| Year | Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ryan Leonard | RW |
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| 2022 | Marco Kasper | LHC |
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| 2021 | Brandt Clarke | D |
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| 2020 | Jack Quinn | RW |
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| 2019 | Trevor Zegras | C |
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| 2018 | Filip Zadina | RW |
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| 2017 | Owen Tippett | RW |
|
| 2016 | Alexander Nylander | LW |
|
| 2015 | Mathew Barzal | C |
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| 2014 | Nikolaj Ehlers | LW |
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| 2013 | Sean Monahan | C |
|
| 2012 | Derrick Pouliot | D |
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| 2011 | Sean Couturier | C |
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| 2010 | Alexander Burmistrov | C |
Thrashers
|
| 2009 | Scott Glennie | LW |
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| 2008 | Mikkel Boedker | LW |
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| 2007 | Zach Hamill | C |
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| 2006 | Peter Mueller | C |
|
| 2005 | Devin Setoguchi | RW |
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| 2004 | Alexandre Picard | LW |
|
| 2003 | Braydon Coburn | D |
Thrashers
|
| 2002 | Pierre-Marc Bouchard | RW |
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| 2001 | Pascal Leclaire | G |
|
| 2000 | Nikita Alexeev | RW |
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