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Sport	Ice hockey
Given for	"Player who leads the League in points at the end of the regular season."
History
First award	1947–48 NHL season
First winner	Elmer Lach
Most wins	Wayne Gretzky (10)
Most recent	Nikita Kucherov (3) Tampa Bay Lightning

The Art Ross Trophy is a special award in the National Hockey League (NHL). It goes to the hockey player who scores the most points during the regular season. Points are earned by scoring goals or helping teammates score goals (called assists).

This trophy was given to the league by Art Ross. He was a famous hockey player, manager, and coach. The Art Ross Trophy has been given out 70 times to 29 different players. It started in the 1947–48 NHL season. Art Ross also designed the official NHL puck, which has special edges for better control.

The player who currently holds the Art Ross Trophy is Nikita Kucherov from the Tampa Bay Lightning.

History of the Trophy
Winners
See also

History of the Trophy

The Art Ross Trophy was first given to the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1947. It was created by Arthur Howey "Art" Ross. He used to be a general manager and head coach for the Boston Bruins. He is also in the Hockey Hall of Fame as a player.

Elmer Lach of the Montreal Canadiens was the very first player to win the Art Ross Trophy. This happened at the end of the 1947–48 season.

Teams with Many Winners

Players from the Pittsburgh Penguins have won the trophy 15 times. The Edmonton Oilers have won it 13 times. The Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks are tied for third, with nine wins each.

One interesting win was by Joe Thornton in the 2005–06 season. He started that season with the Boston Bruins but finished with the San Jose Sharks. Even though he played for two teams, his award counts for the Sharks. The Boston Bruins have had seven players win the trophy in total.

Famous Multiple Winners

For many years, from 1951 to 2001, only a few players won the scoring title just once. Many famous players won it multiple times. These include Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita, Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr, Guy Lafleur, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, and Jaromir Jagr.

For two decades, from 1981 to 2001, only three players won the Art Ross Trophy. These were Gretzky, Lemieux, and Jagr. This amazing streak ended when Jarome Iginla won the trophy in 2002.

Records and Unique Wins

Wayne Gretzky has won the Art Ross Trophy a record ten times. Seven of these wins were in a row! This happened during his 20-year career in the NHL. Gordie Howe and Mario Lemieux each won it six times. Phil Esposito, Jaromir Jagr, and Connor McDavid have each won it five times.

Jagr, who is from the Czech Republic, has won the award the most times as a player not from Canada. Patrick Kane is the only American-born player to win the trophy. He won it in 2016.

Gretzky is the only player to win the trophy while playing for more than one team during his career. Joe Thornton is the only player to win it while playing for two different teams in the same season.

Stan Mikita is the only player in NHL history to win the Art Ross, Hart, and Lady Byng Trophies all in the same season. He did this twice, in 1966–67 and 1967–68.

Bobby Orr is the only defenseman (a player who mostly defends) to win the scoring title. He did this in 1970 and 1975. In 1970, he also won three other major awards in the same season.

In 2007, Sidney Crosby became the youngest player to win the Art Ross Trophy. He was only 19 years old. Later, Martin St. Louis became the oldest player to win it at age 37. He also had the longest time between his wins (nine years).

Henrik and Daniel Sedin are the only brothers to win the award. Henrik won in 2010, and Daniel won in 2011.

Since 2001, only five players have won the award more than once. These are Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Martin St. Louis, and Nikita Kucherov. McDavid and Gretzky are the only players to win multiple Art Ross trophies before they turned 21.

How Ties Are Broken

Sometimes, two or more players might end the season with the exact same number of points. The NHL has rules to decide who wins the Art Ross Trophy in case of a tie:

The player with the most goals wins.
If still tied, the player who played fewer games wins.
If still tied, the player who scored their first goal of the season earlier wins.

Ties for the scoring title happened in the 1961–62, 1979–80, and 1994–95 seasons. All of these ties were decided by who scored more goals. For example, in 1994, Jaromir Jagr won over Eric Lindros because he had more goals.

Winners

Wayne Gretzky, who won the trophy a record ten times.

Gordie Howe, a six-time winner.

Mario Lemieux, who won six times.

Phil Esposito, a five-time winner.

Jaromir Jagr, who won five times.

Connor McDavid, a five-time winner.

Stan Mikita, a four-time winner.

Guy Lafleur, a three-time winner.

Evgeni Malkin (left) and Sidney Crosby (right), both two-time winners.

Henrik Sedin (top) and Daniel Sedin (bottom), who won back-to-back.

Player is still playing in the NHL Player can be chosen for the Hockey Hall of Fame but hasn't been yet Player is no longer playing but isn't old enough yet for the Hockey Hall of Fame Bold Player with the most points ever scored in a season.

Art Ross Trophy winners
Season	Winner	Team	Points	Win #
1947–48	Lach, ElmerElmer Lach	Montreal Canadiens	061	1 (2)
1948–49	Conacher, RoyRoy Conacher	Chicago Black Hawks	068	1
1949–50	Lindsay, TedTed Lindsay	Detroit Red Wings	078	1
1950–51	Howe, GordieGordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	086	1
1951–52	Howe, GordieGordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	086	2
1952–53	Howe, GordieGordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	095	3
1953–54	Howe, GordieGordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	081	4
1954–55	Geoffrion, BernieBernie Geoffrion	Montreal Canadiens	075	1
1955–56	Beliveau, JeanJean Beliveau	Montreal Canadiens	088	1
1956–57	Howe, GordieGordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	089	5
1957–58	Moore, DickieDickie Moore	Montreal Canadiens	084	1
1958–59	Moore, DickieDickie Moore	Montreal Canadiens	096	2
1959–60	Hull, BobbyBobby Hull	Chicago Black Hawks	081	1
1960–61	Geoffrion, BernieBernie Geoffrion	Montreal Canadiens	095	2
1961–62	Hull, BobbyBobby Hull	Chicago Black Hawks	084	2
1962–63	Howe, GordieGordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	086	6
1963–64	Mikita, StanStan Mikita	Chicago Black Hawks	089	1
1964–65	Mikita, StanStan Mikita	Chicago Black Hawks	087	2
1965–66	Hull, BobbyBobby Hull	Chicago Black Hawks	097	3
1966–67	Mikita, StanStan Mikita	Chicago Black Hawks	097	3
1967–68	Mikita, StanStan Mikita	Chicago Black Hawks	087	4
1968–69	Esposito, PhilPhil Esposito	Boston Bruins	126	1
1969–70	Orr, BobbyBobby Orr	Boston Bruins	120	1
1970–71	Esposito, PhilPhil Esposito	Boston Bruins	152	2
1971–72	Esposito, PhilPhil Esposito	Boston Bruins	133	3
1972–73	Esposito, PhilPhil Esposito	Boston Bruins	130	4
1973–74	Esposito, PhilPhil Esposito	Boston Bruins	145	5
1974–75	Orr, BobbyBobby Orr	Boston Bruins	135	2
1975–76	Lafleur, GuyGuy Lafleur	Montreal Canadiens	125	1
1976–77	Lafleur, GuyGuy Lafleur	Montreal Canadiens	136	2
1977–78	Lafleur, GuyGuy Lafleur	Montreal Canadiens	132	3
1978–79	Trottier, BryanBryan Trottier	New York Islanders	134	1
1979–80	Dionne, MarcelMarcel Dionne	Los Angeles Kings	137	1
1980–81	Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	164	1
1981–82	Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	212	2
1982–83	Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	196	3
1983–84	Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	205	4
1984–85	Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	208	5
1985–86	Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	215	6
1986–87	Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	183	7
1987–88	Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	168	1
1988–89	Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	199	2
1989–90	Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky	Los Angeles Kings	142	8
1990–91	Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky	Los Angeles Kings	163	9
1991–92	Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	131	3
1992–93	Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	160	4
1993–94	Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky	Los Angeles Kings	130	9910
1994–95	Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr	Pittsburgh Penguins	70	1
1995–96	Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	161	5
1996–97	Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	122	6
1997–98	Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr	Pittsburgh Penguins	102	2
1998–99	Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr	Pittsburgh Penguins	127	3
1999–2000	Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr	Pittsburgh Penguins	096	4
2000–01	Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr	Pittsburgh Penguins	121	5
2001–02	Iginla, JaromeJarome Iginla	Calgary Flames	096	1
2002–03	Forsberg, PeterPeter Forsberg	Colorado Avalanche	106	1
2003–04	St. Louis, MartinMartin St. Louis	Tampa Bay Lightning	094	1
2004–05	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton	Boston Bruins/San Jose Sharks	125	1
2006–07	Crosby, SidneySidney Crosby	Pittsburgh Penguins	120	1
2007–08	Ovechkin, AlexanderAlexander Ovechkin	Washington Capitals	112	1
2008–09	Malkin, EvgeniEvgeni Malkin	Pittsburgh Penguins	113	1
2009–10	Sedin, HenrikHenrik Sedin	Vancouver Canucks	112	1
2010–11	Sedin, DanielDaniel Sedin	Vancouver Canucks	104	1
2011–12	Malkin, EvgeniEvgeni Malkin	Pittsburgh Penguins	109	2
2012–13	St. Louis, MartinMartin St. Louis	Tampa Bay Lightning	60	2
2013–14	Crosby, SidneySidney Crosby	Pittsburgh Penguins	104	2
2014–15	Benn, JamieJamie Benn	Dallas Stars	87	1
2015–16	Kane, PatrickPatrick Kane	Chicago Blackhawks	106	1
2016–17	McDavid, ConnorConnor McDavid	Edmonton Oilers	100	1
2017–18	McDavid, ConnorConnor McDavid	Edmonton Oilers	108	2
2018–19	Kucherov, NikitaNikita Kucherov	Tampa Bay Lightning	128	1
2019–20	Draisaitl, LeonLeon Draisaitl	Edmonton Oilers	110	1
2020–21	McDavid, ConnorConnor McDavid	Edmonton Oilers	105	3
2021–22	McDavid, ConnorConnor McDavid	Edmonton Oilers	123	4
2022–23	McDavid, ConnorConnor McDavid	Edmonton Oilers	153	5
2023–24	Kucherov, NikitaNikita Kucherov	Tampa Bay Lightning	144	2
2024–25	Kucherov, NikitaNikita Kucherov	Tampa Bay Lightning	121	3