King Clancy Memorial Trophy

King Clancy Memorial Trophy

Award details
Sport	Ice hockey
Given for	National Hockey League player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and who has made a significant humanitarian contribution in his community
History
First award	1987–88 NHL season
Most recent	Henrik Sedin

The King Clancy Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and who has made a significant humanitarian contribution to his community. Since the award was established in 1988, no player has won it more than once. The winner is chosen by "a special panel of representatives" from the Professional Hockey Writers' Association and the NHL Broadcasters' Association.^[1]

The trophy is named in honour of Francis M. "King" Clancy, a former player for the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs who later went on to become a coach, referee, and team executive. The trophy was first awarded in 1988, and was presented to the NHL by Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard, who called Clancy "one of the greatest humanitarians that ever lived".^[2] It honors similar community service as the Charlie Conacher Humanitarian Award which was retired in 1984.

Five teams have had more than one player win the award. Three Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, and Boston Bruins have each won the award, with Ray Bourque and Dave Poulin winning the award in consecutive years for the same team for the only time in the award's history. Two New York Islanders and Detroit Red Wings have also won the award. Players from the seven different Canadian teams have won this trophy on 12 of the 28 occasions that it has been awarded. Three members each from the Edmonton Oilers, and Calgary Flames, two members from the Vancouver Canucks, as well as one each from the Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Winnipeg Jets have all won the award.

Winners

Brendan Shanahan, 2003 winner

Jarome Iginla, 2004 winner

Shane Doan, 2010 winner

  Player is still active

Season	Winner	Team	Player's humanitarian contribution
1987–88	McDonald, LannyLanny McDonald	Calgary Flames	Supporter of numerous charities in Toronto and Calgary.[3]
1988–89	Trottier, BryanBryan Trottier	New York Islanders	Worked with numerous charities, including the Special Olympics, the Long Island "Just Say No to Drugs" program, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.[4]
1989–90	Lowe, KevinKevin Lowe	Edmonton Oilers	Although very busy as a player and with the NHLPA, he was made the honorary Chairman of the Edmonton City Christmas Bureau, a charity which fed needy persons.[5]
1990–91	Taylor, DaveDave Taylor	Los Angeles Kings	Did a lot of charity work with his team, and also assisted persons with speech impediments, as he had previously overcome one.[6]
1991–92	Bourque, RayRay Bourque	Boston Bruins	Involved in numerous charities; he was most notably the honourable Chairman for Boston's Floating Hospital for Infants and Children.[7]
1992–93	Poulin, DaveDave Poulin	Boston Bruins	Spent a lot of time helping charities; he was Co-Chairman of the March of Dimes "Walk for Life" fundraiser.[8]
1993–94	Graves, AdamAdam Graves	New York Rangers	Was previously recognized by his team and city for his extensive community work. He most notably served as Celebrity Chairman of New York's Family Dynamic program, a charity which assists abused children.[9]
1994–95	Nieuwendyk, JoeJoe Nieuwendyk	Calgary Flames	Was the captain of the Flames, and was leader in most of the Flames' charitable and humanitarian efforts.[10]
1995–96	King, KrisKris King	Winnipeg Jets	Was the Jets' captain as well as a major participant in various charitable organizations.[11]
1996–97	Linden, TrevorTrevor Linden	Vancouver Canucks	Started a program called the "Captain's Crew", which allowed underprivileged children to attend games in a private suite as his guest.[12]
1997–98	Chase, KellyKelly Chase	St. Louis Blues	Heavily involved with the Gateway Project, which helped mentally challenged children get involved in various sports.[13]
1998–99	Ray, RobRob Ray	Buffalo Sabres	Involved with many charities, including the March of Dimes, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, Walk America and the Roswell Cancer Institute and Children's hospital.[14]
1999–2000	Joseph, CurtisCurtis Joseph	Toronto Maple Leafs	Worked mainly with sick children; he started "Cujo's Kids", which placed children with illnesses in a luxury suite at a Leafs game; also created "Cujo's Crease", a special room in the Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto which resembled the Leafs' dressing room.[15]
2000–01	Podein, ShjonShjon Podein	Colorado Avalanche	Founded the Shjon Podein Children's Foundation, which assists sick and underprivileged children.[16]
2001–02	Francis, RonRon Francis	Carolina Hurricanes	Involved in a program with Duke Children's Hospital in Durham, North Carolina that helps children.[17]
2002–03	Shanahan, BrendanBrendan Shanahan	Detroit Red Wings	Started a program that assists with the purchase and installation of smoke detectors for low-income households.[18]
2003–04	Iginla, JaromeJarome Iginla	Calgary Flames	Involved in all of the Flames' community programs, and donated 1,000 dollars for every goal he scored.[19]
2004–05[lower-alpha 1]	& —	& —	& —
2005–06	Kolzig, OlafOlaf Kolzig	Washington Capitals	Co-founded "Athletes against Autism" after discovering that his son, Carson, had autism; also involved with numerous other charities.[20]
2006–07	Koivu, SakuSaku Koivu	Montreal Canadiens	After recovering from cancer, he founded the Saku Koivu Foundation in 2002, which had raised around 2.5 million dollars when Koivu was awarded.[21]
2007–08	Lecavalier, VincentVincent Lecavalier	Tampa Bay Lightning	Work with the Vincent Lecavalier Foundation.[22]
2008–09	Moreau, EthanEthan Moreau	Edmonton Oilers	Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation’s (EOCF) Inner City High School project.[23]
2009–10	Doan, ShaneShane Doan	Phoenix Coyotes	Involved in numerous Phoenix-area charities.[24][25]
2010–11	Weight, DougDoug Weight	New York Islanders
2011–12	Alfredsson, DanielDaniel Alfredsson	Ottawa Senators	Over his 15 seasons with the Senators, Alfredsson has contributed to many local charities and causes, becoming a staple in the community.[26]
2012–13	Bergeron, PatricePatrice Bergeron	Boston Bruins	The Bruins' alternate captain has been involved in many charitable programs. Bergeron's "Patrice's Pals" program brings hospital patients and children's groups to watch Bruins games from a luxury suite.[27]
2013–14	Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference	Edmonton Oilers	The Oilers' captain has been involved in many charitable programs. Ference heads up the November Project in Edmonton, a movement to increase activity in the community.[28]
2014–15	Zetterberg, HenrikHenrik Zetterberg	Detroit Red Wings	The Red Wings' captain and his wife, Emma, give back to the Metro Detroit community through numerous initiatives as well as international causes in Ethiopia, Guatemala and Nepal.[29]
2015–16	Sedin, HenrikHenrik Sedin	Vancouver Canucks	The Canucks' captain is heavily involved in many charitable programs put on by the Canucks. In 2010, he and his brother, Daniel Sedin, donated $1.5 million to the BC Children's Hospital. In 2015, he and Daniel announced that they would be funding "Clubhouse 36", an after-school program for at-risk students in a nearby city. The Sedin twins also established the Sedin Family Foundation in 2014.

Notes

1. Not awarded due to 2004–05 NHL lockout

References

General

"Legends of Hockey". Legends Of Hockey. Retrieved September 15, 2007.

Specific

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