Budweiser NHL Man of the Year Award

Defunct National Hockey League award

The Budweiser NHL Man of the Year Award was sponsored by Anheuser-Busch to award a National Hockey League player based on his sportsmanship and involvement with charitable groups. Every NHL team nominates a player and the winner would be chosen by a panel of judges at the start of the Stanley Cup playoffs and receive $21,000 to donate to their charities.[1] The award lasted from the 1987–88 season until the 1991–92 season. Six years later, the NHL established the NHL Foundation Player Award, which served a similar function until it was merged into the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 2017–18.

Winners

Season Winner Nationality Position Team Note
1987–88 Bryan Trottier  Canada
 United States 		Centre New York Islanders [2]
1988–89 Lanny McDonald  Canada Right wing Calgary Flames [3]
1989–90 Kevin Lowe  Canada Defenceman Edmonton Oilers [4]
1990–91 Kevin Dineen  Canada Right wing Hartford Whalers [5]
1991–92 Ryan Walter  Canada Centre Vancouver Canucks [6]

References

  1. ^ Chester Swenson, Selling to a Segmented Market (McGraw-Hill, 1992), ISBN 0-8442-3459-1; trade paperback, pp 126.
  2. ^ PR Newswire (1988-05-23). "Islanders' Bryan Trottier captures first Budweiser-NHL Man of the Year Award". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2010-11-03.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Lanny McDonald". 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
  4. ^ "KEVIN LOWE President, Hockey Operations/Alternate Governor". Edmonton Oilers. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
  5. ^ "NHL Awards". whalershockey.com. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
  6. ^ 1992-93 Vancouver Canucks Yearbook (Vancouver Canuck, 1992), pp 61.