The Trophy has been awarded 71 times and won by 60 individual athletes and three pairs. Wayne Gretzky has won the trophy four times, more than any other athlete, while Barbara Ann Scott has won the trophy three times, more than any other woman. It was not awarded from 1942 to 1944 due to World War II. There were ties between different athletes in 1978 and 1983. The most recent winner is Kaillie Humphries, a bobsled pilot.
Year |
Winner |
Sport |
Win # |
1936 |
Edwards, PhilPhil Edwards * |
Track and field |
1 |
1937 |
Cleland, MarshalMarshal Cleland |
Equestrian |
1 |
1938 |
Pearce, BobbyBobby Pearce |
Rowing |
1 |
1939 |
Pirie, BobBob Pirie |
Swimming |
1 |
1940 |
Cote, GerardGérard Côté * |
Marathon |
1 |
1941 |
Dubois, TheoTheo Dubois |
Rowing |
1 |
1942 |
zzz !None |
- |
- |
1943 |
zzz !None |
- |
- |
1944 |
zzz !None |
- |
- |
1945 |
Scott, Barbara AnnBarbara Ann Scott |
Figure skating |
1 |
1946 |
Krol, JoeJoe Krol * |
Canadian football |
1 |
1947 |
Scott, Barbara AnnBarbara Ann Scott ^ |
Figure skating |
2 |
1948 |
Scott, Barbara AnnBarbara Ann Scott ^ |
Figure skating |
3 |
1949 |
Lumsdon, CliffCliff Lumsdon |
Swimming |
1 |
1950 |
McFarlane, BobBob McFarlane |
Canadian football & track and field |
1 |
1951 |
Streit, MarleneMarlene Streit |
Golf |
1 |
1952 |
Genereux, GeorgeGeorge Genereux |
Shooting |
1 |
1953 |
Hepburn, DougDoug Hepburn * |
Weightlifting |
1 |
1954 |
Bell, MarilynMarilyn Bell ^ |
Swimming |
1 |
1955 |
Whittall, BethBeth Whittall |
Swimming |
1 |
1956 |
Streit, MarleneMarlene Streit ^ |
Golf |
2 |
1957 |
Richard, MauriceMaurice Richard * |
Ice hockey |
1 |
1958 |
Wheeler, LucileLucile Wheeler ^ |
Alpine skiing |
1 |
1959 |
Barbara Wagner & Bob Paul |
Figure skating |
1 |
1960 |
Heggtveit, AnneAnne Heggtveit ^ |
Alpine skiing |
1 |
1961 |
Kidd, BruceBruce Kidd * |
Track and field |
1 |
1962 |
Jackson, DonaldDonald Jackson |
Figure skating |
1 |
1963 |
Crothers, BillBill Crothers |
Track and field |
1 |
1964 |
Jackson, RogerRoger Jackson & George Hungerford |
Rowing |
1 |
1965 |
Burka, PetraPetra Burka ^ |
Figure skating |
1 |
1966 |
Tanner, ElaineElaine Tanner ^ |
Swimming |
1 |
1967 |
Greene, NancyNancy Greene ^ |
Alpine skiing |
1 |
1968 |
Greene, NancyNancy Greene ^ |
Alpine skiing |
2 |
1969 |
Jackson, RussRuss Jackson * |
Canadian football |
1 |
1970 |
Orr, BobbyBobby Orr * |
Ice hockey |
1 |
1971 |
Filion, HervéHervé Filion |
Harness racing |
1 |
1972 |
Esposito, PhilPhil Esposito * |
Ice hockey |
1 |
1973 |
Hawley, SandySandy Hawley |
Horse racing |
1 |
1974 |
Jenkins, FergusonFerguson Jenkins * |
Baseball |
1 |
1975 |
Clarke, BobbyBobby Clarke * |
Ice hockey |
1 |
1976 |
Hawley, SandySandy Hawley |
Horse racing |
2 |
1977 |
Lafleur, GuyGuy Lafleur * |
Ice hockey |
1 |
1978 |
Smith, GrahamGraham Smith |
Swimming |
1 |
1978 |
Read, KenKen Read * |
Alpine skiing |
1 |
1979 |
Post, SandraSandra Post ^ |
Golf |
1 |
1980 |
Fox, TerryTerry Fox |
Marathon of Hope |
1 |
1981 |
Nattrass, SusanSusan Nattrass |
Shooting |
1 |
1982 |
Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky * |
Ice hockey |
1 |
1983 |
Hansen, RickRick Hansen[6] |
Wheelchair racing |
1 |
1983 |
Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky * |
Ice hockey |
2 |
1984 |
Boucher, GaétanGaétan Boucher |
Speed skating |
1 |
1985 |
Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky * |
Ice hockey |
3 |
1986 |
Johnson, BenBen Johnson * |
Track and field |
1 |
1987 |
Johnson, BenBen Johnson * |
Track and field |
2 |
1988 |
Waldo, CarolynCarolyn Waldo ^ |
Synchronized swimming |
1 |
1989 |
Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky * |
Ice hockey |
4 |
1990 |
Browning, KurtKurt Browning * |
Figure skating |
1 |
1991 |
Laumann, SilkenSilken Laumann ^ |
Rowing |
1 |
1992 |
Tewksbury, MarkMark Tewksbury * |
Swimming |
1 |
1993 |
Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux * |
Ice Hockey |
1 |
1994 |
Bedard, MyriamMyriam Bédard ^ |
Biathlon |
1 |
1995 |
Villeneuve, JacquesJacques Villeneuve * |
Auto racing |
1 |
1996 |
Bailey, DonovanDonovan Bailey * |
Track and field |
1 |
1997 |
Villeneuve, JacquesJacques Villeneuve * |
Auto racing |
2 |
1998 |
Walker, LarryLarry Walker * |
Baseball |
1 |
1999 |
Brunet, CarolineCaroline Brunet |
Kayaking |
1 |
2000 |
Igali, DanielDaniel Igali |
Wrestling |
1 |
2001 |
Sale, JamieJamie Salé & David Pelletier |
Figure skating |
1 |
2002 |
DoanCatriona LeMay Doan ^ |
Speed skating |
1 |
2003 |
Weir, MikeMike Weir * |
Golf |
1 |
2004 |
Van KoeverdenAdam van Koeverden |
Kayaking |
1 |
2005 |
Nash, SteveSteve Nash * |
Basketball |
1 |
2006 |
Klassen, CindyCindy Klassen ^ |
Speed skating |
1 |
2007 |
Crosby, SidneySidney Crosby * |
Ice hockey |
1 |
2008 |
Petitclerc, ChantalChantal Petitclerc ^[5] |
Wheelchair racing |
1 |
2009 |
Crosby, SidneySidney Crosby *[7] |
Ice hockey |
2 |
2010 |
Votto, JoeyJoey Votto[8] |
Baseball |
1 |
2011 |
Chan, PatrickPatrick Chan *[9] |
Figure skating |
1 |
2012 |
Sinclair, ChristineChristine Sinclair ^[10] |
Soccer |
1 |
2013 |
Cornish, JonJon Cornish[11] |
Canadian football |
1 |
2014 |
Humphries, KaillieKaillie Humphries[12] |
Bobsleigh |
1 |