| 24-25 | |  Alexander Tracy (G) | 2001 | Chicago, IL, USA | - |
| 23-24 | | Sam Morton (F) | 1999 | Lafayette, CO, USA | - |
| 22-23 | | Blake Pietila (G) | 2000 | Howell, MI, USA | - |
| 21-22 | | Dryden McKay (G) | 1997 | Downers Grove, IL, USA | - |
| 12-13 | | Austin Czarnik (F) | 1992 | Detroit, MI, USA | - |
| 11-12 | | Torey Krug (D) | 1991 | Royal Oak, MI, USA | - |
| 10-11 | | Andy Miele (F) | 1988 | Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, USA | - |
| 09-10 | | Cody Reichard (G) | 1987 | Celina, OH, USA | - |
| 08-09 | |  Chad Johnson (G) | 1986 | Saskatoon, SK, CAN | Pittsburgh Penguins (2006) |
| 07-08 | | Kevin Porter (F) | 1986 | Northville, MI, USA | Phoenix Coyotes (2004) |
| 06-07 | | David Brown (G) | 1985 | Stoney Creek, ON, CAN | Pittsburgh Penguins (2004) |
| 05-06 | | Scott Parse (F) | 1984 | Kalamazoo, MI, USA | Los Angeles Kings (2004) |
| 04-05 | |  Tuomas Tarkki (G) | 1980 | Rauma, FIN | - |
| 03-04 | | Derek Edwardson (F) | 1981 | Morton Grove, IL, USA | - |
| 02-03 | | Chris Kunitz (F) | 1979 | Regina, SK, CAN | - |
| 01-02 | | Ryan Miller (G) | 1980 | East Lansing, MI, USA | Buffalo Sabres (1999) |
| 00-01 | | Ryan Miller (G) | 1980 | East Lansing, MI, USA | Buffalo Sabres (1999) |
| 99-00 | | Shawn Horcoff (F) | 1978 | Trail, BC, CAN | Edmonton Oilers (1998) |
| 98-99 | | Mike York (F) | 1978 | Waterford Township, MI, USA | New York Rangers (1997) |
| 97-98 | | Chad Alban (G) | 1976 | Kalamazoo, MI, USA | - |
| 96-97 | | Brendan Morrison (F) | 1975 | Pitt Meadows, BC, CAN | New Jersey Devils (1993) |
| 95-96 | | Brendan Morrison (F) | 1975 | Pitt Meadows, BC, CAN | New Jersey Devils (1993) |
| 94-95 | | Brian Holzinger (F) | 1972 | Parma, OH, USA | Buffalo Sabres (1991) |
| 93-94 | | David Oliver (F) | 1971 | Sechelt, BC, CAN | Edmonton Oilers (1991) |
| 92-93 | | Brian Savage (F) | 1971 | Sudbury, ON, CAN | Montréal Canadiens (1991) |
| 91-92 | | Dwayne Norris (F) | 1970 | St. John's, NL, CAN | Québec Nordiques (1990) |
| 90-91 | | Jim Dowd (F) | 1968 | Brick, NJ, USA | New Jersey Devils (1987) |
| 89-90 | | Kip Miller (F) | 1969 | Lansing, MI, USA | Québec Nordiques (1987) |
| 88-89 | | Bruce Hoffort (G) | 1966 | Estevan, SK, CAN | - |
| 87-88 | | Mark Vermette (F) | 1967 | Cochenour, ON, CAN | Québec Nordiques (1986) |
| 86-87 | | Wayne Gagné (D) | 1964 | Toronto, ON, CAN | - |
| 85-86 | | Dan Dorion (F) | 1963 | Astoria, NY, USA | New Jersey Devils (1982) |
| 84-85 | | Ray Staszak (F) | 1962 | Philadelphia, PA, USA | - |
| 83-84 | | Paul Pooley (F) | 1960 | Exeter, ON, CAN | - |
| 82-83 | | Brian Hills (F) | 1959 | Windsor, ON, CAN | - |
| 81-82 | | George McPhee (F) | 1958 | Guelph, ON, CAN | - |
| 80-81 | | Jeff Pyle (F) | 1958 | Fort Leonard Wood, MO, USA | - |
| 79-80 | | Steve Weeks (G) | 1958 | Scarborough, ON, CAN | New York Rangers (1978) |
| 78-79 | | Ken Morrow (D) | 1956 | Flint, MI, USA | New York Islanders (1976) |
| 77-78 | | Don Waddell (D) | 1958 | Detroit, MI, USA | Los Angeles Kings (1978) |
| 77-78 | | John Markell (F) | 1956 | Cornwall, ON, CAN | - |
| 76-77 | | Mike Liut (G) | 1956 | Weston, ON, CAN | St. Louis Blues (1976) |
