Viking Award

Viking Award
Date1976 (1976)–
CountrySweden

The Viking Award is awarded annually to the best Swedish ice hockey player in North America. The winner is decided by a vote among all Swedish-born players participating in the NHL or the NHL farm-team leagues. Mats Sundin has received the award four times, the most for any player. Five players have received the award three times (shown in order of third award date): Börje Salming, Peter Forsberg, Markus Näslund, Henrik Zetterberg and Erik Karlsson.

Winners

Season Winner Team Position Win #
1975–76 Börje Salming Toronto Maple Leafs D 1
1976–77 Börje Salming Toronto Maple Leafs D 2
1977–78 Ulf Nilsson Winnipeg Jets C 1
1978–79 Börje Salming Toronto Maple Leafs D 3
1979–80 Anders Hedberg New York Rangers RW 1
1980–81 Kent Nilsson Calgary Flames C 1
1981–82 Thomas Gradin Vancouver Canucks C 1
1982–83 Pelle Lindbergh Philadelphia Flyers G 1
1983–84 Patrik Sundström Vancouver Canucks F 1
1984–85 Mats Näslund Montreal Canadiens LW 1
1985–86 Mats Näslund Montreal Canadiens LW 2
1986–87 Tomas Sandström New York Rangers RW 1
1987–88 Håkan Loob Calgary Flames RW 1
1988–89 Patrik Sundström New Jersey Devils F 2
1989–90 Thomas Steen Winnipeg Jets F 1
1990–91 Tomas Sandström Los Angeles Kings RW 2
1991–92 Calle Johansson Washington Capitals D 1
1992–93 Mats Sundin Quebec Nordiques C 1
1993–94 Mats Sundin Quebec Nordiques C 2
1994–95 Mikael Renberg Philadelphia Flyers RW 1
1995–96 Peter Forsberg Colorado Avalanche C 1
1996–97 Mats Sundin Toronto Maple Leafs C 3
1997–98 Peter Forsberg Colorado Avalanche C 2
1998–99 Peter Forsberg Colorado Avalanche C 3
1999–2000 Nicklas Lidström Detroit Red Wings D 1
2000–01 Markus Näslund Vancouver Canucks LW 1
2001–02 Mats Sundin Toronto Maple Leafs C 4
2002–03 Markus Näslund Vancouver Canucks LW 2
2003–04 Markus Näslund Vancouver Canucks LW 3
2004–05 No prize was awarded due to 2004–05 NHL lockout
2005–06 Nicklas Lidström Detroit Red Wings D 2
2006-07 Henrik Zetterberg Detroit Red Wings LW 1
2007–08 Henrik Zetterberg Detroit Red Wings LW 2
2008–09 Nicklas Bäckström Washington Capitals C 1
2009–10 Henrik Sedin Vancouver Canucks C 1
2010–11 Daniel Sedin Vancouver Canucks LW 1
2011–12 Erik Karlsson Ottawa Senators D 1
2012–13 Henrik Zetterberg Detroit Red Wings LW 3
2013–14 Alexander Steen St. Louis Blues LW 1
2014–15 Nicklas Bäckström Washington Capitals C 2
2015–16 Erik Karlsson Ottawa Senators D 2
2016–17 Erik Karlsson Ottawa Senators D 3
2017–18 William Karlsson Vegas Golden Knights C 1
2018–19 Elias Lindholm Calgary Flames C 1
2019–20 No prize was awarded due to impact on NHL of the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 No prize was awarded due to impact on NHL of the COVID-19 pandemic

Source:

  • This article is translated from the corresponding article of the Swedish Wikipedia, retrieved 20 February 2022.

See also

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