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Awarded to the defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-around ability in the position.
1954 Leonard "Red" Kelly
1955 Doug Harvey
1956 Doug Harvey
1957 Doug Harvey
1958 Doug Harvey
1959 Tom Johnson
1960 Doug Harvey
1961 Doug Harvey
1962 Doug Harvey
1963 Pierre Pilote
1964 Pierre Pilote
1965 Pierre Pilote
1966 Jacques Laperriere
1967 Harry Howell
1968 Bobby Orr
1969 Bobby Orr
1970 Bobby Orr
1971 Bobby Orr
1972 Bobby Orr
1973 Bobby Orr
1974 Bobby Orr
1975 Bobby Orr
1976 Denis Potvin
1977 Larry Robinson
1978 Denis Potvin
1979 Denis Potvin
1980 Larry Robinson
1981 Randy Carlyle
1982 Doug Wilson
1983 Rod Langway
1984 Rod Langway
1985 Paul Coffey
1986 Paul Coffey
1987 Ray Bourque
1988 Ray Bourque
1989 Chris Chelios
1990 Ray Bourque
1991 Ray Bourque
1992 Brian Leetch
1993 Chris Chelios
1994 Ray Bourque
1995 Paul Coffey
1996 Chris Chelios
1997 Brian Leetch
1998 Rob Blake
1999 Al MacInnis
2000 Chris Pronger
2001 Nicklas Lidstrom
2002 Nicklas Lidstrom
2003 Nicklas Lidstrom
2004 Scott Niedermayer
2005 No Winner (Owner's Lockout)
2006 Nicklas Lidstrom
2007 Nicklas Lidstrom
2008 Nicklas Lidstrom
2009 Zdeno Chara
2010 Duncan Keith
2011 Nicklas Lidstrom
2012 Erik Karlsson
2013 P.K. Subban
2014 Duncan Keith
2015 Erik Karlsson
2016 Drew Doughty
2017 Brent Burns
2018 Victor Hedman
2019 Mark Giordano
2020 Roman Josi
2021 Adam Fox
2022 Cale Makar
2023 Erik Karlsson
2024 Quinn Hughes
2025 Cale Makar
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