Florida, Sam Bennett wins wins 2025 Conn Smythe Trophy: Playoff MVP Past Winners List by year since 1965
The NHL Conn Smythe Trophy is an annual award given to the most valuable player for his team in the playoffs. The winner is selected by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association at the conclusion of the final game in the Stanley Cup Final.
Overall 36 different players have won the Conn Smythe Trophy, awarded to the most valuable player to his team in the playoffs.
The trophy was first awarded in 1965 (Jean Beliveau).
Patrick Roy is the only three-time winner of the trophy while four players have won the award twice: Bobby Orr, Bernie Parent, Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux.
Moments after the Florida Panthers repeated as Stanley Cup champions, Sam Bennett was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the NHL playoffs MVP before a jubilant Amerant Bank Arena crowd in Sunrise, Florida, on June 17.
Who won the NHL Playoff MVP of 2025 Conn Smythe Trophy?
Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett won the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Bennett led the postseason with 15 goals en route to the Panthers' second straight Stanley Cup triumph. He added seven assists to finish the 23-game run with 22 points. He also had 48 penalty minutes.
The 28-year-old notched five goals and six points in the Cup Final versus the Edmonton Oilers. Bennett tallied a goal in five of his last seven games.
Full List of NHL Conn Smyth Trophy Winners by year from 1965-2025.
. Full List of NHL Conn Smyth Trophy Winners from 1965 to 2025.
2026 --
2025 -- Sam Bennett, Florida Panthers
2024 -- Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
2023 -- Jonathan Marchessault, Vegas Golden Knights
2022 -- Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche
2021 -- Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning
2020 -- Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning
2019 -- Ryan O'Reilly, St. Louis Blues
2018 -- Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
2017 -- Sidney Crosby, Pittsburg Penguins
2016 -- Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
2015 -- Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks
2014 -- Justin Williams, Los Angeles Kings
2013 -- Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks
2012 -- Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings
2011 -- Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins
2010 -- Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks
2009 -- Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
2008 -- Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings
2007 -- Scott Niedermayer, Anaheim Ducks
2006 -- Cam Ward, Carolina Hurricanes
2005 -- season cancelled; lockout
2004 -- Brad Richards, Tampa Bay Lightning
2003 -- Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Anaheim Mighty Ducks-x
2002 -- Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings
2001 -- Patrick Roy, Colorado Avalanche
2000 -- Scott Stevens, New Jersey Devils
1999 -- Joe Nieuwendyk, Dallas Stars
1998 -- Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings
1997 -- Mike Vernon, Detroit Red Wings
1996 -- Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche
1995 -- Claude Lemieux, New Jersey Devils
1994 -- Brian Leetch, New York Rangers
1993 -- Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens
1992 -- Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
1991 -- Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
1990 -- Bill Ranford, Edmonton Oilers
1989 -- Al MacInnis, Calgary Flames
1988 -- Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
1987 -- Ron Hextall, Philadelphia Flyers-x
1986 -- Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens
1985 -- Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
1984 -- Mark Messier, Edmonton Oilers
1983 -- Bill Smith, New York Islanders
1982 -- Mike Bossy, New York Islanders
1981 -- Butch Goring, New York Islanders
1980 -- Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders
1979 -- Bob Gainey, Montreal Canadiens
1978 -- Larry Robinson, Montreal Canadiens
1977 -- Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens
1976 -- Reggie Leach, Philadelphia Flyers-x
1975 -- Bernie Parent, Philadelphia Flyers
1974 -- Bernie Parent, Philadelphia Flyers
1973 -- Yvan Cournoyer, Montreal Canadiens
1972 -- Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins
1971 -- Ken Dryden, Montreal Canadiens
1970 -- Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins
1969 -- Serge Savard, Montreal Canadiens
1968 -- Glenn Hall, St. Louis Blues-x
1967 -- Dave Keon, Toronto Maple Leafs
1966 -- Roger Crozier, Detroit Red Wings-x
1965 -- Jean Beliveau, Montreal Canadiens
The most valuable players in the Stanley Cup playoffs (x -- played on losing the team in the finals):
Which NHL player has the most Conn Smythe Trophies?
Goaltender Patrick Roy is the only three-time Conn Smythe winner. He’s also the youngest player in league history to win the award, doing so at 20 years old in 1986. His next came in 1993 and he earned his third in 2001.
Bobby Orr, Bernie Parent, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby are two-time recipients of the trophy.
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