Cyclone Taylor Trophy
The Cyclone Taylor Award is the award given each year to the most valuable player on the Vancouver Canucks (a National Hockey League team). It is named after Cyclone Taylor, a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who led the Vancouver Millionaires to the Stanley Cup in 1915. The award was dedicated to him prior to the 1979-80 Canuck season, the season after his death on June 9, 1979, although an award for the Canucks MVP has existed since the team's inauguration in 1970. Previously it was a Canucks MVP Award as selected by the fans while the other MVP award, the President's Trophy was selected by CP Air and later Canadian Airlines. However after the 1995–96 season, the Cyclone Taylor Trophy officially became the lone Canucks MVP award since the winners of each trophy was identical.
The most prolific winner of the Cyclone Taylor Trophy is Markus Naslund, who has been awarded five times (including four straight from 2001 to 2004), followed by Trevor Linden with four. The trophy's present holder is Radim Vrbata (2015).
Winners
| C | Centre | LW | Left Wing | D | Defence | RW | Right Wing | G | Goaltender |
| Season | Winner | Position | Win # |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970–71 | Kurtenbach, OrlandOrland Kurtenbach | C | 1 |
| 1971–72 | Kurtenbach, OrlandOrland Kurtenbach | C | 2 |
| 1972–73 | Kurtenbach, OrlandOrland Kurtenbach | C | 3 |
| 1973–74 | Smith, GaryGary Smith | G | 1 |
| 1974–75 | Smith, GaryGary Smith | G | 2 |
| 1975–76 | Lever, DonDon Lever | LW | 1 |
| 1976–77 | Maniago, CesareCesare Maniago | G | 1 |
| 1977–78 | Maniago, CesareCesare Maniago | G | 2 |
| 1978–79 | Gradin, ThomasThomas Gradin | C | 1 |
| 1978–79 | Hanlon, GlenGlen Hanlon | G | 1 |
| 1979–80[1] | Smyl, StanStan Smyl | RW | 1 |
| 1980–81 | Brodeur, RichardRichard Brodeur | G | 1 |
| 1981–82 | Brodeur, RichardRichard Brodeur | G | 2 |
| 1982–83 | Smyl, StanStan Smyl | RW | 2 |
| 1983–84 | Sundstrom, PatrikPatrik Sundstrom | C | 1 |
| 1984–85 | Brodeur, RichardRichard Brodeur | G | 3 |
| 1985–86 | Smyl, StanStan Smyl | RW | 3 |
| 1986–87 | Pederson, BarryBarry Pederson | C | 1 |
| 1987–88 | Tanti, TonyTony Tanti | LW | 1 |
| 1988–89 | Linden, TrevorTrevor Linden | C | 1 |
| 1989–90 | McLean, KirkKirk McLean | G | 1 |
| 1990–91 | Linden, TrevorTrevor Linden | C | 2 |
| 1991–92 | McLean, KirkKirk McLean | G | 2 |
| 1992–93 | Bure, PavelPavel Bure | RW | 1 |
| 1993–94 | Bure, PavelPavel Bure | RW | 2 |
| 1994–95 | Linden, TrevorTrevor Linden | C | 3 |
| 1995–96 | Linden, TrevorTrevor Linden | C | 4 |
| 1996–97 | Gelinas, MartinMartin Gelinas | LW | 1 |
| 1997–98 | Bure, PavelPavel Bure | RW | 3 |
| 1998–99 | Naslund, MarkusMarkus Naslund | LW | 1 |
| 1999–00 | Messier, MarkMark Messier | C | 1 |
| 2000–01 | Naslund, MarkusMarkus Naslund | LW | 2 |
| 2001–02 | Naslund, MarkusMarkus Naslund | LW | 3 |
| 2002–03 | Naslund, MarkusMarkus Naslund | LW | 4 |
| 2003–04 | Naslund, MarkusMarkus Naslund | LW | 5 |
| 2004–05 | 2004–05 NHL lockout No winner |
- | - |
| 2005–06 | Auld, AlexAlex Auld | G | 1 |
| 2006–07 | Luongo, RobertoRoberto Luongo | G | 1 |
| 2007–08 | Luongo, RobertoRoberto Luongo | G | 2 |
| 2008–09 | Kesler, RyanRyan Kesler | C | 1 |
| 2009–10 | Sedin, HenrikHenrik Sedin | C | 1 |
| 2010–11 | Sedin, DanielDaniel Sedin | LW | 1 |
| 2011–12 | Sedin, HenrikHenrik Sedin | C | 2 |
| 2012–13 | Schneider, CoryCory Schneider | G | 1 |
| 2013–14 | Kesler, RyanRyan Kesler [2] | C | 2 |
| 2014–15 | Vrbata, RadimRadim Vrbata [3] | RW | 1 |
| 2015–16 | Sedin, DanielDaniel Sedin [4] | LW | 2 |
See also
- Babe Pratt Trophy
- Cyrus H. McLean Trophy
- Fred J. Hume Award
- Molson Cup
- Pavel Bure Most Exciting Player Award
References
- ↑ Award renamed Cyclone Taylor Award
- ↑ "Canucks announce 2013.14 team awards". Vancouver Canucks. April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Canucks announce 2013.14 team awards". Vancouver Canucks. April 11, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Canucks announce 2015.16 team awards". Vancouver Canucks. April 9, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.