History
The King Clancy Memorial Trophy is named in honour of Francis M. "King" Clancy, a former player for the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs who later went on to become a coach, referee, and team executive. The trophy was first awarded in 1988, and was presented to the National Hockey League by Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard, who called Clancy "one of the greatest humanitarians that ever lived". It honours similar community service as the Charlie Conacher Humanitarian Award which was retired in 1984.
No player has won it more than once, but four teams have had more than one player win the award. Three Calgary Flames have won the award, the most of any franchise; the only other franchises that have had more than one winner are the Boston Bruins, the only team with two consecutive awards, the Edmonton Oilers and the New York Islanders.
Players from seven different Canadian teams have won this trophy comprising ten out of the 24 times that it has been awarded. While players from the Calgary Flames have won three times, players from the Edmonton Oilers have won two times, five other teams (Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, and Winnipeg Jets) have won it once.
Teams currently in the Northwest Division have produced the most winners, with seven different players, and a member from every team has won except the Minnesota Wild, which only started to play in the league as an expansion team starting from the 2000–01 season. Teams in the Northeast Division have had the second most players win the trophy, with six players winning and at least one from each team.
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