The Frank J. Selke Trophy, or simply the Selke Trophy, is awarded annually to the National Hockey League forward who demonstrates the most skill in the defensive component of the game. The winner is selected by a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association following the regular season. Named after Frank J. Selke, former general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens, the trophy has been awarded 45 times to 27 different players since the 1977–78 NHL season. It is currently held by Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov.

History

The trophy was first awarded at the end of the 1977–78 NHL season. It was named after Frank J. Selke, former general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens. Guy Carbonneau, Jere Lehtinen, Pavel Datsyuk and Aleksander Barkov are tied for the third-most wins, with three apiece.

The Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, and Boston Bruins have won the trophy the most times, with 7 awards apiece. The team with the greatest number of unique winners are the Red Wings with 4—Sergei Fedorov (twice), Steve Yzerman, Kris Draper, and Datsyuk (three times)—all coming since 1994. There has not been an instance in which the Art Ross Trophy winner has been awarded the Selke Trophy, though Fedorov finished second in regular season scoring in 1994, The most points scored in a Selke-winning season is 127 by Doug Gilmour in the 1992–93 NHL season.

Winners

right|150px|thumb|[[Patrice Bergeron, record six-time winner]]

right|150px|thumb|[[Jere Lehtinen, three-time winner]]

right|150px|thumb|[[Pavel Datsyuk, three-time winner]]

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| C || Centre

| RW || Right wing

| LW || Left wing

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| bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | Montreal Canadiens

| LW

| 1

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| bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | Montreal Canadiens

| LW

| 2

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| Montreal Canadiens

| LW

| 3

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| Montreal Canadiens

| LW

| 4

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| Boston Bruins

| C

| 1

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| Philadelphia Flyers

| C

| 1

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| Washington Capitals

| C

| 1

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| Buffalo Sabres

| LW

| 1

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| Chicago Blackhawks

| C

| 1

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| Philadelphia Flyers

| C

| 1

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| Montreal Canadiens

| C

| 1

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| Montreal Canadiens

| C

| 2

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| St. Louis Blues

| C

| 1

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| Chicago Blackhawks

| RW

| 1

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| Montreal Canadiens

| C

| 3

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| Toronto Maple Leafs

| C

| 1

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| Detroit Red Wings

| C

| 1

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| Pittsburgh Penguins

| C

| 1

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| Detroit Red Wings

| C

| 2

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| Buffalo Sabres

| C

| 1

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| Dallas Stars

| RW

| 1

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| bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | Dallas Stars

| RW

| 2

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| Detroit Red Wings

| C

| 1

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| New Jersey Devils

| C

| 1

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| New York Islanders

| C

| 2

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| Dallas Stars

| RW

| 3

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| Detroit Red Wings

| C

| 1

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| colspan="4" align="center" |Season cancelled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout

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| bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | Carolina Hurricanes

| C

| 1

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| Carolina Hurricanes

| C

| 2

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| bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | Detroit Red Wings

| C

| 1

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| Detroit Red Wings

| C

| 2

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| Detroit Red Wings

| C

| 3

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| Vancouver Canucks

| C

| 1

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| Boston Bruins

| C

| 1

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| bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | Chicago Blackhawks

| C

| 1

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| Boston Bruins

| C

| 2

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| Boston Bruins

| C

| 3

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| Los Angeles Kings

| C

| 1

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| Boston Bruins

| C

| 4

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| Los Angeles Kings

| C

| 2

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| bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | St. Louis Blues

| C

| 1

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| Philadelphia Flyers

| C

| 1

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| Florida Panthers

| C

| 1

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| Boston Bruins

| C

| 5

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| Boston Bruins

| C

| 6

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| bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | Florida Panthers

| C

| 2

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| bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | Florida Panthers

| C

| 3

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See also

  • List of National Hockey League awards
  • List of NHL players
  • List of NHL statistical leaders
  • Two-way forward

References

  • Frank J. Selke Trophy at NHL.com
  • Frank J. Selke Trophy history at Legends of Hockey.net