16). "Sakic's generosity prompts more giving". The Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/avalanche/ci_7188108?loc=interstitialskip. Retrieved 2009-01-15. 
14. ^ "Columbus Blue Jackets Captain Rick Nash Named Recipient of 2008-09 NHL Foundation Player Award". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2009-06-18. http://bluejackets.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=426014. Retrieved 2009-06-18. 
15. ^ The Canadian Press (2011-05-02). "Brown nominated once again for NHL Foundation Player Award". The Sports Network. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=364387. Retrieved 2011-05-03.