Frank J. Selke Trophy
Awarded to the NHL's best defensive forward.
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Each year, the NHL gives the Frank J. Selke Trophy to the forward who best excels at defensive play.[1] The initial presentation of this trophy occurred following the 1977–78 NHL season.[1]
Life and work
The Selke Trophy was the fifth and last major NHL award named after an Original Six general manager or owner.[1] Sergei Fedorov is the only player to win both the Selke Trophy and the Hart Memorial Trophy in the same season.[2] No Art Ross Trophy winner has ever won the Selke Trophy.[2] With six career wins, Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins holds the record for the most Selke Trophies.[3]
The franchise with the highest number of Selke Trophy victories is the Montreal Canadiens, who have won it eight times.[1] Four different players from the Red Wings have won the award, the most unique winners from any single team.[1] Doug Gilmour's 127-point season in 1992–93 represents the highest point total ever achieved by a Selke winner.[2]
What the cited sources add
The Legends of Hockey source confirms Bob Gainey won the trophy its first four years.[3] Legends of Hockey also records Sergei Fedorov's 1993–94 Hart and Selke double.[2] That source further notes Joe Sakic finished second in Selke voting in 2001 while being the Hart winner and Art Ross runner-up.[2] According to the same source, Patrice Bergeron has six wins, while four individuals are tied with three wins each.[3]
References
- Wikipedia, "Frank J. Selke Trophy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "NHL.com-Trophies", NHL.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Frank J. Selke Trophy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Legends of Hockey-Silverware-1993-94 Frank J. Selke Trophy Winner-Fedorov, Sergei"; "Legends of Hockey-Silverware-1993-94 Frank J. Selke Trophy Winner-Fedorov, Sergei"; "Legends of Hockey-Silverware-2000-01 Frank J. Selke Trophy Winner-Madden, John"; "Saved Queries by Users" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Frank J. Selke Trophy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Legends of Hockey-NHL Trophies-Frank J. Selke Trophy", Legends of Hockey (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Frank J. Selke Trophy (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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