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The #1 Ranked NHL Player of the Year
Notes: Ranking Explanations
| Year | #1 Ranked Player | Team |
| 1918 | Joe Malone | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1919 | Newsy Lalonde | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1920 | Joe Malone | Quebec Bulldogs |
| 1921 | Newsy Lalonde | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1922 | Punch Broadbent | Ottawa Senators |
| 1923 | Babe Dye | Toronto St. Patricks |
| 1924 | Georges Boucher | Ottawa Senators |
| 1925 | Babe Dye | Toronto St. Patricks |
| 1926 | Nels Stewart | Montreal Maroons |
| 1927 | Bill Cook | New York Rangers |
| 1928 | Howie Morenz | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1929 | Ace Bailey | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 1930 | Cooney Weiland | Boston Bruins |
| 1931 | Howie Morenz | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1932 | Charlie Conacher | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 1933 | Bill Cook | New York Rangers |
| 1934 | Charlie Conacher | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 1935 | Charlie Conacher | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 1936 | Sweeney Schriner | New York Americans |
| 1937 | Sweeney Schriner | New York Americans |
| 1938 | Gordie Drillon | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 1939 | Toe Blake | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1940 | Milt Schmidt | Boston Bruins |
| 1941 | Bill Cowley | Boston Bruins |
| 1942 | Lynn Patrick | New York Rangers |
| 1943 | Doug Bentley | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1944 | Herb Cain | Boston Bruins |
| 1945 | Maurice Richard | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1946 | Max Bentley | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1947 | Maurice Richard | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1948 | Elmer Lach | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1949 | Roy Conacher | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1950 | Maurice Richard | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1951 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1952 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1953 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1954 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1955 | Bernie Geoffrion | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1956 | Jean Beliveau | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1957 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1958 | Dickie Moore | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1959 | Dickie Moore | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1960 | Bobby Hull | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1961 | Bernie Geoffrion | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1962 | Bobby Hull | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1963 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1964 | Bobby Hull | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1965 | Norm Ullman | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1966 | Bobby Hull | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1967 | Bobby Hull | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1968 | Stan Mikita | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1969 | Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins |
| 1970 | Bobby Orr | Boston Bruins |
| 1971 | Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins |
| 1972 | Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins |
| 1973 | Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins |
| 1974 | Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins |
| 1975 | Bobby Orr | Boston Bruins |
| 1976 | Guy Lafleur | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1977 | Guy Lafleur | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1978 | Guy Lafleur | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1979 | Mike Bossy | New York Islanders |
| 1980 | Marcel Dionne | Los Angeles Kings |
| 1981 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1982 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1983 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1984 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1985 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1986 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1987 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1988 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1989 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1990 | Steve Yzerman | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1991 | Brett Hull | St. Louis Blues |
| 1992 | Brett Hull | St. Louis Blues |
| 1993 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1994 | Sergei Fedorov | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1995 | Jaromir Jagr | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1996 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1997 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1998 | Pavel Bure | Vancouver Canucks |
| 1999 | Jaromir Jagr | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2000 | Pavel Bure | Florida Panthers |
| 2001 | Jaromir Jagr | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2002 | Jarome Iginla | Calgary Flames |
| 2003 | Markus Naslund | Vancouver Canucks |
| 2004 | Martin St. Louis | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 2006 | Jaromir Jagr | New York Rangers |
| 2007 | Vincent Lecavalier | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 2008 | Alex Ovechkin | Washington Capitals |
| 2009 | Alex Ovechkin | Washington Capitals |
| 2010 | Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2011 | Corey Perry | Anaheim Ducks |
| 2012 | Evgeni Malkin | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2013 | Alex Ovechkin | Washington Capitals |
| 2014 | Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2015 | Alex Ovechkin | Washington Capitals |
| 2016 | Patrick Kane | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 2017 | Brent Burns | San Jose Sharks |
| 2018 | Connor McDavid | Edmonton Oilers |
| 2019 | Nikita Kucherov | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 2020 | Leon Draisaitl | Edmonton Oilers |
| 2021 | Connor McDavid | Edmonton Oilers |
| 2022 | Connor McDavid | Edmonton Oilers |
| 2023 | Connor McDavid | Edmonton Oilers |
| 2024 | Nathan MacKinnon | Colorado Avalanche |
| 2025 | Cale Makar | Colorado Avalanche |
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