LESTER PATRICK TROPHY WINNERS
Individuals Providing Most Valuable Service to Hockey in the U.S.A.
(since 1966)

Last Updated: 08/29/2003         


Year Recipient(s)
2003 Willie O'Ree, Raymond Borque, Ron DeGregorio
2002 Herb Brooks, Larry Pleau, 1960 Olympic Team
2001 Scotty Bowman, David Poile, Gary Bettman
2000 Mario Lemieux, Craig Patrick, Lou Vairo
1999 Harry Sinden, U.S. Women's Olympic Team
1998 Peter Karmanos, Neal Broten, John Mayasich, Max McNab
1997 Seymour H. Knox III, Bill Cleary, Pat LaFontaine
1996 George Gund, Ken Morrow, Milt Schmidt
1995 Joe Mullen, Brian Mullen, Bob Fleming
1994 Wayne Gretzky, Robert Ridder
1993 *Frank Boucher, *Mervyn (Red) Dutton, Bruce McNall, Gil Stein
1992 Al Arbour, Art Berglund, Lou Lamoriello
1991 Rod Gilbert, Mike Ilitch
1990 Len Ceglarski
1989 Dan Kelly, Lou Nanne, *Lynn Patrick, Bud Poile
1988 Keith Allen, Fred Cusick, Bob Johnson
1987 *Hobey Baker, Frank Mathers
1986 John MacInnes, Jack Riley
1985 Jack Butterfield, Arthur M. Wirtz
1984 John A. Ziegler Jr., *Arthur Howie Ross
1983 Bill Torrey
1982 Emile P. Francis
1981 Charles M. Schulz
1980 Bobby Clarke, Edward M. Snider, Frederick A. Shero, U.S. Olympic Team
1979 Bobby Orr
1978 Phil Esposito, Tom Fitzgerald, William T. Tutt, William W. Wirtz
1977 John P. Bucyk, Murray A. Armstrong, John Mariucci
1976 Stanley Mikita, George A. Leader, Bruce A. Norris
1975 Donald M. Clark, William L. Chadwick, Thomas N. Ivan
1974 Alex Delvecchio, Murray Murdoch, *Weston W. Adams Sr., *Charles L. Crovat
1973 Walter L. Bush Jr.
1972 Clarence S. Campbell, John A. (Snooks) Kelly, Ralph Cooney Weiland, *James D. Norris
1971 William M. Jennings, *John B. Sollenberger, *Terrance G. Sawchuk
1970 Edward W. Shore, *James C.V. Hendy
1969 Robert M. Hull, *Edward J. Jeremiah
1968 Thomas F. Lockhart, *Walter A. Brown, *Gen. John R. Kilpatrick
1967 Gordon Howe, *Charles F. Adams, *James Norris Sr.
1966 J.J. (Jack) Adams
*      awarded posthumously