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Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
Sportsmanship and Gentlemanly Conduct / 100 seasons awarded
Description: First awarded in 1924-25, the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy is presented annually “to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability.” Voting: Members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association submit ballots for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy at the conclusion of the regular season, with the top three vote-getters designated as finalists. History: Lady Byng, wife of Canada’s Governor General at the time, presented the Lady Byng Trophy during the 1924-25 season. After Frank Boucher of the New York Rangers won the award seven times in eight seasons, he was given the trophy to keep and Lady Byng donated another trophy in 1936. After Lady Byng’s death in 1949, the NHL presented a new trophy, changing the name to the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. 2024-25 Winner: Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar won the 2024-25 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. Kopitar, who previously received the award in 2015-16 and 2022-23, became the third player this century with at least three Lady Byng Trophy wins, joining Pavel Datsyuk (4x) and Martin St. Louis (3x). Kopitar prevailed in a wide-open race in which the top five finishers were separated by fewer than 200 voting points. He received 50 first-place votes en route to 856 voting points, ahead of Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point (793), Vegas Golden Knights center Jack Eichel (782), Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin (760) and Montreal Canadiens center Nick Suzuki (694). Kopitar, in his 19th NHL campaign and ninth as the Kings’ captain, placed second on the team with 21-46—67 in 81 contests to help Los Angeles (48-25-9, 105 points) match franchise records for wins and points in a season. Kopitar – who finished the campaign in 28th place in NHL history for career assists (838) and in 40th place for career points (1,278) – also ranked among the 2024-25 League leaders (using respective minimums) in percentage of team face-offs taken (5th; 33.5%), shooting percentage (6th; 21.4%) and face-off winning percentage (10th; 57.2%). He logged 1,535:25 of time on ice (an average of 18:57 per game) while recording only four penalty minutes, the fewest among the 527 NHL skaters who made at least 55 appearances during the season.
Source
NHL records archive, ingested in Phase 18. Winner, runner-up and finalist rows link to surfaced Forensic Hockey player, goalie or team pages when the recipient resolves inside the accepted era.