On Thursday, the NHL announced the recipient of this year's King Clancy Memorial Trophy which is given annually to a player in the league that shows leadership both on and off the ice as well as has contributed to his community.
The winner for 2026 was Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Foligno .
"The King Clancy Memorial Trophy was presented in 1988 by the NHL's Board of Governors in honor of Frank "King" Clancy, a beloved figure in the League for decades as a player, referee, coach, manager and goodwill ambassador," said the NHL on its website . "A three-time Stanley Cup champion and 1958 inductee to the Hockey Hall of Fame, Clancy was voted as one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players during the League's Centennial Celebration in 2017."
According to the press release , Foligno contributed to making the Janis Foligno Foundation which was created to honor his mother Janis who passed away from breast cancer. He also participated in the Foligno Face-Off which raised over $200,000 for breast cancer research, and is a Hockey Fights Cancer Champion.
Foligno will be given a $25,000 donation from the league which will go to the Janis Foligno Foundation.
The King Clancy Memorial Trophy has been handed out each year since the 1987-88 season. Calgary Flames forward Lanny McDonald was the first player to be honored with the award in 1988.
Three Bruins have won the award since its inception- defenseman Ray Bourque in 1992, forward Dave Poulin in 1993, and forward Patrice Bergeron in 2013.
In his off the ice work, Bergeron is most known for his creation of Patrice's Pals which gave kids from local hospitals and other programs in the area the opportunity to watch a Bruins game from the suites as well as experience being a VIP guest.
Bourque and Poulin's wins marked the first time that there were back-to-back winners from one organization for the award. The only other time it has happened was in 2019 and 2020 for the Minnesota Wild when forward Jason Zucker took the trophy in 2019 and defenseman Mathew Dumba was honored with it in 2020.
Below is the full list of trophy winners.
2026: Marcus Foligno, Minnesota Wild
2025: Aleksander Barkov , Florida Panthers
2024: Anders Lee, New York Islanders
2023: Mikael Backlund , Calgary Flames
2022: P.K. Subban , New Jersey Devils
2021: Pekka Rinne , Nashville Predators
2020: Mathew Dumba, Minnesota Wild
2019: Jason Zucker, Minnesota Wild
2018: Daniel Sedin & Henrik Sedin , Vancouver Canucks
2017: Nick Foligno , Columbus Blue Jackets
2016: Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks
2015: Henrik Zetterberg , Detroit Red Wings
2014: Andrew Ference , Edmonton Oilers
2013: Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins
2012: Daniel Alfredsson , Ottawa Senators
2011: Doug Weight, New York Islanders
2010: Shane Doan , Phoenix Coyotes
2009: Ethan Moreau, Edmonton Oilers
2007: Saku Koivu , Montreal Canadiens
2006: Olaf Kolzig, Washington Capitals
2004: Jarome Iginla , Calgary Flames
2003: Brendan Shanahan, Detroit Red Wings
2002: Ron Francis, Carolina Hurricanes
2001: Shjon Podein, Colorado Avalanche
2000: Curtis Joseph, Toronto Maple Leafs
1999: Rob Ray, Buffalo Sabres
1997: Trevor Linden, Vancouver Canucks
1996: Kris King, Winnipeg Jets
1995: Joe Nieuwendyk, Calgary Flames
1994: Adam Graves, New York Rangers
1993: Dave Poulin, Boston Bruins
1992: Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins
1991: Dave Taylor, Los Angeles Kings
1990: Kevin Lowe, Edmonton Oilers
1989: Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders
1988: Lanny McDonald, Calgary Flames
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