Kharlamov Trophy
Encyclopedia
The Kharlamov Trophy is an NHL award given to the most valuable Russian
NHL player. Named after Valeri Kharlamov a star ice hockey
player from the Soviet Union
and is considered one of their greatest players.
The Trophy was established by Sovetsky Sport in 2002. Presentation of the award and the ceremony are held by Sovetsky Sport every summer in Moscow after the conclusion of the NHL playoffs, and is covered by Russian national and international media.
It is voted on by all active Russian NHL players. Russian players first entered the NHL in large numbers in the late 1980s, but the trophy was first awarded in 2003. Detroit's Sergei Fedorov
was the first recipient of the award.
The following is a list of all the Kharlamov Trophy winners since the award's inception:
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
NHL player. Named after Valeri Kharlamov a star ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player from the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and is considered one of their greatest players.
The Trophy was established by Sovetsky Sport in 2002. Presentation of the award and the ceremony are held by Sovetsky Sport every summer in Moscow after the conclusion of the NHL playoffs, and is covered by Russian national and international media.
It is voted on by all active Russian NHL players. Russian players first entered the NHL in large numbers in the late 1980s, but the trophy was first awarded in 2003. Detroit's Sergei Fedorov
Sergei Fedorov
Sergei Viktorovich Fedorov is a Russian professional ice hockey forward and occasional defenceman...
was the first recipient of the award.
The following is a list of all the Kharlamov Trophy winners since the award's inception:
- 2003 Sergei FedorovSergei FedorovSergei Viktorovich Fedorov is a Russian professional ice hockey forward and occasional defenceman...
(Inaugural winner) - 2004 Ilya KovalchukIlya KovalchukIlya Valerevich Kovalchuk is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger who is an alternate captain of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League. Drafted first overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers, he began his NHL career in 2001–02 with Atlanta and was...
- 2005 NHL lockout (No winner)
- 2006 Alexander OvechkinAlexander OvechkinAlexander Mikhaylovich Ovechkin is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League...
- 2007 Alexander OvechkinAlexander OvechkinAlexander Mikhaylovich Ovechkin is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League...
- 2008 Alexander OvechkinAlexander OvechkinAlexander Mikhaylovich Ovechkin is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League...
- 2009 Alexander OvechkinAlexander OvechkinAlexander Mikhaylovich Ovechkin is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League...
- 2010 Alexander OvechkinAlexander OvechkinAlexander Mikhaylovich Ovechkin is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League...
- 2011 Pavel DatsyukPavel DatsyukPavel Valerievich Datsyuk is a professional ice hockey player from Russia and alternate captain for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League . He is known for his stick-handling and is considered the best two-way forward in the game today, having won the Frank J. Selke Trophy in the...