The Teemu Selanne Award is given to the best rookie of the regular season, as voted by the general managers of the NSHL. It was first awarded in Season Eleven.
| Season | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 21 | Adrian Kempe (North Dakota Nighthawks) |
| 20 | Alexandre Carrier (Cape Breton Capers) |
| 19 | Michael Bunting (Vancouver Killer Whales) |
| 18 | Adam Lowry (Thunder Bay Kodiaks) |
| 17 | MacKenzie Weegar (North Dakota Nighthawks) |
| 16 | Samuel Girard (North Dakota Nighthawks) |
| 15 | Bryan Rust (Fort Worth Fighting Squirrels) |
| 14 | Brayden Point (Toronto Marlboros) |
| 13 | Andrei Vasilevskiy (Cape Breton Capers) |
| 12 | Patrik Laine (Sault Surge) |
| 11 | Connor McDavid (Michigan Sentinels) |