King Clancy Memorial Trophy

The King Clancy Memorial Trophy is a sports award given 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. The winner is chosen by "a special panel of representatives" from the Professional Hockey Writers' Association and the NHL Broadcasters' Association.[1]

King Clancy Memorial Trophy
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	Jason Zucker Minnesota Wild

The trophy is named in honour of Francis M. "King" Clancy, a former player for the original Ottawa Senators and the 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 honours 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 members of the Vancouver Canucks, 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 history of the award. Two New York Islanders and Detroit Red Wings have also won the award. Players from the seven different Canadian teams have won the trophy on 12 of the 28 occasions that it has been awarded. Three members each from the Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, and Vancouver Canucks, as well as one each from the Montreal Canadiens, Minnesota Wild, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the original Winnipeg Jets have each won the award. Henrik Sedin is the only player who has won it more than once. Henrik and his brother Daniel are the only recipients to have won the trophy jointly.

Winners

Brendan Shanahan, 2003 winner

Jarome Iginla, 2004 winner

Shane Doan, 2010 winner

Daniel Sedin (front) and Henrik Sedin (back), both 2018 winners; Henrik is also the 2016 winner, and is the only player to have won more than once.

  Player is still active

Season	Winner	Team	Player's humanitarian contribution
1987–88	Lanny McDonald	Calgary Flames	Supporter of numerous charities in Toronto and Calgary.[3]
1988–89	Bryan 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	Kevin 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	Dave 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	Ray 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	Dave 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	Adam 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	Joe Nieuwendyk	Calgary Flames	Was the captain of the Flames, and was leader in most of the Flames' charitable and humanitarian efforts.[10]
1995–96	Kris King	Winnipeg Jets	Was the Jets' captain as well as a major participant in various charitable organizations.[11]
1996–97	Trevor 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	Kelly Chase	St. Louis Blues	Heavily involved with the Gateway Project, which helped mentally challenged children get involved in various sports.[13]
1998–99	Rob 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	Curtis 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	Shjon Podein	Colorado Avalanche	Founded the Shjon Podein Children's Foundation, which assists sick and underprivileged children.[16]
2001–02	Ron Francis	Carolina Hurricanes	Involved in a program with Duke Children's Hospital in Durham, North Carolina that helps children.[17]
2002–03	Brendan Shanahan	Detroit Red Wings	Started a program that assists with the purchase and installation of smoke detectors for low-income households.[18]
2003–04	Jarome 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	Olaf 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	Saku 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	Vincent Lecavalier	Tampa Bay Lightning	Work with the Vincent Lecavalier Foundation.[22]
2008–09	Ethan Moreau	Edmonton Oilers	Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation's (EOCF) Inner City High School project.[23]
2009–10	Shane Doan	Phoenix Coyotes	Involved in numerous Phoenix-area charities.[24][25]
2010–11	Doug Weight	New York Islanders
2011–12	Daniel 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	Patrice 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	Andrew 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	Henrik 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	Henrik Sedin (1)	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.[30]
2016–17	Nick Foligno	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nick Foligno and wife, Janelle, donated $1 million to Children's hospitals in Columbus and Boston. Foligno also supports the Janis Foligno Foundation, in memory of his mother, who died due to cancer in 2009.
2017–18	Daniel Sedin	Vancouver Canucks	In their final season, the Sedin twins became the first duo to win the award. The Sedins contributed greatly to countless charitable programs created by both the Canucks and themselves over the course of 18 years. One of which was helping raise $42 million for the Canucks for Kids fund since 2000. Their win was a career achievement award, honouring the Sedins for both their on-ice and off-ice efforts over their careers.[31]
	Henrik Sedin (2)
2018–19	Jason Zucker	Minnesota Wild	Zucker and his wife Carly began a campaign in 2017-18 to raise funds for the Zucker Family Suite and Broadcast Studio at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital in Minneapolis. The #GIVE16 campaign started with a $160,000 donation by the Zuckers and has raised over $1.2 million.[32]

Notes

1. Not awarded due to 2004–05 NHL lockout

References

General

• "King Clancy Trophy". National Hockey League. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
• "Legends of Hockey". Legends Of Hockey. Retrieved September 15, 2007.

Specific

1. "Thornton, Lidstrom, Ovechkin win at NHL awards". ESPN. June 23, 2006. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
2. "Ballard honors Clancy's life with trophy". Ottawa Citizen. December 17, 1986. p. F3. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
3. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Lanny McDonald". Legends Of Hockey. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
4. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Bryan Trottier". Legends Of Hockey. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
5. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Kevin Lowe". Legends Of Hockey. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
6. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Dave Taylor". Legends Of Hockey. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
7. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Ray Bourque". Legends Of Hockey. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
8. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Dave Poulin". Legends Of Hockey. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
9. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Adam Graves". Legends Of Hockey. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
10. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Joe Nieuwendyk". Legends Of Hockey. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
11. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Kris King". Legends Of Hockey. Archived from the original on April 19, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
12. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Trevor Linden". Legends Of Hockey. Archived from the original on April 19, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
13. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Kelly Chase". Legends Of Hockey. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
14. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Rob Ray". Legends Of Hockey. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
15. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Curtis Joseph". Legends Of Hockey. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
16. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Shjon Podein". Legends Of Hockey. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
17. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Ron Francis". Legends Of Hockey. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
18. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Brendan Shanahan". Legends Of Hockey. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
19. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Jarome Iginla". Legends Of Hockey. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
20. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Olaf Kolzig". Legends Of Hockey. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
21. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Saku Koivu". Legends Of Hockey. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
22. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Vincent Lecavalier". Legends Of Hockey. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
23. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Ethan Moreau". Legends Of Hockey. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
24. O'Brien, James (2010-06-23). "Shane Doan receives King Clancy Award". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
25. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Shane Doan". Legends Of Hockey. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
26. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: Daniel Alfredsson". Legends Of Hockey. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
27. "Bergeron Named King Clancy Trophy Winner". National Hockey League. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
28. "Bergeron Named King Clancy Trophy Winner". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
29. "Red Wings' Zetterberg awarded King Clancy Trophy". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
30. "Henrik Sedin Awarded 15.16 King Clancy Trophy". Canucks.com.
31. Benjamin, Amalie (June 20, 2018). "Sedins' contributions with Canucks result in King Clancy Memorial Trophy". NHL.
32. "Jason Zucker named recipient of 2019 King Clancy Memorial Trophy". NHL. June 19, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.