Art Ross Trophy
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| Award details | |
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Given for | "Player who leads the League in points at the end of the regular season." |
| History | |
| First award | 1947–48 NHL season |
| Most recent | Patrick Kane |
The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the National Hockey League (NHL) player who leads the league in points at the end of the regular season. It was presented to the league by former player, General Manager, and head coach Art Ross. The trophy has been awarded 65 times to 27 players since its introduction in the 1947–48 NHL season. Ross is also known for his design of the official NHL puck, with slightly bevelled edges for better control.
The current holder is Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks, who scored 106 points in the 2015–16 season and became the first American-born player to win.
The Art Ross Trophy was presented to the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1947 by Arthur Howey "Art" Ross, former General Manager and head coach of the Boston Bruins and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee as a player.Elmer Lach of the Montreal Canadiens was the winner of the first Art Ross Trophy, which was awarded at the conclusion of the 1947–48 season.
Players from the Pittsburgh Penguins have won the trophy 15 times (all within a 26-season span from 1987–88 to 2014–15); the Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks are tied for second, as players from those teams have won it nine times each. Although Joe Thornton, winner from the 2005–06 season, started the season playing for the Boston Bruins, he finished with the San Jose Sharks and the award counts for the Sharks. Therefore, Boston Bruins have seven players winning the trophy to follow the Blackhawks and Canadiens.
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