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This is an annual award "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 by the Professional
Hockey Writers' Association at the end of the regular schedule. The winner
receives $10,000 and the runners-up $6,000 and $4,000.
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NHL President Clarence Campbell makes presentation to Maple Leafs forward Sid Smith (1951-52 season)
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History
Lady Byng, wife of Canada's Governor-General at the time, presented the Lady
Byng Trophy in 1925. After Frank Boucher of New York Rangers won the award
seven times in eight seasons, he was given the trophy to keep and Lady Byng
donated another trophy in 1936. When Lady Byng died in 1949, the National
Hockey League presented a new trophy, changing the name to the Lady Byng
Memorial Trophy.
JOE SAKIC
COLORADO AVALANCHE
After earning Lady Byng Trophy votes in 11 of his 13 NHL seasons, Joe Sakic finally captured his first award as the league's most sportsmanlike player. Sakic, who also earned the Hart Trophy and was a 1st Team All-Star, narrowly edged Nicklas Lidstrom in the closest voting in Lady Byng Trophy history. He finished second in the NHL with 54 goals, 118 points and a plus-minus recording of +45, while only recording a mere 30 penalty minutes throughout the regular season.
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Trophy Winners
List of Trophies
Exhibits Map
