The Cyclone Taylor Trophy is the award given each year to the most valuable player (MVP) on the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). It is named after Cyclone Taylor, a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who led the Vancouver Millionaires to the Stanley Cup in 1915. The award was dedicated to him prior to the 1979–80 Vancouver Canucks season, the season after his death on June 9, 1979, although an award for the Canucks MVP has existed since the team's inauguration in 1970. Previously it was a Canucks MVP Award as selected by the fans while the other MVP award, the President's Trophy was selected by CP Air and later Canadian Airlines. However after the 1995–96 season, the Cyclone Taylor Trophy officially became the lone Canucks MVP award since the winners of each trophy was identical.
The most prolific winner of the Cyclone Taylor Trophy is Markus Naslund, who has been awarded five times (including four straight from 2001 to 2004), followed by Trevor Linden with four. The most recent recipient is J. T. Miller, who won it for the first time in the 2023–24 season.
Winners
C | Centre | LW | Left wing | D | Defence | RW | Right wing | G | Goaltender |
See also
- Babe Pratt Trophy
- Cyrus H. McLean Trophy
- Fred J. Hume Award
- Molson Cup
- Pavel Bure Most Exciting Player Award
References
- Award renamed Cyclone Taylor Award
- "Canucks announce 2013.14 team awards". Vancouver Canucks. April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- "Canucks announce 2013.14 team awards". Vancouver Canucks. April 11, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- "Canucks announce 2015.16 team awards". Vancouver Canucks. April 9, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- Canucks Media Relations (April 8, 2017). "Canucks Announce Team Awards at Fan Appreciation". National Hockey League. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- Canucks Media Relations (May 18, 2021). "Canucks announce 2021 Cyclone Taylor Award winner". Vancouver Canucks. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
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