List of Detroit Red Wings award winners


The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League and are one of the "Original Six" teams of the league. The franchise and its members have won numerous team and individual awards and honors. The first team trophy acquired by the club was the Prince of Wales Trophy in 1934, at the time awarded to the champion of the American Division. Their most recent team trophy was the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl in 2009, taken in honor of being the champions of the Western Conference. The team has captured the Stanley Cup as league champion eleven times, most recently in 2008.
Gordie Howe is the team's most decorated player, with six wins each of the Art Ross Trophy as regular season scoring leader and the Hart Memorial Trophy as regular season most valuable player, twenty-one selections to the First and Second Team All-Stars, twenty-two appearances in the All-Star Game, the Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding contributions to the sport in the United States, and the NHL Lifetime Achievement Award for long term contributions to hockey. Nicklas Lidstrom has the most awards of any defenseman, having once won the Conn Smythe Trophy as post season MVP to go along with having won the James Norris Memorial Trophy seven times as the best defenseman in the league as well as twelve selections to the First and Second Team All-Stars and twelve selections to the All-Star Game. Terry Sawchuk leads goaltenders with three wins of the Vezina Trophy as the league's best goaltender, seven selections to the First and Second Team All-Stars, seven selections to the All-Star Game, the Lester Patrick Trophy, and the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's best rookie. Howe, Lidstrom, and Sawchuk have all had their uniform number retired by the team and have all been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Three Red Wings have been the inaugural recipient of an award and three awards are named in honor of former Red Wings. In 1932 Carl Voss was named the first winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy. The first time the Norris Trophy was awarded was in 1954, when Red Kelly won. In 2007 Chris Chelios was named the first annual winner of the Mark Messier Leadership Award, the award previously having been given on a monthly basis. The Jack Adams Award, given to the best coach, is named for Jack Adams, long-time head coach and general manager of the club. The Norris Trophy takes its name from James E. Norris, who owned the club from 1932 to 1952. In 2010, the Lester B. Pearson Award was renamed the Ted Lindsay Award to recognize Ted Lindsay "for his skill, tenacity, leadership, and for his role in establishing the original Players' Association."

League awards

Team trophies

The Detroit Red Wings have won the O'Brien Trophy five times, the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl and the Presidents' Trophy six times each, the Stanley Cup eleven times, and the Prince of Wales Trophy thirteen times.
AwardDescriptionTimes wonSeasonsReferences
Stanley CupNHL championship11,,,,,,,,,,
O'Brien TrophyNHL championship runner-up5,,,,
Clarence S. Campbell BowlWestern Conference playoff championship6,,,,,
Prince of Wales TrophyAmerican Division championship, most regular season points13,,,,,,,,,,,,
Presidents' TrophyMost regular season points6,,,,,

Individual awards

Many members of the Red Wings organization have received individual awards from the league. The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy has been won fourteen times by seven different players in recognition of their gentlemanly play; Pavel Datsyuk has won four times while Red Kelly and Alex Delvecchio have each won three times. The Hart Memorial Trophy, for most valuable player, and the James Norris Memorial Trophy, awarded to the league's best defenseman, have each been won nine times. Gordie Howe won the Hart six times and Nicklas Lidstrom won the Norris seven times. Three coaches have been honored with the Jack Adams Award a total of four times; Jacques Demers is the only person to have won the award in consecutive years as well as being the only coach to win twice with the same team.
won more awards than any other player in team history|alt=Gordie Howe
is named in honor of Jack Adams|alt=Jack Adams
won the Jack Adams Award in consecutive years|alt=Jacques Demers
won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2008 and the NHL Foundation Player Award in 2013
has won both the Frank J. Selke Trophy and the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy multiple times
AwardDescriptionWinnerSeasonReferences
Art Ross TrophyRegular season scoring champion1949–50
Art Ross TrophyRegular season scoring champion1950–51
Art Ross TrophyRegular season scoring champion1951–52
Art Ross TrophyRegular season scoring champion1952–53
Art Ross TrophyRegular season scoring champion1953–54
Art Ross TrophyRegular season scoring champion1956–57
Art Ross TrophyRegular season scoring champion1962–63
Bill Masterton Memorial TrophyPerseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey1983–84
Bill Masterton Memorial TrophyPerseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey2003–04
Calder Memorial TrophyRookie of the year1932–33
Calder Memorial TrophyRookie of the year1947–48
Calder Memorial TrophyRookie of the year1950–51
Calder Memorial TrophyRookie of the year1955–56
Calder Memorial TrophyRookie of the year1964–65
Conn Smythe TrophyMost valuable player of the playoffs1965–66
Conn Smythe TrophyMost valuable player of the playoffs1996–97
Conn Smythe TrophyMost valuable player of the playoffs1997–98
Conn Smythe TrophyMost valuable player of the playoffs2001–02
Conn Smythe TrophyMost valuable player of the playoffs2007–08
Frank J. Selke TrophyForward who demonstrates the most defensive skill1993–94
Frank J. Selke TrophyForward who demonstrates the most defensive skill1995–96
Frank J. Selke TrophyForward who demonstrates the most defensive skill1999–2000
Frank J. Selke TrophyForward who demonstrates the most defensive skill2003–04
Frank J. Selke TrophyForward who demonstrates the most defensive skill2007–08
Frank J. Selke TrophyForward who demonstrates the most defensive skill2008–09
Frank J. Selke TrophyForward who demonstrates the most defensive skill2009–10
Hart Memorial TrophyMost Valuable Player1939–40
Hart Memorial TrophyMost Valuable Player1948–49
Hart Memorial TrophyMost Valuable Player1951–52
Hart Memorial TrophyMost Valuable Player1952–53
Hart Memorial TrophyMost Valuable Player1956–57
Hart Memorial TrophyMost Valuable Player1957–58
Hart Memorial TrophyMost Valuable Player1959–60
Hart Memorial TrophyMost Valuable Player1962–63
Hart Memorial TrophyMost Valuable Player1993–94
Jack Adams AwardCoach of the year1977–78
Jack Adams AwardCoach of the year1986–87
Jack Adams AwardCoach of the year1987–88
Jack Adams AwardCoach of the year1995–96
James Norris Memorial TrophyDefense player of the year1953–54
James Norris Memorial TrophyDefense player of the year1994–95
James Norris Memorial TrophyDefense player of the year2000–01
James Norris Memorial TrophyDefense player of the year2001–02
James Norris Memorial TrophyDefense player of the year2002–03
James Norris Memorial TrophyDefense player of the year2005–06
James Norris Memorial TrophyDefense player of the year2006–07
James Norris Memorial TrophyDefense player of the year2007–08
James Norris Memorial TrophyDefense player of the year2010–11
King Clancy Memorial TrophyLeadership qualities on and off the ice, and humanitarian contributions within their community2002–03
King Clancy Memorial TrophyLeadership qualities on and off the ice, and humanitarian contributions within their community2014–15
Lady Byng Memorial TrophyGentlemanly conduct1936–37
Lady Byng Memorial TrophyGentlemanly conduct1948–49
Lady Byng Memorial TrophyGentlemanly conduct1950–51
Lady Byng Memorial TrophyGentlemanly conduct1952–53
Lady Byng Memorial TrophyGentlemanly conduct1953–54
Lady Byng Memorial TrophyGentlemanly conduct1955–56
Lady Byng Memorial TrophyGentlemanly conduct1958–59
Lady Byng Memorial TrophyGentlemanly conduct1965–66
Lady Byng Memorial TrophyGentlemanly conduct1968–69
Lady Byng Memorial TrophyGentlemanly conduct1974–75
Lady Byng Memorial TrophyGentlemanly conduct2005–06
Lady Byng Memorial TrophyGentlemanly conduct2006–07
Lady Byng Memorial TrophyGentlemanly conduct2007–08
Lady Byng Memorial TrophyGentlemanly conduct2008–09
Mark Messier Leadership AwardLeadership and contributions to society2006–07
NHL Foundation Player AwardCommunity service2002–03
NHL Foundation Player AwardCommunity service2012–13
NHL Lifetime Achievement AwardLong term contributions to hockey2007–08
NHL Plus-Minus AwardHighest Plus-minus1991–92
NHL Plus-Minus AwardHighest Plus-minus1995–96
NHL Plus-Minus AwardHighest Plus-minus2001–02
NHL Plus-Minus AwardHighest Plus-minus2007–08
Ted Lindsay AwardMost outstanding player in the regular season1988–89
Ted Lindsay AwardMost outstanding player in the regular season1993–94
Vezina TrophyTop goaltender1936–37
Vezina TrophyTop goaltender1942–43
Vezina TrophyTop goaltender1951–52
Vezina TrophyTop goaltender1952–53
Vezina TrophyTop goaltender1954–55
William M. Jennings TrophyFewest goals given up in the regular season1995–96
William M. Jennings TrophyFewest goals given up in the regular season1995–96
William M. Jennings TrophyFewest goals given up in the regular season2007–08
William M. Jennings TrophyFewest goals given up in the regular season2007–08

All-Stars

NHL First and Second Team All-Stars

The NHL First and Second Team All-Stars consists of the top players at each position as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. Gordie Howe has been selected twenty-one times, more than any other player in league history.
PlayerPositionSelectionsSeasonTeam
41941–422nd
41948–491st
41949–501st
41950–512nd
31936–371st
31942–431st
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11969–702nd
12001–021st
11994–951st
11964–651st
12008–092nd
21952–532nd
21958–592nd
11993–941st
11964–652nd
11988–892nd
11954–552nd
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21956–571st
11944–451st
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211950–511st
211951–521st
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211955–562nd
211956–571st
211957–581st
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211961–622nd
211962–631st
211963–642nd
211964–652nd
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211967–681st
211968–691st
211969–701st
11944–452nd
81949–502nd
81950–511st
81951–521st
81952–531st
81953–541st
81954–551st
81955–562nd
81956–571st
11995–962nd
121997–981st
121998–991st
121999–20001st
122000–011st
122001–021st
122002–031st
122005–061st
122006–071st
122007–081st
122008–092nd
122009–102nd
122010–111st
91947–481st
91948–492nd
91949–501st
91950–511st
91951–521st
91952–531st
91953–541st
91955–561st
91956–571st
21968–692nd
21969–702nd
11942–431st
11984–851st
11995–962nd
41957–582nd
41958–592nd
41959–601st
41960–611st
31946–472nd
31947–481st
31948–491st
21972–731st
21973–742nd
21949–502nd
21950–512nd
11932–331st
71950–511st
71951–521st
71952–531st
71953–542nd
71954–552nd
71958–592nd
71962–632nd
21999–20001st
22001–022nd
11936–371st
51942–431st
51945–462nd
51946–472nd
51947–481st
51948–491st
21964–651st
21966–672nd
11934–352nd
11999–20001st
12007–082nd

NHL All-Rookie Team

The NHL All-Rookie Team consists of the top rookies at each position as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. Steve Yzerman was the first Red Wing selected, in the 1983–84 season. Goaltender Jimmy Howard is the most recently selected player, having been named to the team in 2009–10.
PlayerPositionSeason
1990–91
2009–10
1991–92
1991–92
1983–84
2002–03

All-Star Game selections

The National Hockey League All-Star Game is a mid-season exhibition game held annually between many of the top players of each season. Sixty-four All-Star Games have been held since 1947, with at least one player chosen to represent the Red Wings in each year. The All-Star game has not been held in various years: 1979 and 1987 due to the 1979 Challenge Cup and Rendez-vous '87 series between the NHL and the Soviet national team, respectively, 1995, 2005, and 2013 as a result of labor stoppages, and 2006, 2010, and 2014 because of the Winter Olympic Games.
Detroit has hosted five of the games. The 4th, 6th, 8th, and 9th games all took place at the Detroit Olympia. On October 8, 1950 the Red Wings, winner of the 1950 Stanley Cup Finals, played a team of All-Stars in the 4th All-Star Game. Only 9,166 people attended the game, making it is the smallest attendance figure in All-Star Game history. Ted Lindsay scored the first hat trick in an All-Star Game, as the Red Wings won 7–1. The 6th All-Star Game was held on October 5, 1952. For the second year in a row, the format had the First and Second Team All-Stars, with additional players on each team, play each other. After the game ended in a tie for the second year in a row, the NHL decided that they would continue with the previous format of the Stanley Cup winner playing an all-star team. The Red Wings won both the 1954 Stanley Cup Finals and the 1955 Stanley Cup Finals and so hosted the 8th and 9th All-Star Games, each on October 2. The 1954 match ended in a 2–2 tie while the Red Wings won the 1955 game by a score of 3–1. The 32nd National Hockey League All-Star Game was held at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on February 5, 1980. The Wales Conference all-star team won for the fifth consecutive time. Gordie Howe, then of the Hartford Whalers, appeared in his twenty-third and final All-Star game, his first twenty-two coming during his career in Detroit.
played in 10 All-Star Games as a Red Wing
has coached two All-Star Games|alt=Mike Babcock at a press conference
was selected to play in two All-Star Games|alt=Chris Osgood during a game
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All-Star benefit games

Prior to the institution of the National Hockey League All-Star Game the league held three different benefit games featuring teams of all-stars. The first was the Ace Bailey Benefit Game, held in 1934, after a violent collision with Eddie Shore of the Boston Bruins left Ace Bailey of the Toronto Maple Leafs hospitalized and unable to continue his playing career. In 1937 the Howie Morenz Memorial Game was held to raise money for the family of Howie Morenz of the Montreal Canadiens who died from complications after being admitted to the hospital for a broken leg. The Babe Siebert Memorial Game was held in 1939 to raise funds for the family of the Canadiens' Babe Siebert who drowned shortly after he retired from playing.
GameYearNamePositionReferences
1934
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1939

Career achievements

Hockey Hall of Fame

Many members of the Red Wings organization have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. This list includes all personnel who have ever been employed by the Detroit Red Wings in any capacity and have also been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
was inducted in 1966|alt=Ted Lindsay
IndividualCategoryYear inductedYears with Red Wings in categoryReferences
Player19691938–52
Player1959none
Builder1992none
Builder1996none
Player19651935–39
Player19781965–67
Player19861965–67
Builder19911993–2002
Player19811955–57
Player20131998–2009
Player20101992–96
Player20041993–96
Player19611938–39
Player19981946–47
Player19581931–32
Builder2005none
Player19771951–73
Builder20101982–present
Player19921971–75
Player20021989–90
Player20151990–2003
Player20011995–98
Player19581926–28
Player19581926–27. 1930–31
Player19701961–66
Player19871975–78
Player19631929–43
Player19751952–53, 1954–57
Player19731967
Player20142001–02, 2003–04, 2006–08
Player19581927–31, 1932–33
Builder20201997–2019
Player19721926–28
Player20202008–09
Player19721946–71
Player20111992–95
Player19651934–46
Player20092001–04
Builder20031982–present
Builder19741947–54
Player19581926–27
Player19691947–60
Builder2003none
Player20081995–2000, 2001–03
Player19891928–39
Player20151991–2012
Player19661944–57, 1964–65
Player19801944–50
Player19811968–71
Player20142010–11
Player20041997–2001
Player20191977–82
Player19621927–32
Builder19691955–82
Builder19621932–66
Builder19581932–52
Player20121985–89
Player19881983–85
Builder1990none
Player19781950–67
Player19761942–49
Player20092001–03
Player19961989–90
Player19711949–55, 1957–64, 1968–69
Player19631943–46
Player20131996–2006
Player19891984–85
Player19641938–50
Player19591938–40
Player19821955–68
Player20161978–80
Builder1974none
Player19601926–28
Player19941942–43, 1945–46
Player19711933–35
Player20091983–2006
Builder19871959–77

Lester Patrick Trophy

Twenty-five members of the Red Wings organization have been honored with the Lester Patrick Trophy. The trophy has been presented by the National Hockey League and USA Hockey since 1966 to honor a recipient's contribution to ice hockey in the United States. This list includes all personnel who have ever been employed by the Detroit Red Wings in any capacity and have also received the Lester Patrick Trophy.
received the award in 2007|alt=Marcel Dionne walking down a red carpet on ice while wearing a Red Wings jersey
IndividualYear honoredYears with Red WingsReferences
1965–661927–63
1987–881953–55
1991–921953–54, 1956–58
1976–771943–46
2006–071970–75
2000–011993–2008
1976–771955–57
1973–741951–77
2008–091982–present
2006–071971–75
1966–671946–71
2016–171992–95
1990–911982–present
1974–751947–54
2006–071976–86
2007–081944–57, 1964–65
1997–981947–51
1975–761955–82
1971–721932–66
1966–671932–52
1988–891948–49
1970–711949–55, 1957–64, 1968–69
1971–721933–35
2006–071983–2006
1983–841959–77

Foster Hewitt Memorial Award

Three members of the Red Wings organization have been honored with the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award. The award is presented by the Hockey Hall of Fame to members of the radio and television industry who make outstanding contributions to their profession and the game of ice hockey during their broadcasting career.
IndividualYear honoredYears with Red Wings as broadcasterReferences
19851949–2012
19911964–95, 1997
20111979–81, 1986–present
20171985–96

Retired numbers

The Detroit Red Wings have retired eight numbers, which means that no player can use those uniform numbers again while part of the team. All of those players have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. The most recently retired number is that of Red Kelly, whose number was retired on February 1, 2019.
The Red Wings have also made the number 6 of Larry Aurie and the number 16 of Vladimir Konstantinov no longer available for issue. However, the numbers are not considered to be officially retired. Although Aurie's uniform was retired in 1938 by James E. Norris, current team owner Mike Ilitch does not consider the number to be retired. Konstantinov's number has not been issued to any player since he was permanently disabled in a vehicle accident after the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals. Number 99 is also unavailable due to having been retired by the league in honor of Wayne Gretzky.
NumberPlayerPositionYears with Red Wings as a playerDate of retirement ceremonyReferences
11949–55, 1957–64, 1968–69March 6, 1994
41947–60February 1, 2019
51991–2012March 6, 2014
71944–57, 1964–65November 10, 1991
91946–71March 12, 1972
101950–73November 10, 1991
121938–52April 29, 1995
191983–2006January 2, 2007

Other awards

Members of the club have also won various non-league awards that are designated for or typically given to NHL players. Bobby Baun was awarded the Charlie Conacher Humanitarian Award in 1970 for his work in the community. Pavel Datsyuk has won the Kharlamov Trophy as the best Russian in the league while Nicklas Lidstrom and Henrik Zetterberg have been recognized as the best Swede in the league with the Viking Award.
AwardDescriptionWinnerSeasonReferences
Charlie Conacher Humanitarian AwardFor humanitarian or community service projects1969–70
Charlie Conacher Humanitarian AwardFor humanitarian or community service projects1972–73
Golden Hockey StickBest Czech ice hockey player2003–04
Kharlamov TrophyMost valuable Russian player in NHL2002–03
Kharlamov TrophyMost valuable Russian player in NHL2010–11
Kharlamov TrophyMost valuable Russian player in NHL2012–13
Viking AwardMost valuable Swedish player in NHL1999–2000
Viking AwardMost valuable Swedish player in NHL2005–06
Viking AwardMost valuable Swedish player in NHL2006–07
Viking AwardMost valuable Swedish player in NHL2007–08
Viking AwardMost valuable Swedish player in NHL2012–13

Footnotes