| Year | Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Owen Power | D |
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| 2020 | Alexis Lafrenière | LW |
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| 2019 | Jack Hughes | C |
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| 2018 | Rasmus Dahlin | D |
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| 2017 | Nico Hischier | C |
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| 2016 | Auston Matthews | C |
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| 2015 | Connor McDavid | C |
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| 2014 | Aaron Ekblad | D |
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| 2013 | Nathan MacKinnon | C |
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| 2012 | Nail Yakupov | RW |
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| 2011 | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | C |
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| 2010 | Taylor Hall | LW |
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| 2009 | John Tavares | C |
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| 2008 | Steven Stamkos | C |
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| 2007 | Patrick Kane | RW |
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| 2006 | Erik Johnson | D |
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| 2005 | Sidney Crosby | C |
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| 2004 | Alexander Ovechkin | LW |
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| 2003 | Marc-Andre Fleury | G |
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| 2002 | Rick Nash | LW |
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| 2001 | Ilya Kovalchuk | LW |
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| 2000 | Rick DiPietro | G |
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