Lester Patrick Trophy

The Lester Patrick Trophy is an annual award presented for outstanding service to hockey in the United States. Eligible  recipients are players, officials, coaches, executives, and referees.

The winner is selected by an award committee consisting of the President of the NHL, an NHL Governor, a representative of the New York Rangers, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame Builder's section, 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. Except for the League President, each member is rotated annually. The winner(s) receive a miniature of the trophy.

The Patrick Trophy was presented by the New York Rangers in 1966 to honor the late Lester Patrick. Patrick was a longtime general manager and coach of the Rangers, whose teams finished out of the playoffs only once in his first 16 years with the club.

2012 Winners:  Dick Patrick, Bob Chase-Wallenstein

Past Recipients
YEAR	NAME
2011	Mark Johnson, Bob Pulford, Tony Rossi, Jeff Sauer
2010	David Andrews, Cam Neely, Jack Parker, Jerry York
2009	Mark Messier, Mike Richter, Jim Devellano
2008	Bob Naegele Jr., Brian Burke, Phil Housley, Ted Lindsay
2007	Brian Leetch, Cammi Granato, Stan Fischler, John Halligan
2006	Steve Yzerman, Gordon "Red" Berenson, Reed Larson, Glen Sonmor, Marcel Dionne
2004	Mike Emrick, John Davidson, Ray Miron
2003	Willie O'Ree, Raymond Bourque, Ron DeGregorio
2002	Herb Brooks, Larry Pleau, 1960 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team
2001	Gary Bettman, Scotty Bowman, David Poile
2000	Mario Lemieux, Craig Patrick, Lou Vairo
1999	Harry Sinden, 1998 U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team
1998	Peter Karmanos, Max McNab, Neal Broten, John Mayasich
1997	Seymour H. Knox III*, Bill Cleary, Pat LaFontaine
1996	George Gund, Ken Morrow, Milt Schmidt
1995	Joe Mullen, Brian Mullen
1994	Wayne Gretzky, Robert Ridder
1993	Frank Boucher, Red Dutton, Bruce McNall, Gil Stein
1992	Al Arbour, Art Berglund, Lou Lamoriello
1991	Rod Gilbert, Mike Ilitch
1990	Len Ceglarski
1989	Dan Kelly, Lou Nanne, Lynn Patrick*, Bud Poile
1988	Keith Allen, Fred Cusick, Bob Johnson
1987	Hobey Baker*, Frank Mathers
1986	John MacInnes, Jack Riley
1985	Jack Butterfield, Arthur M. Wirtz
1984	Arthur Howie Ross*, John A. Ziegler Jr.
1983	Bill Torrey
1982	Emile P. Francis
1981	Charles M. Schulz
1980	Bobby Clarke, Frederick A. Shero, Edward M. Snider, 1980 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team
1979	Bobby Orr
1978	Philip A. Esposito, Tom Fitzgerald, William T. Tutt, William W. Wirtz
1977	Murray A. Armb, John P. Bucyk, John Mariucci
1976	George A. Leader, Stanley Mikita, Bruce A. Norris
1975	William L. Chadwick, Donald M. Clark, Thomas N. Ivan
1974	Weston W. Adams Sr.*, Charles L. Crovat*, Alex Delvecchio, Murray Murdoch
1973	Walter L. Bush
1972	Clarence S. Campbell, John Kelly, James D. Norris*, Ralph Cooney Weiland
1971	William M. Jennings, Terrance G. Sawchuk*, John B. Sollenberger*
1970	James C.V. Hendy*, Edward W. Shore
1969	Robert M. Hull, Edward J. Jeremiah*
1968	Walter A. Brown*, Gen. John R. Kilpatrick*, Thomas F. Lockhart
1967	Charles F. Adams*, Gordon Howe, James Norris Sr.*
1966	J.J. Jack Adams
* awarded posthumously