Art Ross Trophy

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 70 times to 29 players since its introduction in the 1947–48 NHL season. Ross is also known for his design of the official NHL puck, with slightly beveled edges for better control.

The current holder of the trophy is Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Who Has Won the Most Art Ross Trophies?

Like most scoring awards, Wayne Gretzky leads the way with 10 wins over the course of his storied and generational career. Gordie Howe comes in a distant second with six. The most a modern-day NHLer has is four and that belongs to Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers.

How Is a Tie Broken if Two or More Players Have the Same Amount of Points?

The NHL rules stipulate three tiebreakers in case two or more players are tied in points:

1. Player with most goals
2. Player with fewer games played
3. Player scoring first goal of the season

Scoring ties happened in the 1961–62, 1979–80, and 1994–95 seasons, all of them being decided by the first tiebreaker of scoring more goals. In those respective seasons, Brett Hull won over Andy Bathgate, Marcel Dionne over Gretzky, and Jaromir Jagr over Eric Lindros. The NHL’s award to recognize the leading goal-scorer, the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy, does not have a tiebreaker, allowing multiple winners to be recognized in any one season.

5 Weird Facts About the Art Ross Trophy

• Art Ross was a defenceman, not a forward like most people would expect, and he only played three games in the NHL
• Only 9 of 69 years has the winner had more goals than assists
• Zero Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers players have won the award
• The Pittsburgh Penguins alone have won 15 Art Ross Trophies in their history, while all the other clubs have 14 (since 1987-88)
• Only one defenceman has won the award (Bobby Orr in 1969-70 and 1974-75)

…from Art Ross Trophy | 5 Things You Didn’t Know

Deeper Dive

• Recapping Jamie Benn’s Unique Art Ross Season
• Top Ten Longest NHL Trophy Droughts
• The Oilers’ Lengthy History of Major Individual Award Winners

Oldest & Youngest Art Ross Winners

Youngest to win the award: 19-years old, Sidney Crosby – 2006-07, 36 goals and 120 points

Oldest to win the award: 37-years old, Martin St. Louis – 2012-13, 17 goals and 60 points

Average age: 26-years old

…from NHL Awards Oldest & Youngest

Art Ross Trophy Winners

Season	Winner	Team	Points	Win #
1947–48	Elmer Lach	Montreal Canadiens	61	1 (2)
1948–49	Roy Conacher	Chicago Black Hawks	68	1
1949–50	Ted Lindsay	Detroit Red Wings	78	1
1950–51	Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	86	1
1951–52	Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	86	2
1952–53	Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	95	3
1953–54	Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	81	4
1954–55	Bernie Geoffrion	Montreal Canadiens	75	1
1955–56	Jean Beliveau	Montreal Canadiens	88	1
1956–57	Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	89	5
1957–58	Dickie Moore	Montreal Canadiens	84	1
1958–59	Dickie Moore	Montreal Canadiens	96	2
1959–60	Bobby Hull	Chicago Black Hawks	81	1
1960–61	Bernie Geoffrion	Montreal Canadiens	95	2
1961–62	Bobby Hull	Chicago Black Hawks	84	2
1962–63	Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	86	6
1963–64	Stan Mikita	Chicago Black Hawks	89	1
1964–65	Stan Mikita	Chicago Black Hawks	87	2
1965–66	Bobby Hull	Chicago Black Hawks	97	3
1966–67	Stan Mikita	Chicago Black Hawks	97	3
1967–68	Stan Mikita	Chicago Black Hawks	87	4
1968–69	Phil Esposito	Boston Bruins	126	1
1969–70	Bobby Orr	Boston Bruins	120	1
1970–71	Phil Esposito	Boston Bruins	152	2
1971–72	Phil Esposito	Boston Bruins	133	3
1972–73	Phil Esposito	Boston Bruins	130	4
1973–74	Phil Esposito	Boston Bruins	145	5
1974–75	Bobby Orr	Boston Bruins	135	2
1975–76	Guy Lafleur	Montreal Canadiens	125	1
1976–77	Guy Lafleur	Montreal Canadiens	136	2
1977–78	Guy Lafleur	Montreal Canadiens	132	3
1978–79	Bryan Trottier	New York Islanders	134	1
1979–80	Marcel Dionne	Los Angeles Kings	137	1
1980–81	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	164	1
1981–82	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	212	2
1982–83	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	196	3
1983–84	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	205	4
1984–85	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	208	5
1985–86	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	215	6
1986–87	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	183	7
1987–88	Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	168	1
1988–89	Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	199	2
1989–90	Wayne Gretzky	Los Angeles Kings	142	8
1990–91	Wayne Gretzky	Los Angeles Kings	163	9
1991–92	Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	131	3
1992–93	Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	160	4
1993–94	Wayne Gretzky	Los Angeles Kings	130	10
1994–95	Jaromir Jagr	Pittsburgh Penguins	70	1
1995–96	Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	161	5
1996–97	Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	122	6
1997–98	Jaromir Jagr	Pittsburgh Penguins	102	2
1998–99	Jaromir Jagr	Pittsburgh Penguins	127	3
1999–2000	Jaromir Jagr	Pittsburgh Penguins	96	4
2000–01	Jaromir Jagr	Pittsburgh Penguins	121	5
2001–02	Jarome Iginla	Calgary Flames	96	1
2002–03	Peter Forsberg	Colorado Avalanche	106	1
2003–04	Martin St. Louis	Tampa Bay Lightning	94	1
2004–05	NHL Lockout – No Winner	—	—	—
2005–06	Joe Thornton	Boston Bruins/San Jose Sharks	125	1
2006–07	Sidney Crosby	Pittsburgh Penguins	120	1
2007–08	Alexander Ovechkin	Washington Capitals	112	1
2008–09	Evgeni Malkin	Pittsburgh Penguins	113	1
2009–10	Henrik Sedin	Vancouver Canucks	112	1
2010–11	Daniel Sedin	Vancouver Canucks	104	1
2011–12	Evgeni Malkin	Pittsburgh Penguins	109	2
2012–13	Martin St. Louis	Tampa Bay Lightning	60	2
2013–14	Sidney Crosby	Pittsburgh Penguins	104	2
2014–15	Jamie Benn	Dallas Stars	87	1
2015–16	Patrick Kane	Chicago Blackhawks	106	1
2016–17	Connor McDavid	Edmonton Oilers	100	1
2017–18	Connor McDavid	Edmonton Oilers	108	2
2018–19	Nikita Kucherov	Tampa Bay Lightning	128	1
2019–20**	Leon Draisaitl	Edmonton Oilers	110	1
2020-21**	Connor McDavid	Edmonton Oilers	105	3
2022-23	Connor McDavid	Edmonton Oilers	153	4
2023-24	Nikita Kucherov	Tampa Bay Lightning	144	2

Sources

• Wikipedia