Budweiser NHL Man of the Year Award explained

The Budweiser NHL Man of the Year Award was sponsored by Anheuser-Busch to award a National Hockey League player based on his sportsmanship and involvement with charitable groups. Every NHL team nominates a player and the winner would be chosen by a panel of judges at the start of the Stanley Cup playoffs and receive $21,000 to donate to their charities.^[1] The award lasted from the 1987–88 season until the 1991–92 season. Six years later, the NHL established the NHL Foundation Player Award, which served a similar function until it was merged into the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 2017–18.

Winners

Season	Winner	Nationality	Position	Team	Note
			Centre	New York Islanders	^[2]
			Right wing	Calgary Flames	^[3]
			Defenceman	Edmonton Oilers	^[4]
			Right wing	Hartford Whalers	^[5]
			Centre	Vancouver Canucks	^[6]

Notes and References

1. Chester Swenson, Selling to a Segmented Market (McGraw-Hill, 1992), ; trade paperback, pp 126.
2. News: PR Newswire. Islanders' Bryan Trottier captures first Budweiser-NHL Man of the Year Award. PR Newswire . 1988-05-23. 2010-11-03.
3. News: Lanny McDonald. 2009-10-30. 2010-11-04.
4. News: KEVIN LOWE President, Hockey Operations/Alternate Governor. Edmonton Oilers. 2010-11-03.
5. News: NHL Awards. whalershockey.com. 2010-11-04.
6. 1992-93 Vancouver Canucks Yearbook (Vancouver Canuck, 1992), pp 61.