Budweiser NHL Man of the Year Award

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
1987–88	Bryan Trottier	Canada  United States	Centre	New York Islanders	[2]
1988–89	Lanny McDonald	Canada	Right wing	Calgary Flames	[3]
1989–90	Kevin Lowe	Canada	Defenceman	Edmonton Oilers	[4]
1990–91	Kevin Dineen	Canada	Right wing	Hartford Whalers	[5]
1991–92	Ryan Walter	Canada	Centre	Vancouver Canucks	[6]

References

1. Chester Swenson, Selling to a Segmented Market (McGraw-Hill, 1992), ISBN 0-8442-3459-1; trade paperback, pp 126.
2. PR Newswire (1988-05-23). "Islanders' Bryan Trottier captures first Budweiser-NHL Man of the Year Award". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
3. "Lanny McDonald". 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
4. "KEVIN LOWE President, Hockey Operations/Alternate Governor". Edmonton Oilers. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
5. "NHL Awards". whalershockey.com. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
6. 1992-93 Vancouver Canucks Yearbook (Vancouver Canuck, 1992), pp 61.