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Lester Patrick Trophy

The Lester Patrick Trophy has been has presented by the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America. It is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and one of the North American Major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada....
and USA Hockey

USA Hockey

USA Hockey is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic Committee as the Sport governing body for amateur ice hockey in the United States and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation....
since 1966 to honor a recipient's contribution to ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team sport played on ice. It is a fast paced and physical sport. Ice hockey is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural reliable seasonal ice cover such as Canada, the northern United States, Scandinavia and Russia, though with the advent of indoor artificial ice r...
in the United States

United States

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. It is considered a non-NHL trophy because it may be awarded to players, coaches, officials, and other personnel outside the NHL. The trophy is named after Lester Patrick

Lester Patrick

Curtis Lester "The Silver Fox" Patrick born in Drummondville, Quebec, was a professional ice hockey player and coach associated with the Victoria Aristocrats of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association , and the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League ....
(1883–1960), player and long time coach of the New York Rangers

New York Rangers

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The Lester Patrick Trophy has been has presented by the National Hockey League

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The Lester Patrick Trophy was established in 1966. It honors the late Lester Patrick

Lester Patrick

Curtis Lester "The Silver Fox" Patrick born in Drummondville, Quebec, was a professional ice hockey player and coach associated with the Victoria Aristocrats of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association , and the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League ....
, who was a general manager and coach of the New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City, New York, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....
. It is presented annually for "outstanding service to hockey in the United States". Players, coaches, referees, and executives are eligible to receive the trophy. The winners are chosen by a committee consisting various officials, including the President (now Commissioner) of the NHL, an NHL Governor, a representative of the New York Rangers, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame

Hockey Hall of Fame

The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame....
Builder's section

List of members of the Hockey Hall of Fame

The Hockey Hall of Fame was established in 1943 and located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is a hall of fame and museum dedicated to the history of ice hockey of ice hockey....
, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame Player's section, a member of the U. S. Hockey Hall of Fame, a member of the NHL Broadcasters' Association and a member of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. Each member of the committee changes annually except for the NHL commissioner, who is presently Gary Bettman

Gary Bettman

Gary Bruce Bettman is the NHL Commissioner of the National Hockey League , a post he has held since February 1, 1993. Previously, Bettman was a senior vice-president and general counsel to the National Basketball Association ....
. The trophy's first winner was Jack Adams.

There have been 108 individuals who have won it, and three teams. The trophy has been won by women on two occasions; in 1999, the 1998 U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team was presented the trophy along with Harry Sinden

Harry Sinden

Harry James Sinden was the long-time general manager, coach, and president for the Boston Bruins National Hockey League hockey team, and was the coach of the Canadian national men's hockey team during the 1972 Summit Series....
, and in 2007, Cammi Granato

Cammi Granato

Catherine Michelle "Cammi" Granato is a retired United States female ice hockey player.Granato was the captain of the American national women's hockey team team that won a gold medal in the 1998 Winter Olympics....
individually won the trophy. Granato was also a member of the 1998 U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team that won the trophy in 1998. No person individually has won the award twice; however, persons have won with a team and by themselves separately, as is the case with Cammi Granato, because she was adjudged worthy to be personally awarded the trophy.

Winners

Year	Recipient	Role
1966	Jack Adams	Coach
1967	Gordie Howe Gordie Howe Gordon "Gordie" Howe, Order of Canada is a retired professional ice hockey player from Canada who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League , and the Houston Aeros and Hartford Whalers in the World Hockey Association ....	Player
1967	Charles Adams	Executive
1967	James E. Norris	Executive
1968	Tommy Lockhart Tommy Lockhart Tommy Lockhart was an United States ice hockey organizer and administrator. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in the "Builder" category, elected in 1965....	Executive
1968	Walter A. Brown Walter A. Brown Walter A. Brown was the original owner of the Boston Celtics as well as an important figure in the development of ice hockey in the United States....	Executive
1968	John R. Kilpatrick John Kilpatrick John Reed Kilpatrick was an United States sportsperson, soldier, and sports businessperson. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame....	Executive
1969	Bobby Hull Bobby Hull Robert Marvin "Bobby" Hull Order of Canada is a retired Canada ice hockey player. He is regarded as one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time and perhaps the greatest Winger to ever play the game....	Player
1969	Edward J. Jeremiah	Coach
1970	Eddie Shore Eddie Shore Edward William "Eddie" Shore was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League, principally for the Boston Bruins, and the longtime owner of the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League, iconic for his toughness and defensive skill....	Player
1970	Jim Hendy Jim Hendy James Cecil "Jim" Hendy was an ice hockey writer, historian, and statistician born in Barbados, British West Indies. A member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in the "Builder" category, he is credited with developing the statistical methods for tracking professional player and team performance....	Executive
1971	William M. Jennings William M. Jennings William M. Jennings was an owner in the National Hockey League.Born in New York, New York, Jennings was owner of the New York Rangers from 1959 until his death in 1981....	Executive
1971	John Sollenberger	Executive
1971	Terry Sawchuk Terry Sawchuk Terence Gordon Sawchuk was a Ukrainian Canadian professional sports ice hockey goaltender who played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers....	Player
1972	Clarence S. Campbell	Executive
1972	John Kelly John Kelly (broadcaster) John Kelly is a hockey play-by-play broadcast announcer. He is the son of the late Dan Kelly , and began working the St. Louis Blues games on radio station KMOX on November 19, 1988?89 NHL season, two days after his father, Dan, announced his final game, in which the Blues defeated the Philadelphia Flyers for the first time in Philadelphia...	Executive
1972	Ralph Weiland	Player
1972	James D. Norris James D. Norris James Dougan Norris was an United States sports businessman, with interests in boxing, ice hockey, and horse racing. He was the son of James E....	Executive
1973	Walter Bush Walter Bush Walter L. Bush, Jr. was an American ice hockey administrator.In 1955, Walter helped start the Central Hockey League, which turned into one of the few successful minor professional hockey leagues of that era....	Executive
1974	Alex Delvecchio Alex Delvecchio Alexander Peter "Fats" Delvecchio, born December 4, 1931 in Fort William, Ontario, Ontario, is a former ice hockey player and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame....	Player
1974	Murray Murdoch Murray Murdoch John Murray Murdoch was a Canada professional ice hockey player and coach.Born in Lucknow, Ontario, Ontario and raised in Edgerton, Alberta, Alberta, he received a Bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Manitoba where he played hockey from 1921 to 1924....	Coach
1974	Weston Adams Weston Adams Weston W. Adams was the director of the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League and son of fellow Hall-of-Famer Charles Adams .After studying at Harvard University where he played Goaltender on the varsity team, Adams became president of the Canadian American Hockey League farm team, the Boston Tigers, in 1932....	Executive
1974	Charles L. Crovat	Executive
1975	Donald M. Clark	Executive
1975	Bill Chadwick Bill Chadwick Bill "The Big Whistle" Chadwick is a former official for the National Hockey League whose career spanned the greater part of the 1940s and 1950s....	Official
1975	Tommy Ivan Tommy Ivan Thomas N. Ivan was a National Hockey League head coach for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks. With the Red Wings from 1947 to 1954, he won three Stanley Cups, and would win another while serving as the Black Hawks' GM....	Coach
1976	Stan Mikita Stan Mikita Stanislav "Stan" Mikita is a Slovakia born, Canada retired professional ice hockey player, generally regarded as the best center of the 1960s. In 1961 he won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks....	Player
1976	Al Leader Al Leader George Alfred "Al" Leader was a Canadian-American ice hockey player, Official , and administrator. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in the "Builder" category....	Official
1976	Bruce Norris Bruce Norris Bruce A. Norris was owner of the Detroit Red Wings from 1955 to 1982, and was also chairman of the National Hockey League's Board of Governors....	Executive
1977	Johnny Bucyk Johnny Bucyk John Paul "Chief" Bucyk is a retired professional ice hockey left winger and Hockey Hall of Famer. As of 2008, he has been a member of the Boston Bruins' organization for an unprecedented fifty consecutive years....	Player
1977	Murray Armstrong Murray Armstrong Murray Alexander Armstrong is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey Centre and NCAA hockey coach....	Player
1977	John Mariucci John Mariucci John Mariucci was an American ice hockey player, administrator and coach. Mariucci was born in Eveleth, Minnesota. He attended the University of Minnesota where he played both for the hockey and American football teams....	Multiple
1978	Phil Esposito Phil Esposito Philip Anthony "Espo" Esposito, Order of Canada is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins and New York Rangers....	Player
1978	Tom Fitzgerald	Executive
1978	William Thayer Tutt William Thayer Tutt William Thayer Tutt was an Senior management for several ice hockey leagues and organizations.Tutt was instrumental in bring the first Frozen Four to the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado....	Executive
1978	Bill Wirtz Bill Wirtz William Wadsworth "Bill" Wirtz was the chief executive officer and controlling shareholder of the family-owned Wirtz Corporation. He was best-known as the owner of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League, who are part of Wirtz Corp's holdings....	Executive
1979	Bobby Orr Bobby Orr Robert Gordon "Bobby" Orr, Order of Canada is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman and is considered to be one of the greatest hockey players of all time....	Player
1980	Bobby Clarke Bobby Clarke Robert Earle Clarke, Order of Canada , better known as Bobby Clarke, is a retired Canada professional ice hockey Centre who played his entire National Hockey League career with the Philadelphia Flyers and is currently an Executive with the team....	Player
1980	Ed Snider Ed Snider Edward M. Snider is the Chairman of Comcast-Spectacor, a Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment company which owns the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA, the Philadelphia Phantoms of the minor American Hockey League, the Wachovia Center, the Wachovia Spectrum, the regional sports netwo...	Executive
1980	Fred Shero Fred Shero Fred Alexander Shero was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. His son Ray Shero serves as the general manager for the Pittsburgh Penguins....	Coach
1980	1980 U.S. Olympic Team Miracle on Ice The "Miracle on Ice" is the nickname given to a February 22 medal-round men's ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics, in which a team of amateur and collegiate players from the United States, led by coach Herb Brooks, defeated the Soviet Union team, who were considered to be the best international hockey team in the world, 4–3...	Multiple
1981	Charles M. Schulz Charles M. Schulz Charles Monroe Schulz was an United Statesn cartoonist best known worldwide for his Peanuts comic strip....	Executive
1982	Emile P. Francis Emile Francis Emile "The Cat" Francis is a former player, coach, and general manager in the National Hockey League, most notably with the New York Rangers....	Multiple
1983	Bill Torrey Bill Torrey William A. Torrey was a General Manager and executive in the National Hockey League, most famous for building up the expansion New York Islanders into a dynasty that won four consecutive Stanley Cups....	Executive
1984	John A. Ziegler, Jr. John Ziegler (sports administrator) John A. Ziegler, Jr is a former NHL Commissioner.In 1977, Ziegler became the fourth president of the NHL, succeeding Clarence Campbell. Before becoming league President, Ziegler was involved in the ownership of the Detroit Red Wings and chairman of the NHL Board of Governors....	Executive
1984	Art Ross Art Ross Arthur Howey "Art" Ross was a Canadian ice hockey corporate officer and Defenceman in the National Hockey League and its predecessor, the National Hockey Association....	Executive
1985	Jack Butterfield Jack Butterfield Jack Butterfield is a professional ice hockey administrator. He was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan.Butterfield was the long-time president of the American Hockey League, serving the longest tenure of any AHL executive ....	Executive
1985	Arthur M. Wirtz	Executive
1986	John MacInnes John MacInnes John J. MacInnes was a Canada professional ice hockey goaltender and National Collegiate Athletic Association hockey head coach. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Ontario....	Coach
1986	Jack Riley John P. Riley, Jr. John P. Riley is an United States former ice hockey player and coach. Long-time West Point hockey coach, Riley coached the United States national men's ice hockey team to the gold medal at the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics....	Coach
1987	Hobey Baker Hobey Baker Hobart Amory Hare Baker , known as Hobey Baker, was a noted American amateur athlete of the early 20th century. The only member of both the College Football Hall of Fame and Hockey Hall of Fame, U.S....	Player
1987	Frank Mathers Frank Mathers Frank Sydney Mathers was a professional ice hockey player during the 1940s and 1950s with the National Hockey League Toronto Maple Leafs, and the American Hockey League Pittsburgh Hornets and Hershey Bears....	Coach
1988	Keith Allen Keith Allen (ice hockey) Keith Allen is a retired professional ice hockey player and is a former National Hockey League head coach and general manager. He is currently executive vice president of the Philadelphia Flyers....	Executive
1988	Fred Cusick Fred Cusick Fred Cusick is a former ice hockey broadcaster and served as the Boston Bruins play-by-play TV broadcaster from 1971?72 NHL season till 1996?97 NHL season on WSBK-TV in Boston, and from 1984?85 NHL season until 1992?93 NHL season on NESN; counting his radio broadcasts, he was a Bruins' announcer for an unprecedented 45 years....	Executive
1988	Bob Johnson	Coach
1989	Dan Kelly Dan Kelly (sportscaster) Patrick Daniel Kelly was a Canada-born sportscaster best known for his radio play-by-play coverage of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League, from early in their existence until his death more than two decades later....	Executive
1989	Lou Nanne Lou Nanne Louis Vincent "Lou" Nanne is a retired ice hockey Defenceman and general manager who has made significant contributions to hockey in the United States....	Multiple
1989	Lynn Patrick Lynn Patrick Joseph Lynn Patrick was a Canada professional ice hockey Centre who played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League.Lynn was an important member of one Stanley Cup title the Rangers won in 1940....	Player
1989	Bud Poile Bud Poile Norman Robert "Bud" Poile was a professional ice hockey player, coach, general manager, and league executive....	Multiple
1990	Len Ceglarski Len Ceglarski Leonard "Len" Stanley Ceglarski is a native of East Walpole, Massachusetts. He was an All-American left wing on Boston College's 1949 NCAA championship team, and was captain of the 1950?51 squad....	Player
1991	Rod Gilbert Rod Gilbert Rodrigue Gabriel Gilbert is a retired Canada professional ice hockey forward who played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League....	Player
1991	Mike Ilitch Mike Ilitch Michael "Mike" Ilitch Sr. is an entrepreneur and owner of the Detroit Red Wings and the Detroit Tigers. In addition to his sports ownerships, he is the founder and owner of Little Caesars Pizza since 1959, which has become an international fast food franchise....	Executive
1992	Al Arbour Al Arbour Alger Joseph Arbour is a retired Canada ice hockey Player and later a Coach and executive in the National Hockey League.Playing career...	Coach
1992	Art Berglund Art Berglund Art Berglund was an United States ice hockey coach and executive. He won the Lester Patrick Trophy in 1992, and is scheduled to be inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 2008....	Executive
1992	Lou Lamoriello Lou Lamoriello Louis "Lou" Lamoriello is the CEO, president, and general manager of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League. Lamoriello, who has been with the Devils since 1987, has served longer than any current GM in the league with a single franchise....	Executive
1993	Frank Boucher Frank Boucher Francois X. Boucher was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League and the Vancouver Maroons in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association....	Player
1993	Red Dutton Red Dutton Mervyn "Red" Dutton was a professional ice hockey player, an ice hockey executive and a businessman in construction contracting. He played for the Calgary Tigers, Montreal Maroons and the New York Americans....	Executive
1993	Bruce McNall Bruce McNall Bruce Patrick McNall is a former United States sports executive who once owned the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League ....	Executive
1993	Gil Stein Gil Stein (sports administrator) Gilbert Stein is a former National Hockey League executive, serving as vice-president and legal counsel for nearly 15 years before becoming president in 1992....	Executive
1994	Wayne Gretzky Wayne Gretzky Wayne Douglas Gretzky, Order of Canada is a retired Canada professional ice hockey player. He is the current part-owner, head of hockey operations, and coach of the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League ....	Player
1994	Robert Ridder	Executive
1995	Joe Mullen Joe Mullen Joseph Mullen is a retired American professional ice hockey player who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues , Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Boston Bruins from 1980?1997....	Player
1995	Brian Mullen Brian Mullen Brian Patrick Mullen is a former professional ice hockey player who spent eleven seasons in the National Hockey League playing for the Winnipeg Jets, New York Rangers, San Jose Sharks, and New York Islanders....	Player
1995	Bob Fleming	Player
1996	George Gund George Gund George Gund may refer to:George Gund III, owner of hockey teams the Minnesota North Stars and Cleveland BaronsGeorge Gund , founder of the George Gund Foundation...	Executive
1996	Ken Morrow Ken Morrow Kenneth Arlington Morrow is a retired United States professional ice hockey Defenceman and currently serves as the New York Islanders' director of pro scouting....	Player
1996	Milt Schmidt Milt Schmidt Milton Conrad Schmidt is a former professional ice hockey Centre , coach and general manager, mostly for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League....	Multiple
1997	Seymour H. Knox III	Executive
1997	Bill Cleary	Player
1997	Pat LaFontaine Pat LaFontaine Pat LaFontaine is a former ice hockey Centre in the National Hockey League, who played his entire career for all three New York-based teams: the New York Islanders , Buffalo Sabres , and New York Rangers ....	Player
1998	Peter Karmanos	Executive
1998	Neal Broten Neal Broten Neal LaMoy Broten is a former United States professional ice hockey Player who played 1,099 NHL regular season games in 1981?1997 for the Minnesota North Stars, Dallas Stars, New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League....	Player
1998	John Mayasich	Player
1998	Max McNab Max McNab Max Douglas McNab was a Canadian ice hockey player, Coach , and National Hockey League general manager. He was born in Watson, Saskatchewan....	Multiple
1999	Harry Sinden Harry Sinden Harry James Sinden was the long-time general manager, coach, and president for the Boston Bruins National Hockey League hockey team, and was the coach of the Canadian national men's hockey team during the 1972 Summit Series....	Executive
1999	1998 U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team United States at the 1998 Winter Olympics The United States competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan....	Multiple
2000	Mario Lemieux Mario Lemieux Mario Lemieux is a retired Canada professional ice hockey Centre who played 17 seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League between 1984?85 NHL season and 2004?05 NHL season....	Player
2000	Craig Patrick Craig Patrick Craig Patrick is a former American Ice hockey player, coach and general manager, the son of Lynn Patrick and the grandson of Lester Patrick . From 1989?2006, he served as general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins....	Executive
2000	Lou Vairo Lou Vairo Lou Vairo is a former National Hockey League assistant coach for the New Jersey Devils and has also been the head coach for the American national men's ice hockey team multiple times....	Coach
2001	Gary Bettman Gary Bettman Gary Bruce Bettman is the NHL Commissioner of the National Hockey League , a post he has held since February 1, 1993. Previously, Bettman was a senior vice-president and general counsel to the National Basketball Association ....	Executive
2001	Scotty Bowman Scotty Bowman William Scott "Scotty" Bowman is a retired National Hockey League head coach. He holds the record for most wins in league history, with 1,244 wins in the regular season and 223 in the Stanley Cup playoffs....	Coach
2001	David Poile David Poile David Poile is the Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations and General Manager of the National Hockey League's Nashville Predators.Poile began his career in the NHL as an Administrative Assistant with the then expansion Atlanta Flames in 1972 shortly after graduating from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts....	Executive
2002	Herb Brooks Herb Brooks Herbert Paul "Herb" Brooks, Jr. was an American ice hockey coach , best known for coaching the U.S. hockey team to a gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in an event known as the "Miracle on Ice"....	Coach
2002	Larry Pleau Larry Pleau Lawrence Winslow Pleau is senior vice president and general manager of the St. Louis Blues . He is also a Retirement National Hockey League player and head coach....	Multiple
2002	1960 U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey Team	Multiple
2003	Willie O'Ree Willie O'Ree Willie O'Ree, Order of Canada, Order of New Brunswick is a retired professional ice hockey player, known best for being the first Black Canadian player in the National Hockey League....	Player
2003	Raymond Bourque	Player
2003	Ron DeGregorio Ron DeGregorio Ron DeGregorio is the current president of USA Hockey. He was elected the organization's fourth president since 1937 in 2003. He was award the Lester Patrick Trophy the same year....	Executive
2004	Mike Emrick Mike Emrick Mike "Doc" Emrick, Ph.D. is an Emmy Award - winning United States sportscaster. In the United States, he is one of the most recognized announcers in professional ice hockey and currently is the lead play-by-play announcer for NHL on NBC, NHL on Versus, and the New Jersey Devils....	Media
2004	John Davidson	Media
2004	Ray Miron Ray Miron Ray Miron is the former owner of the new Central Hockey League, founded in 1992 by Miron and William "Bill" Levins, as well as a former National Hockey League executive, serving in the Toronto Maple Leafs organization and as General Manager of the Colorado Rockies ....	Executive
2005	2004–05 NHL lockout; no winner	-
2006	Red Berenson	Multiple
2006	Marcel Dionne Marcel Dionne Marcel Elphege "Little Beaver" Dionne is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers....	Player
2006	Reed Larson Reed Larson Reed David Larson is a retired professional ice hockey Defenceman and former captain of the Detroit Red Wings who played 904 regular season games in the National Hockey League between 1977 and 1989....	Player
2006	Glen Sonmor Glen Sonmor Glen Sonmor is a former professional ice hockey player, scout and coach.Sonmor was a left winger who played two seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers....	Coach
2006	Steve Yzerman Steve Yzerman Stephen Gregory Yzerman is a retired Canadian American professional hockey player who played his entire National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings....	Player
2007	Brian Leetch Brian Leetch Brian Joseph Leetch is a retired United States professional ice hockey Defenceman who played in 18 National Hockey League Season s with the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Boston Bruins....	Player
2007	Cammi Granato Cammi Granato Catherine Michelle "Cammi" Granato is a retired United States female ice hockey player.Granato was the captain of the American national women's hockey team team that won a gold medal in the 1998 Winter Olympics....	Player
2007	Stan Fischler Stan Fischler Stan Fischler is a hockey and New York City Subway historian, broadcaster, author and professor.For his hockey knowledge, Fischler is known as ?The Hockey Maven? in both local and national circles....	Media
2007	John Halligan John Halligan (ice hockey) John Halligan is a former New York Rangers public relations director and NHL executive. He received the Lester Patrick Trophy in 2007.Halligan has authored several books on hockey:...	Executive
2008	Ted Lindsay Ted Lindsay Robert Blake Theodore "Ted" Lindsay is a former professional ice hockey forward who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks. During his playing career, he helped to organize the NHL Players Association....	Player
2008	Bob Naegele, Jr.	Executive
2008	Brian Burke	Executive
2008	Phil Housley Phil Housley Phillip F. Housley is a former ice hockey player who played for the Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, St. Louis Blues , Calgary Flames, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and Toronto Maple Leafs....	Player