The Frank Nighbor Award is awarded to the most valuable player of the regular season, as voted by the general managers of the DFHL. Prior to Season Six, it was awarded to the player who earned the most "Star Points" throughout the regular season.
Season | Winner(s) |
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38 | Leon Draisaitl (Quebec Nordiques) |
37 | Steven Stamkos (Kansas City Scouts) |
36 | Dylan Larkin (Cleveland Barons) |
35 | Artemi Panarin (Quebec Nordiques) |
34 | Leon Draisaitl (Quebec Nordiques) |
33 | Leon Draisaitl (Quebec Nordiques) |
32 | J.T. Miller (Cleveland Barons) |
31 | Leon Draisaitl (Toronto Maple Leafs) |
30 | Connor McDavid (Minnesota North Stars) |
29 | Brad Marchand (Cleveland Barons) |
28 | Brent Burns (Ottawa Senators) |
27 | Evgeni Malkin (Hamilton Tigers) |
26 | Jamie Benn (Atlanta Flames) |
25 | Evgeni Malkin (Hamilton Tigers) |
24 | Sidney Crosby (Hamilton Tigers) |
23 | Anze Kopitar (New York Americans) |
22 | Sidney Crosby (Hamilton Tigers) |
21 | Eric Staal (Minnesota North Stars) |
20 | Evgeni Malkin (New York Americans) |
19 | Sidney Crosby (Hamilton Tigers) |
18 | Daniel Sedin (Detroit Red Wings) |
17 | Nicklas Backstrom (Atlanta Flames) |
16 | Todd White (New York Rangers) |
15 | Sidney Crosby (Hamilton Tigers) |
14 | Ilya Kovalchuk (New York Rangers) |
13 | Jarome Iginla (Boston Bruins) |
12 | Sidney Crosby (Hamilton Tigers) |
11 | Eric Staal (Minnesota North Stars) |
10 | Eric Staal (Minnesota North Stars) |
9 | Mats Sundin (New York Rangers) |
8 | Ilya Kovalchuk (Montreal Canadiens) |
7 | Ilya Kovalchuk (Montreal Canadiens) |
6 | Ray Whitney (New York Rangers) |
5 | Jarome Iginla (Quebec Nordiques) |
4 | Patrick Lalime (California Seals) |
3 | Dominik Hasek (Cleveland Barons) |
2 | Sean Burke (New York Rangers) |
1 | Ed Belfour (Montreal Maroons) |