Viking Award Explained

Viking Award
Date:	–
Country:	Sweden

The Viking Award is awarded annually to the best Swedish ice hockey player in North America. The winner is decided by a vote among all Swedish-born players participating in the NHL or the NHL farm-team leagues. Mats Sundin has received the award four times, the most for any player. Five players have received the award three times (shown in order of third award date): Börje Salming, Peter Forsberg, Markus Näslund, Henrik Zetterberg and Erik Karlsson.

Winners

Season	Winner	Team	Position	Win #
1975–76		Toronto Maple Leafs	D	1
1976–77		Toronto Maple Leafs	D	2
1977–78		Winnipeg Jets	C	1
1978–79		Toronto Maple Leafs	D	3
1979–80		New York Rangers	RW	1
1980–81		Calgary Flames	C	1
1981–82		Vancouver Canucks	C	1
1982–83		Philadelphia Flyers	G	1
1983–84		Vancouver Canucks	F	1
1984–85		Montreal Canadiens	LW	1
1985–86		Montreal Canadiens	LW	2
1986–87		New York Rangers	RW	1
1987–88		Calgary Flames	RW	1
1988–89		New Jersey Devils	F	2
1989–90		Winnipeg Jets	F	1
1990–91		Los Angeles Kings	RW	2
1991–92		Washington Capitals	D	1
1992–93		Quebec Nordiques	C	1
1993–94		Quebec Nordiques	C	2
1994–95		Philadelphia Flyers	RW	1
1995–96		Colorado Avalanche	C	1
1996–97		Toronto Maple Leafs	C	3
1997–98		Colorado Avalanche	C	2
1998–99		Colorado Avalanche	C	3
1999–2000		Detroit Red Wings	D	1
2000–01		Vancouver Canucks	LW	1
2001–02		Toronto Maple Leafs	C	4
2002–03		Vancouver Canucks	LW	2
2003–04		Vancouver Canucks	LW	3
2004–05	No prize was awarded due to 2004–05 NHL lockout
2005–06		Detroit Red Wings	D	2
2006-07		Detroit Red Wings	LW	1
2007–08		Detroit Red Wings	LW	2
2008–09		Washington Capitals	C	1
2009–10		Vancouver Canucks	C	1
2010–11		Vancouver Canucks	LW	1
2011–12		Ottawa Senators	D	1
2012–13		Detroit Red Wings	LW	3
2013–14		St. Louis Blues	LW	1
2014–15		Washington Capitals	C	2
2015–16		Ottawa Senators	D	2
2016–17		Ottawa Senators	D	3
2017–18		Vegas Golden Knights	C	1
2018–19		Calgary Flames	C	1
2019–20	No prize was awarded due to impact on NHL of the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	No prize was awarded due to impact on NHL of the COVID-19 pandemic

Source:

• This article is translated from the corresponding article of the Swedish Wikipedia, retrieved 20 February 2022.

See also

• Kharlamov Trophy