Every Individual Award Winner In Montreal Canadiens History
The Montreal Canadiens are a storied franchise in all ways imaginable. Countless award winners, banners and legends that have hit the ice of both the Montreal Forum and Bell Center.
Trying to compile the lists of individual awards that have been won by a member of the Canadiens can be an intimidating task to follow to say the least. Which is why this colossal task has been done for your viewing pleasure.
The Maurice Richard Trophy, NHL Foundation Player Award. Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award and Jim Gregory GM Of The Year Award have been skipped, as at the time of this writing, are only awards where a member of the Canadiens has yet to win.
Conn Smyth Trophy
The Conn Smythe Trophy is an annual award given “to the most valuable player for his team in the playoffs.” The winner is selected by the Professional Hockey Writers Association at the conclusion of the last game in the Stanley Cup Final. The trophy was presented by Maple Leaf Gardens Limited in 1964 to honor Conn Smythe, the former coach, manager, president and owner-governor of the Toronto Maple Leafs. – nhl.com
- 1965: Jean Beliveau
- 1969: Serge Savard
- 1971: Ken Dryden
- 1973: Yvan Cournoyer
- 1977: Guy Lafleur
- 1978: Larry Robinson
- 1979: Bob Gainey
- 1986: Patrick Roy (pictured below)
- 1993: Patrick Roy
The Hart Memorial Trophy is an annual award given “to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team.” The winner is selected in a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association in all NHL cities at the end of the regular season. The Hart Memorial Trophy was presented by the NHL in 1960 after the original Hart Trophy was retired to the Hockey Hall of Fame. The original trophy was donated to the NHL in 1923 by Dr. David A. Hart, father of Cecil Hart, former manager-coach of the Montreal Canadiens. – nhl.com
- 1927: Herb Gardiner
- 1928: Howie Morenz
- 1931: Howie Morenz
- 1932: Howie Morenz
- 1934: Aurele Joliat
- 1937: Babe Siebert
- 1939: Toe Blake
- 1945: Elmer Lach
- 1947: Maurice Richard
- 1956: Jean Beliveau
- 1961: Bernard Geoffrion
- 1962: Jacques Plante
- 1964: Jean Beliveau
- 1977: Guy Lafleur (pictured below)
- 1978: Guy Lafleur
- 2002: Jose Theodore
- 2015: Carey Price
The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given “to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League.” The winner is selected in a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association at the end of the regular season; each voter ranks the top five candidates on a 10-7-5-3-1 points system. Three finalists are named and the trophy is awarded at the NHL Awards after the playoffs. – nhl.com
- 1941: Johnny Quilty
- 1952: Bernard Geoffrion
- 1959: Ralph Backstrom
- 1962: Bobby Rousseau
- 1964: Jacques Laperriere
- 1972: Ken Dryden (pictured below)
The Vezina Trophy is an annual award given “to the goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at this position” as voted by the general managers of all NHL clubs. Leo Dandurand, Louis Letourneau, and Joe Cattarinich, former owners of the Montreal Canadiens, presented the trophy to the League in 1926-27 in memory of Canadiens goaltender Georges Vezina, who collapsed during an NHL game Nov. 28, 1925, and died of tuberculosis a few months later. – nhl.com
- 1927: George Hainsworth
- 1928: George Hainsworth
- 1929: George Hainsworth
- 1944: Bill Durnan
- 1945: Bill Durnan
- 1946: Bill Durnan
- 1947: Bill Durnan
- 1949: Bill Durnan
- 1950: Bill Durnan
- 1956: Jacques Plante (pictured below)
- 1957: Jacques Plante
- 1958: Jacques Plante
- 1959: Jacques Plante
- 1960: Jacques Plante
- 1962: Jacques Plante
- 1964: Charlie Hodge
- 1966: Gump Worsley/Charlie Hodge
- 1968: Gump Worsley/Rogatien Vachon
- 1973: Ken Dryden
- 1976: Ken Dryden
- 1977: Ken Dryden/Michel Larocque
- 1978: Ken Dryden/Michel Larocque
- 1979: Ken Dryden/ Michel Larocque
- 1982: Denis Herron/Michel Larocque/Richard Sevigny
- 1989: Patrick Roy
- 1990: Patrick Roy
- 1992: Patrick Roy
- 2002: Jose Theodore
- 2015: Carey Price
The James Norris Memorial Trophy is an annual award given “to the defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position.” The winner is selected in a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association at the end of the regular season. The trophy was presented to the NHL in 1953 by the four children of the late James E. Norris in memory of their father, owner-president of the Detroit Red Wings from 1932 to 1952. The first winner was Red Kelly of the Red Wings in 1954. – nhl.com
- 1955: Doug Harvey (pictured below)
- 1956: Doug Harvey
- 1957: Doug Harvey
- 1958: Doug Harvey
- 1959: Tom Johnson
- 1960: Doug Harvey
- 1961: Doug Harvey
- 1966: Jacques Laperriere
- 1977: Larry Robinson
- 1980: Larry Robinson
- 1989: Chris Chelios
- 2013: P.K. Subban
The Art Ross Trophy is an annual award given “to the player who leads the NHL in scoring points at the end of the regular season.” Ross, the longtime manager-coach of the Boston Bruins, presented the trophy to the NHL in 1947. Elmer Lach of the Montreal Canadiens was the first winner in 1948. – nhl.com
- 1948: Elmer Lach
- 1955: Bernard Geoffrion (pictured below)
- 1956: Jean Beliveau
- 1958: Dickie Moore
- 1959: Dickie Moore
- 1961: Bernard Geoffrion
- 1976: Guy Lafleur
- 1977: Guy Lafleur
- 1978: Guy Lafleur
The Frank J. Selke Trophy is an annual award given “to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game.” The winner is selected in a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association at the end of the regular season. The trophy was named after Frank J. Selke, former general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens. It was first awarded after the 1977-78 season. – nhl.com
- 1978: Bob Gainey (pictured below)
- 1979: Bob Gainey
- 1980: Bob Gainey
- 1981: Bob Gainey
- 1988: Guy Carbonneau
- 1989: Guy Carbonneau
- 1992: Guy Carbonneau
The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy is an annual award given “to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability.” The winner is selected in a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association at the end of the regular season; each voter ranks his top five candidates on a 10-7-5-3-1 points system. Three finalists are named and the trophy is presented at the NHL Awards after the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Lady Byng, wife of Canada’s governor general at the time, presented the Lady Byng Trophy in 1925. She decided the first winner would be Frank Nighbor of the Ottawa Senators. Late in the season, Lady Byng invited Nighbor to Rideau Hall, showed him the trophy and asked him if the NHL would accept it as an award for its most gentlemanly player. When Nighbor said he thought it would, Lady Byng, much to Nighbor’s surprise, awarded him the trophy. – nhl.com
- 1946: Toe Blake
- 1988: Mats Naslund (pictured below)
The Ted Lindsay Award (formerly the Lester B. Pearson Award) is presented annually to the “most outstanding player” in the NHL as voted by fellow members of the National Hockey League Players’ Association. The award honors Hockey Hall of Famer Ted Lindsay, an all-star forward known for his skill, tenacity and leadership, as well as for his role in establishing the original Players’ Association. It was first awarded in 1972. – nhl.com
- 1976: Guy Lafleur
- 1977: Guy Lafleur
- 1978: Guy Lafleur
- 2015: Carey Price (pictured below)
The William M. Jennings Trophy is an annual award given to the goalie(s) “having played a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals scored against it” during the regular season. From 1946-81, the Vezina Trophy was awarded on these merits; after the Jennings Trophy was presented by the NHL Board of Governors in 1981, the Vezina was changed to an award honoring the goalie voted to be the best at his position. – nhl.com
- 1982: Rick Wamsley/Denis Herron
- 1987: Patrick Roy/Brian Hayward (Hayward pictured below)
- 1988: Patrick Roy/Brian Hayward
- 1989: Patrick Roy/Brian Hayward
- 1992: Patrick Roy
The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is an annual award under the trusteeship of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association and is given “to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey.” The winner is selected in a poll of all chapters of the PHWA at the end of the regular season. A grant from the PHWA is awarded annually to the Bill Masterton Scholarship Fund, based in Bloomington, Minnesota, in the name of the Masterton Trophy winner. The trophy was presented by the NHL Writers’ Association in 1968 to commemorate the late Bill Masterton, a player for the Minnesota North Stars who exhibited, to a high degree, the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. Masterton died on Jan. 15, 1968, after an injury sustained during a game. The trophy was first awarded following the 1967-68 season. Players from the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers have won five times; the Boston Bruins are next with four. – nhl.com
- 1968: Claude Provost
- 1974: Henri Richard
- 1979: Serge Savard (pictured below)
- 2002: Saku Koivu
- 2012: Max Pacioretty
- 2022: Carey Price
The King Clancy Memorial Trophy is an annual award given “to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community.” The winner is chosen by select members of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association and the NHL Broadcasters’ Association. – nhl.com
- 2007: Saku Koivu (pictured below)
The Jack Adams Award is an annual award presented by the NHL Broadcasters’ Association to “the NHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success.” The winner is determined by a poll among the association’s members at the end of the regular season. The award was first presented in 1974 to commemorate the late Jack Adams, longtime coach and general manager of the Detroit Red Wings. His lifetime dedication to hockey has served as an inspiration to all who aspire to further the game. – nhl.com
- 1977: Scotty Bowman
- 1989: Pat Burns (pictured below)
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