NHL Plus / Minus Award

The NHL Plus / Minus Award was an ice hockey trophy awarded annually to the NHL player who played at least 60 games and topped the plus / minus statistics at the end of the regular season.

The award was first given in the 1982/83 season. The trophy has been sponsored by various companies over the years and has been renamed accordingly:

• 1982/83 - 1987/88: Emery Edge Award
• 1988/89: no official name
• 1989/90 - 1995/96: Alka Seltzer Plus Award
• 1996/97 - 1997/98: Bud Ice Plus-Minus Award
• 1998/99 - 2007/08: Bud Light Plus-Minus Award

The 2007/08 season was the last time the award was officially presented, with Pawel Dazjuk from the Detroit Red Wings winning.

NHL Plus / Minus Award Winner

year	player	team	+/-
2008	Pavel Datsyuk	Detroit Red Wings	+41
2007	Thomas Vanek	Buffalo Sabers	+47
2006	Wade Redden Michal Rozsíval	Ottawa Senators New York Rangers	+35
2005	Season was canceled
2004	Martin St. Louis Marek Malík	Tampa Bay Lightning Vancouver Canucks	+35
2003	Peter Forsberg Milan Hejduk	Colorado Avalanche	+52
2002	Chris Chelios	Detroit Red Wings	+40
2001	Joe Sakic Patrik Eliáš	Colorado Avalanche New Jersey Devils	+45
2000	Chris Pronger	St. Louis Blues	+52
1999	John LeClair	Philadelphia Flyers	+36
1998	Chris Pronger	St. Louis Blues	+47
1997	John LeClair	Philadelphia Flyers	+44
1996	Vladimir Konstantinov	Detroit Red Wings	+60
1995	Ron Francis	Pittsburgh Penguins	+30
1994	Scott Stevens	New Jersey Devils	+53
1993	Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	+55
1992	Paul Ysebaert	Detroit Red Wings	+44
1991	Marty McSorley Theo Fleury	Los Angeles Kings Calgary Flames	+48
1990	Paul Cavallini	St. Louis Blues	+38
1989	Joe Mullen	Calgary Flames	+51
1988	Brad McCrimmon	Calgary Flames	+48
1987	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	+70
1986	Mark Howe	Philadelphia Flyers	+85
1985	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	+98
1984	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	+76
1983	Charlie Huddy	Edmonton Oilers	+62

Plus / Minus leaders (after the official awarding of the award is discontinued)

year	player	team	+/-
2020	Ryan Graves	Colorado Avalanche	+40
2019	Mark Giordano	Calgary Flames	+39
2018	William Karlsson	Vegas Golden Knights	+49
2017	Ryan Suter Jason Zucker	Minnesota Wild	+34
2016	Tyler Toffoli	Los Angeles Kings	+35
2015	Nikita Kutscherow Max Pacioretty	Tampa Bay Lightning Canadiens de Montréal	+38
2014	David Krejčí	Boston Bruins	+39
2013	Pascal Dupuis	Pittsburgh Penguins	+31
2012	Patrice Bergeron	Boston Bruins	+36
2011	Zdeno Chára	Boston Bruins	+33
2010	Jeff Schultz	Washington Capitals	+50
2009	David Krejčí	Boston Bruins	+37

Plus / Minus Leaders (before the NHL Plus / Minus Award was given)

year	player	team	+/-
1982	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	+81
1981	Brian Engblom	Montréal Canadiens	+63
1980	Jim Schoenfeld	Buffalo Sabers	+60
1979	Bryan Trottier Jimmy Watson	New York Islanders Philadelphia Flyers	+104
1978	Guy Lafleur	Montréal Canadiens	+73
1977	Larry Robinson	Montréal Canadiens	+120
1976	Bobby Clarke	Philadelphia Flyers	+83
1975	Bobby Orr	Boston Bruins	+80
1974	Bobby Orr	Boston Bruins	+84
1973	Jacques Laperriere	Montréal Canadiens	+78
1972	Bobby Orr	Boston Bruins	+86
1971	Bobby Orr	Boston Bruins	+124
1970	Bobby Orr	Boston Bruins	+54
1969	Bobby Orr	Boston Bruins	+65
1968	Dallas Smith	Boston Bruins	+33

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Plus-Minus Award. Retrieved January 26, 2017 . 
2. ^ Bud Light Plus-Minus Award award winners at hockeydb.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017 (English).