Lester B. Pearson Award Winners
Winners of the Lester B. Pearson Award as the outstanding player in the
league, voted by members of the NHL Players' Association:
Last Updated: 08/29/2003
| Year | Player | Team |
| 2003 | Markus Naslund | Vancouver Canucks |
| 2002 | Jarome Iginla | Calgary Flames |
| 2001 | Joe Sakic | Colorado Avalanche |
| 2000 | Jaromir Jagr | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1999 | Jaromir Jagr | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1998 | Dominik Hasek | Buffalo Sabres |
| 1997 | Dominik Hasek | Buffalo Sabres |
| 1996 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1995 | Eric Lindros | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1994 | Sergei Fedorov | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1993 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1992 | Mark Messier | New York Rangers |
| 1991 | Brett Hull | St. Louis Blues |
| 1990 | Mark Messier | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1989 | Steve Yzerman | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1988 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1987 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1986 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1985 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1984 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1983 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1982 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1981 | Mike Liut | St. Louis Blues |
| 1980 | Marcel Dionne | Los Angeles Kings |
| 1979 | Marcel Dionne | Los Angeles Kings |
| 1978 | Guy Lafleur | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1977 | Guy Lafleur | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1976 | Guy Lafleur | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1975 | Bobby Orr | Boston Bruins |
| 1974 | Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins |
| 1973 | Bobby Clarke | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1972 | Jean Ratelle | New York Rangers |
| 1971 | Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins |