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Lester B. Pearson Award
The Lester B. Pearson Award is an annual award presented to the National Hockey
League's outstanding player as selected by the members of the NHL Players' Association.
The award was presented in 1970-71 by the NHLPA in honor of the late Lester B. Pearson,
former Prime Minister of Canada.
| Recipients | | Year | Player | Team | | 2004 | Martin St. Louis | Tampa Bay Lightning
| | 2003 | Markus Naslund | Vancouver Canucks
| | 2002 | Jarome Iginla | Calgary Flames
| | 2001 | Joe Sakic | Colorado Avalanche
| | 2000 | Jaromir Jagr | Pittsburgh Penguins
| | 1999 | Jaromir Jagr | Pittsburgh Penguins
| | 1998 | Dominik Hasek | Buffalo Sabres
| | 1997 | Dominik Hasek | Buffalo Sabres
| | 1996 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins
| | 1995 | Eric Lindros | Philadelphia Flyers
| | 1994 | Sergei Fedorov | Detroit Red Wings
| | 1993 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins
| | 1992 | Mark Messier | New York Rangers
| | 1991 | Brett Hull | St. Louis Blues
| | 1990 | Mark Messier | Edmonton Oilers
| | 1989 | Steve Yzerman | Detroit Red Wings
| | 1988 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins
| | 1987 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers
| | 1986 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins
| | 1985 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers
| | 1984 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers
| | 1983 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers
| | 1982 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers
| | 1981 | Mike Liut | St. Louis Blues
| | 1980 | Marcel Dionne | Los Angeles Kings
| | 1979 | Marcel Dionne | Los Angeles Kings
| | 1978 | Guy Lafleur | Montreal Canadiens
| | 1977 | Guy Lafleur | Montreal Canadiens
| | 1976 | Guy Lafleur | Montreal Canadiens
| | 1975 | Bobby Orr | Boston Bruins
| | 1974 | Bobby Clarke | Philadelphia Flyers
| | 1973 | Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins
| | 1972 | Jean Ratelle | New York Rangers
| | 1971 | Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins
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