The Viking Award is awarded annually to the best Swedish ice hockey player in North America. Arranged by travel agency Björk & Boström,https://www.swehockey.se/hockeyboken-startsida/hederspriser/viking-award/ the winner is decided by a vote among all Swedish-born players participating in the NHL or the NHL farm-team leagues. Mats Sundin has received the award four times, the most for any player. Five players have received the award three times (shown in order of third award date): Börje Salming, Peter Forsberg, Markus Näslund, Henrik Zetterberg and Erik Karlsson. The Viking Award has not been awarded since the 2018–19 NHL season.

Winners

SeasonWinnerTeamPositionWin # 1975–76 Toronto Maple Leafs D 1 1976–77 Toronto Maple Leafs D 2 1977–78 Winnipeg Jets C 1 1978–79 Toronto Maple Leafs D 3 1979–80 New York Rangers RW 1 1980–81 Calgary Flames C 1 1981–82 Vancouver Canucks C 1 1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers G 1 1983–84 Vancouver Canucks F 1 1984–85 Montreal Canadiens LW 1 1985–86 Montreal Canadiens LW 2 1986–87 New York Rangers RW 1 1987–88 Calgary Flames RW 1 1988–89 New Jersey Devils F 2 1989–90 Winnipeg Jets F 1 1990–91 Los Angeles Kings RW 2 1991–92 Washington Capitals D 1 1992–93 Quebec Nordiques C 1 1993–94 Quebec Nordiques C 2 1994–95 Philadelphia Flyers RW 1 1995–96 Colorado Avalanche C 1 1996–97 Toronto Maple Leafs C 3 1997–98 Colorado Avalanche C 2 1998–99 Colorado Avalanche C 3 1999–2000 Detroit Red Wings D 1 2000–01 Vancouver Canucks LW 1 2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs C 4 2002–03 Vancouver Canucks LW 2 2003–04 Vancouver Canucks LW 3 2004–05No prize was awarded due to 2004–05 NHL lockout 2005–06 Detroit Red Wings D 22006-07 Detroit Red Wings LW 1 2007–08 Detroit Red Wings LW 2 2008–09 Washington Capitals C 1 2009–10 Vancouver Canucks C 1 2010–11 Vancouver Canucks LW 1 2011–12 Ottawa Senators D 1 2012–13 Detroit Red Wings LW 3 2013–14 St. Louis Blues LW 1 2014–15 Washington Capitals C 2 2015–16 Ottawa Senators D 2 2016–17 Ottawa Senators D 3 2017–18 Vegas Golden Knights C 1 2018–19 Calgary Flames C 1 2019–20No prize was awarded due to impact on NHL of the COVID-19 pandemic 2020–21No prize was awarded due to impact on NHL of the COVID-19 pandemic

Source: This article is translated from the corresponding article of the Swedish Wikipedia, retrieved 20 February 2022.

See also Kharlamov Trophy

References

External links NBC Sports article about the Viking Award from 2011