| 24-25 | |  Lane Hutson (D) | 2004 | North Barrington, IL, USA | Montréal Canadiens (2022) |
| 23-24 | |  Connor Bedard (F) | 2005 | North Vancouver, BC, CAN | Chicago Blackhawks (2023) |
| 22-23 | | Matty Beniers (F) | 2002 | Hingham, MA, USA | Seattle Kraken (2021) |
| 21-22 | |  Moritz Seider (D) | 2001 | Zell (Mosel), GER | Detroit Red Wings (2019) |
| 20-21 | |  Kirill Kaprizov (F) | 1997 | Novokuznetsk, RUS | Minnesota Wild (2015) |
| 19-20 | | Cale Makar (D) | 1998 | Calgary, AB, CAN | Colorado Avalanche (2017) |
| 18-19 | |  Elias Pettersson (F) | 1998 | Sundsvall, SWE | Vancouver Canucks (2017) |
| 17-18 | | Mathew Barzal (F) | 1997 | Coquitlam, BC, CAN | New York Islanders (2015) |
| 16-17 | | Auston Matthews (F) | 1997 | San Ramon, CA, USA | Toronto Maple Leafs (2016) |
| 15-16 | | Artemi Panarin (F) | 1991 | Korkino, RUS | - |
| 14-15 | | Aaron Ekblad (D) | 1996 | Windsor, ON, CAN | Florida Panthers (2014) |
| 13-14 | | Nathan MacKinnon (F) | 1995 | Halifax, NS, CAN | Colorado Avalanche (2013) |
| 12-13 | | Jonathan Huberdeau (F) | 1993 | St-Jérôme, QC, CAN | Florida Panthers (2011) |
| 11-12 | | Gabriel Landeskog (F) | 1992 | Stockholm, SWE | Colorado Avalanche (2011) |
| 10-11 | | Jeff Skinner (F) | 1992 | Markham, ON, CAN | Carolina Hurricanes (2010) |
| 09-10 | | Tyler Myers (D) | 1990 | Houston, TX, USA | Buffalo Sabres (2008) |
| 08-09 | | Steve Mason (G) | 1988 | Oakville, ON, CAN | Columbus Blue Jackets (2006) |
| 07-08 | | Patrick Kane (F) | 1988 | Buffalo, NY, USA | Chicago Blackhawks (2007) |
| 06-07 | | Yevgeni Malkin (F) | 1986 | Magnitogorsk, RUS | Pittsburgh Penguins (2004) |
| 05-06 | | Alexander Ovechkin (F) | 1985 | Moskva, RUS | Washington Capitals (2004) |
| 03-04 | | Andrew Raycroft (G) | 1980 | Belleville, ON, CAN | Boston Bruins (1998) |
| 02-03 | | Barret Jackman (D) | 1981 | Trail, BC, CAN | St. Louis Blues (1999) |
| 01-02 | | Dany Heatley (F) | 1981 | Freiburg, GER | Atlanta Thrashers (2000) |
| 00-01 | | Yevgeni Nabokov (G) | 1975 | Ust-Kamenogorsk, KAZ | San Jose Sharks (1994) |
| 99-00 | | Scott Gomez (F) | 1979 | Anchorage, AK, USA | New Jersey Devils (1998) |
| 98-99 | | Chris Drury (F) | 1976 | Trumbull, CT, USA | Québec Nordiques (1994) |
| 97-98 | | Sergei Samsonov (F) | 1978 | Moskva, RUS | Boston Bruins (1997) |
| 96-97 | | Bryan Berard (D) | 1977 | Woonsocket, RI, USA | Ottawa Senators (1995) |
| 95-96 | | Daniel Alfredsson (F) | 1972 | Göteborg, SWE | Ottawa Senators (1994) |
| 94-95 | | Peter Forsberg (F) | 1973 | Örnsköldsvik, SWE | Philadelphia Flyers (1991) |
| 93-94 | | Martin Brodeur (G) | 1972 | Montréal, QC, CAN | New Jersey Devils (1990) |
| 92-93 | |  Teemu Selänne (F) | 1970 | Helsinki, FIN | Winnipeg Jets (1988) |
| 91-92 | | Pavel Bure (F) | 1971 | Moskva, RUS | Vancouver Canucks (1989) |
| 90-91 | | Ed Belfour (G) | 1965 | Carman, MB, CAN | - |
| 89-90 | | Sergei Makarov (F) | 1958 | Chelyabinsk, RUS | Calgary Flames (1983) |
| 88-89 | | Brian Leetch (D) | 1968 | Corpus Christi, TX, USA | New York Rangers (1986) |
| 87-88 | | Joe Nieuwendyk (F) | 1966 | Oshawa, ON, CAN | Calgary Flames (1985) |
| 86-87 | | Luc Robitaille (F) | 1966 | Montréal, QC, CAN | Los Angeles Kings (1984) |
| 85-86 | | Gary Suter (D) | 1964 | Madison, WI, USA | Calgary Flames (1984) |
| 84-85 | | Mario Lemieux (F) | 1965 | Montréal, QC, CAN | Pittsburgh Penguins (1984) |
| 83-84 | | Tom Barrasso (G) | 1965 | Boston, MA, USA | Buffalo Sabres (1983) |
| 82-83 | | Steve Larmer (F) | 1961 | Peterborough, ON, CAN | Chicago Black Hawks (1980) |
| 81-82 | | Dale Hawerchuk (F) | 1963 | Toronto, ON, CAN | Winnipeg Jets (1981) |
| 80-81 | |  Peter Stastny (F) | 1956 | Bratislava, SVK | - |
| 79-80 | | Raymond Bourque (D) | 1960 | Montréal, QC, CAN | Boston Bruins (1979) |
| 78-79 | | Bobby Smith (F) | 1958 | North Sydney, NS, CAN | Minnesota North Stars (1978) |
| 77-78 | | Mike Bossy (F) | 1957 | Montréal, QC, CAN | New York Islanders (1977) |
| 76-77 | | Willi Plett (F) | 1955 | Asunción, PAR | Atlanta Flames (1975) |
| 75-76 | | Bryan Trottier (F) | 1956 | Val Marie, SK, CAN | New York Islanders (1974) |
| 74-75 | | Eric Vail (F) | 1953 | Timmins, ON, CAN | Atlanta Flames (1973) |
| 73-74 | | Denis Potvin (D) | 1953 | Gatineau, QC, CAN | New York Islanders (1973) |
| 72-73 | | Steve Vickers (F) | 1951 | Toronto, ON, CAN | New York Rangers (1971) |
| 71-72 | | Ken Dryden (G) | 1947 | Hamilton, ON, CAN | Boston Bruins (1964) |
| 70-71 | | Gilbert Perreault (F) | 1950 | Victoriaville, QC, CAN | Buffalo Sabres (1970) |
| 69-70 | | Tony Esposito (G) | 1943 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN | - |
| 68-69 | | Danny Grant (F) | 1946 | Fredericton, NB, CAN | - |
| 67-68 | | Derek Sanderson (F) | 1946 | Niagara Falls, ON, CAN | - |
| 66-67 | | Bobby Orr (D) | 1948 | Parry Sound, ON, CAN | - |
| 65-66 | | Brit Selby (F) | 1945 | Kingston, ON, CAN | - |
| 64-65 | | Roger Crozier (G) | 1942 | Bracebridge, ON, CAN | - |
| 63-64 | | Jacques Laperrière (D) | 1941 | Rouyn-Noranda, QC, CAN | - |
| 62-63 | | Kent Douglas (D) | 1936 | Cobalt, ON, CAN | - |
| 61-62 | | Bobby Rousseau (F) | 1940 | Montréal, QC, CAN | - |
| 60-61 | | Dave Keon (F) | 1940 | Rouyn-Noranda, QC, CAN | - |
| 59-60 | | Bill Hay (F) | 1935 | Saskatoon, SK, CAN | - |
| 58-59 | | Ralph Backstrom (F) | 1937 | Kirkland Lake, ON, CAN | - |
| 57-58 | | Frank Mahovlich (F) | 1938 | Timmins, ON, CAN | - |
| 56-57 | | Larry Regan (F) | 1930 | North Bay, ON, CAN | - |
| 55-56 | | Glenn Hall (G) | 1931 | Humboldt, SK, CAN | - |
| 54-55 | | Ed Litzenberger (F) | 1932 | Neudorf, SK, CAN | - |
| 53-54 | | Camille Henry (F) | 1933 | Québec, QC, CAN | - |
| 52-53 | | Lorne Worsley (G) | 1929 | Montréal, QC, CAN | - |
| 51-52 | | Bernard Geoffrion (F) | 1931 | Montréal, QC, CAN | - |
| 50-51 | | Terry Sawchuk (G) | 1929 | Winnipeg, MB, CAN | - |
| 49-50 | | Jack Gelineau (G) | 1924 | Toronto, ON, CAN | - |
| 48-49 | | Pentti Lund (F) | 1925 | Karijoki, FIN | - |
| 47-48 | |  Jim McFadden (F) | 1920 | Belfast, GBR | - |
| 46-47 | | Howie Meeker (F) | 1923 | Kitchener, ON, CAN | - |
| 45-46 | | Edgar Laprade (F) | 1919 | Mine Centre, ON, CAN | - |
| 44-45 | | Frank McCool (G) | 1918 | Calgary, AB, CAN | - |
| 43-44 | | Gus Bodnar (F) | 1925 | Fort William, ON, CAN | - |
| 42-43 | | Gaye Stewart (F) | 1923 | Fort William, ON, CAN | - |
| 41-42 | | Grant Warwick (F) | 1921 | Regina, SK, CAN | - |
| 40-41 | | John Quilty (F) | 1921 | Ottawa, ON, CAN | - |
| 39-40 | | Kilby MacDonald (F) | 1913 | Ottawa, ON, CAN | - |
| 38-39 | | Frank Brimsek (G) | 1913 | Eveleth, MN, USA | - |
| 37-38 | | Cully Dahlstrom (F) | 1912 | Minneapolis, MN, USA | - |
| 36-37 | | Syl Apps (F) | 1915 | Paris, ON, CAN | - |
| 35-36 | | Mike Karakas (G) | 1911 | Aurora, MN, USA | - |
| 34-35 | | David Schriner (F) | 1911 | Saratov, RUS | - |
| 33-34 | | Russ Blinco (F) | 1906 | Grand-Mère, QC, CAN | - |
| 32-33 | | Carl Voss (F) | 1907 | Chelsea, MA, USA | - |
