NHL PLUS/MINUS AWARD

The 'NHL Plus-Minus Award' is awarded annually to the player in the National Hockey League that leads the league in plus/minus.
The award was first given in the 1983 season (as the "Emery Edge Plus-Minus Award") and is sponsored by commercial businesses. It has had numerous sponsors over the years and is currently known as the '''Bud Light'' Plus-Minus Award'.
Since the award's inception, it has been won by Edmonton Oilers 4 times, and Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues, and Detroit Red Wings 3 times each. Since the league began tracking plus/minus as a statistic (counting co-leaders as fractional winners), Boston Bruins have led the league 7 times, Edmonton Oilers 5 times, and Philadelphia Flyers 4.5 times.

Contents

NHL Plus-Minus Award winners

Plus/Minus leaders (prior to award being given)

History of names

See also

References

NHL Plus-Minus Award winners

★ 2007 - Thomas Vanek, Buffalo Sabres (+47)

★ 2006 - Wade Redden, Ottawa Senators and Michal Rozsival, New York Rangers (+35)

★ 2005 - ''No winner due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout''

★ 2004 - Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning and Marek Malik, Vancouver Canucks (+35)

★ 2003 - Peter Forsberg & Milan Hejduk, Colorado Avalanche (+52)

★ 2002 - Chris Chelios, Detroit Red Wings (+40)

★ 2001 - Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche and Patrik Elias, New Jersey Devils (+45)

★ 2000 - Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues (+52)

★ 1999 - John LeClair, Philadelphia Flyers (+36)

★ 1998 - Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues (+47)

★ 1997 - John LeClair, Philadelphia Flyers (+44)

★ 1996 - Vladimir Konstantinov, Detroit Red Wings (+60)

★ 1995 - Ron Francis, Pittsburgh Penguins (+30)

★ 1994 - Scott Stevens, New Jersey Devils (+53)

★ 1993 - Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins (+55)

★ 1992 - Paul Ysebaert, Detroit Red Wings (+44)

★ 1991 - Marty McSorley, Los Angeles Kings, & Theo Fleury, Calgary Flames (+48)

★ 1990 - Paul Cavallini, St. Louis Blues (+38)

★ 1989 - Joe Mullen, Calgary Flames (+51)

★ 1988 - Brad McCrimmon, Calgary Flames (+48)

★ 1987 - Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers (+70)

★ 1986 - Mark Howe, Philadelphia Flyers (+85)

★ 1985 - Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers (+98)

★ 1984 - Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers (+76)

★ 1983 - Charlie Huddy, Edmonton Oilers (+62)

Plus/Minus leaders (prior to award being given)

★ 1982 - Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers (+81)

★ 1981 - Brian Engblom, Montreal Canadiens (+63)

★ 1980 - Jim Schoenfeld, Buffalo Sabres, & Jimmy Watson, Philadelphia Flyers (+60)

★ 1979 - Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders (+104)

★ 1978 - Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens (+73)

★ 1977 - Larry Robinson, Montreal Canadiens (+120)

★ 1976 - Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia Flyers (+83)

★ 1975 - Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins (+80)

★ 1974 - Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins (+84)

★ 1973 - Jacques Laperriere, Montreal Canadiens (+78)

★ 1972 - Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins (+86)

★ 1971 - Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins (+124)

★ 1970 - Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins (+54)

★ 1969 - Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins (+65)

★ 1968 - Dallas Smith, Boston Bruins (+33)

History of names

The following are the names by which the NHL Plus/Minus Award has gone by in the past:

★ 1982-83 to 1987-88: Emery Edge Award

★ 1988-89 (no formal award)

★ 1989-90 to 1995-96: Alka-Seltzer Plus Award

★ 1996-97 to 1997-98: Bud Ice Plus-Minus Award

★ 1998-99 to present: Bud Light Plus-Minus Award

See also

★ List of NHL players

★ List of NHL statistical leaders

References

★ statshockey.homestead.com