| Year | Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Daniil But | LW |
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| 2022 | Denton Mateychuk | LD |
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| 2021 | Cole Sillinger | LW |
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| 2020 | Anton Lundell | C |
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| 2019 | Philip Broberg | D |
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| 2018 | Barrett Hayton | C |
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| 2017 | Nick Suzuki | C |
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| 2016 | Michael McLeod | C |
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| 2015 | Denis Gurianov | RW |
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| 2014 | Alex Tuch | RW |
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| 2013 | Nikita Zadorov | D |
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| 2012 | Mikhail Grigorenko | RW |
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| 2011 | Ryan Murphy | D |
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| 2010 | Cam Fowler | D |
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| 2009 | Calvin De Haan | D |
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| 2008 | Tyler Myers | D |
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| 2007 | Ryan McDonagh | D |
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| 2006 | Bryan Little | C |
Thrashers
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| 2005 | Marc Staal | D |
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| 2004 | A.J. Thelen | D |
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| 2003 | Hugh Jessiman | RW |
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| 2002 | Steve Eminger | D |
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| 2001 | Dan Hamhuis | D |
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| 2000 | Alexei Smirnov | LW |
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