| | Season | Winner | Team | Position | Age | |
| | 1932–33 | Carl Voss | Detroit Red Wings | C | 25 | |
| | 1933–34 | Russ Blinco | Montreal Maroons | C | 25 | |
| | 1934–35 | Sweeney Schriner | New York Americans | LW | 22 | |
| | 1935–36 | Mike Karakas | Chicago Black Hawks | G | 23 | |
| | 1936–37 | Syl Apps | Toronto Maple Leafs | C | 21 | |
| | 1937–38 | Cully Dahlstrom | Chicago Black Hawks | C | 24 | |
| | 1938–39 | Frank Brimsek | Boston Bruins | G | 24 | |
| | 1939–40 | Kilby MacDonald | New York Rangers | LW | 25 | |
| | 1940–41 | Johnny Quilty | Montreal Canadiens | C | 19 | |
| | 1941–42 | Grant Warwick | New York Rangers | RW | 19 | |
| | 1942–43 | Gaye Stewart | Toronto Maple Leafs | RW | 19 | |
| | 1943–44 | Gus Bodnar | Toronto Maple Leafs | C | 20 | |
| | 1944–45 | Frank McCool | Toronto Maple Leafs | G | 25 | |
| | 1945–46 | Edgar Laprade | New York Rangers | C | 25 | |
| | 1946–47 | Howie Meeker | Toronto Maple Leafs | RW | 21 | |
| | 1947–48 | Jim McFadden | Detroit Red Wings | C | 27 | |
| | 1948–49 | Pentti Lund | New York Rangers | RW | 22 | |
| | 1949–50 | Jack Gelineau | Boston Bruins | G | 24 | |
| | 1950–51 | Terry Sawchuk | Detroit Red Wings | G | 20 | |
| | 1951–52 | Bernie Geoffrion | Montreal Canadiens | RW | 20 | |
| | 1952–53 | Gump Worsley | New York Rangers | G | 23 | |
| | 1953–54 | Camille Henry | New York Rangers | C | 20 | |
| | 1954–55 | Ed Litzenberger | Chicago Black Hawks | RW | 22 | |
| | 1955–56 | Glenn Hall | Detroit Red Wings | G | 23 | |
| | 1956–57 | Larry Regan | Boston Bruins | RW | 26 | |
| | 1957–58 | Frank Mahovlich | Toronto Maple Leafs | LW | 19 | |
| | 1958–59 | Ralph Backstrom | Montreal Canadiens | C | 20 | |
| | 1959–60 | Bill Hay | Chicago Black Hawks | C | 23 | |
| | 1960–61 | Dave Keon | Toronto Maple Leafs | C | 20 | |
| | 1961–62 | Bobby Rousseau | Montreal Canadiens | RW | 21 | |
| | 1962–63 | Kent Douglas | Toronto Maple Leafs | D | 26 | |
| | 1963–64 | Jacques Laperriere | Montreal Canadiens | D | 21 | |
| | 1964–65 | Roger Crozier | Detroit Red Wings | G | 22 | |
| | 1965–66 | Brit Selby | Toronto Maple Leafs | LW | 20 | |
| | 1966–67 | Bobby Orr | Boston Bruins | D | 18 | |
| | 1967–68 | Derek Sanderson | Boston Bruins | C | 21 | |
| | 1968–69 | Danny Grant | Minnesota North Stars | RW | 23 | |
| | 1969–70 | Tony Esposito | Chicago Black Hawks | G | 26 | |
| | 1970–71 | Gilbert Perreault | Buffalo Sabres | C | 19 | |
| | 1971–72 | Ken Dryden | Montreal Canadiens | G | 24 | |
| | 1972–73 | Steve Vickers | New York Rangers | LW | 21 | |
| | 1973–74 | Denis Potvin | New York Islanders | D | 19 | |
| | 1974–75 | Eric Vail | Atlanta Flames | LW | 20 | |
| | 1975–76 | Bryan Trottier | New York Islanders | C | 19 | |
| | 1976–77 | Willi Plett | Atlanta Flames | RW | 21 | |
| | 1977–78 | Mike Bossy | New York Islanders | RW | 20 | |
| | 1978–79 | Bobby Smith | Minnesota North Stars | C | 20 | |
| | 1979–80 | Ray Bourque | Boston Bruins | D | 19 | |
| | 1980–81 | Peter Stastny | Quebec Nordiques | C | 24 | |
| | 1981–82 | Dale Hawerchuk | Winnipeg Jets | C | 18 | |
| | 1982–83 | Steve Larmer | Chicago Black Hawks | RW | 21 | |
| | 1983–84 | Tom Barrasso | Buffalo Sabres | G | 18 | |
| | 1984–85 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins | C | 19 | |
| | 1985–86 | Gary Suter | Calgary Flames | D | 21 | |
| | 1986–87 | Luc Robitaille | Los Angeles Kings | LW | 20 | |
| | 1987–88 | Joe Nieuwendyk | Calgary Flames | C | 21 | |
| | 1988–89 | Brian Leetch | New York Rangers | D | 20 | |
| | 1989–90 | Sergei Makarov | Calgary Flames | RW | 31 | |
| | 1990–91 | Ed Belfour | Chicago Blackhawks | G | 25 | |
| | 1991–92 | Pavel Bure | Vancouver Canucks | RW | 20 | |
| | 1992–93 | Teemu Selanne | Winnipeg Jets | RW | 22 | |
| | 1993–94 | Martin Brodeur | New Jersey Devils | G | 21 | |
| | 1994–95 | Peter Forsberg | Quebec Nordiques | C | 21 | |
| | 1995–96 | Daniel Alfredsson | Ottawa Senators | RW | 22 | |
| | 1996–97 | Bryan Berard | New York Islanders | D | 19 | |
| | 1997–98 | Sergei Samsonov | Boston Bruins | LW | 19 | |
| | 1998–99 | Chris Drury | Colorado Avalanche | C | 22 | |
| | 1999–2000 | Scott Gomez | New Jersey Devils | C | 19 | |
| | 2000–01 | Evgeni Nabokov | San Jose Sharks | G | 25 | |
| | 2001–02 | Dany Heatley | Atlanta Thrashers | RW | 20 | |
| | 2002–03 | Barret Jackman | St. Louis Blues | D | 21 | |
| | 2003–04 | Andrew Raycroft | Boston Bruins | G | 23 | |
| | 2004–05 | No winner because of the 2004–05 NHL lockout | - | - | - | |
| | 2005–06 | Alexander Ovechkin | Washington Capitals | LW | 20 | |
| | 2006–07 | Evgeni Malkin | Pittsburgh Penguins | C | 20 | |
| | 2007–08 | Patrick Kane | Chicago Blackhawks | RW | 19 | |
| | 2008–09 | Steve Mason | Columbus Blue Jackets | G | 21 | |
| | 2009–10 | Tyler Myers | Buffalo Sabres | D | 20 | |
| | 2010–11 | Jeff Skinner | Carolina Hurricanes | C | 18 | |
| | 2011–12 | Gabriel Landeskog | Colorado Avalanche | LW | 19 | |
| | 2012–13 | Jonathan Huberdeau | Florida Panthers | C | 19 | |
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