NHL Foundation Player Award

The NHL Foundation Player Award was awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) player "who applies the core values of [ice] hockey—commitment, perseverance and teamwork—to enrich the lives of people in his community". The winner is given a grant of US$ 25,000 to help causes that the winner supports. Many players have been awarded as a result of large charitable contributions to their community. For instance, Vincent Lecavalier received the award in 2008 for committing US$3 million to build The Vincent Lecavalier Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorder Center at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Fifteen players won the NHL Foundation Player Award during its existence. Kelly Chase was awarded the inaugural NHL Foundation Player Award in . No player has ever won the award twice. The Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames and the Detroit Red Wings are the only teams to have been represented twice by winners. The award is closely related to the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, as both are awarded to a player who has made a significant humanitarian contribution to his community. German Olaf Kolzig, Swede Henrik Zetterberg and Americans Ryan Miller and Dustin Brown are the only non-Canadian winners, while Ron Francis and Joe Sakic are the only winners to have been elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

The award was discontinued for the 2017–18 NHL season, with the associated charitable donation being redirected towards the King Clancy Memorial Trophy.

Winners

Season	Winner	Position	Team	Note
		Right wing	St. Louis Blues
		Right wing	Buffalo Sabres	1
		Left wing	New York Rangers
		Goaltender	Washington Capitals
	†	Center	Carolina Hurricanes
		Right wing	Detroit Red Wings
	†	Right wing	Calgary Flames
	—
		Goaltender	Dallas Stars
	†	Center	Colorado Avalanche
		Center	Tampa Bay Lightning
	Right wing	Vancouver Canucks
		Left wing	Columbus Blue Jackets
		Goaltender	Buffalo Sabres
		Right wing	Los Angeles Kings
		Centre	Nashville Predators
		Centre	Detroit Red Wings
		Centre	Boston Bruins
	*	Defenceman	San Jose Sharks
		Defenceman	Calgary Flames
	*	Defenceman	New York Islanders

;Notes

• No award was presented due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout.
• Denotes joint winners