The Viking Award is awarded annually to the best Swedish ice hockey player in North America. The winner is decided by a vote among all Swedish-born players participating in the NHL or the NHL farm-team leagues. Only Mats Sundin has received the award four times. Peter Forsberg, Markus Näslund, Börje Salming, Henrik Zetterberg and Erik Karlsson have received it three times.
viking, award, awarded, annually, best, swedish, hockey, player, north, america, winner, decided, vote, among, swedish, born, players, participating, farm, team, leagues, only, mats, sundin, received, award, four, times, peter, forsberg, markus, näslund, börje. The Viking Award is awarded annually to the best Swedish ice hockey player in North America The winner is decided by a vote among all Swedish born players participating in the NHL or the NHL farm team leagues Only Mats Sundin has received the award four times Peter Forsberg Markus Naslund Borje Salming Henrik Zetterberg and Erik Karlsson have received it three times Viking AwardDate1976 1976 CountrySwedenWinners editSeason Winner Team Position Win 1975 76 Borje Salming Toronto Maple Leafs D 11976 77 Borje Salming Toronto Maple Leafs D 21977 78 Ulf Nilsson Winnipeg Jets C 11978 79 Borje Salming Toronto Maple Leafs D 31979 80 Anders Hedberg New York Rangers RW 11980 81 Kent Nilsson Calgary Flames C 11981 82 Thomas Gradin Vancouver Canucks C 11982 83 Pelle Lindbergh Philadelphia Flyers G 11983 84 Patrik Sundstrom Vancouver Canucks F 11984 85 Mats Naslund Montreal Canadiens LW 11985 86 Mats Naslund Montreal Canadiens LW 21986 87 Tomas Sandstrom New York Rangers RW 11987 88 Hakan Loob Calgary Flames RW 11988 89 Patrik Sundstrom New Jersey Devils F 21989 90 Thomas Steen Winnipeg Jets F 11990 91 Tomas Sandstrom Los Angeles Kings RW 21991 92 Calle Johansson Washington Capitals D 11992 93 Mats Sundin Quebec Nordiques C 11993 94 Mats Sundin Quebec Nordiques C 21994 95 Mikael Renberg Philadelphia Flyers RW 11995 96 Peter Forsberg Colorado Avalanche C 11996 97 Mats Sundin Toronto Maple Leafs C 31997 98 Peter Forsberg Colorado Avalanche C 21998 99 Peter Forsberg Colorado Avalanche C 31999 2000 Nicklas Lidstrom Detroit Red Wings D 12000 01 Markus Naslund Vancouver Canucks LW 12001 02 Mats Sundin Toronto Maple Leafs C 42002 03 Markus Naslund Vancouver Canucks LW 22003 04 Markus Naslund Vancouver Canucks LW 32004 05 No winner Due to NHL lockout2005 06 Nicklas Lidstrom Detroit Red Wings D 22006 07 Henrik Zetterberg Detroit Red Wings LW 12007 08 Henrik Zetterberg Detroit Red Wings LW 22008 09 Nicklas Backstrom Washington Capitals C 12009 10 Henrik Sedin Vancouver Canucks C 12010 11 Daniel Sedin Vancouver Canucks LW 12011 12 Erik Karlsson Ottawa Senators D 12012 13 Henrik Zetterberg Detroit Red Wings LW 32013 14 Alexander Steen St Louis Blues LW 12014 15 Nicklas Backstrom Washington Capitals C 22015 16 Erik Karlsson Ottawa Senators D 22016 17 Erik Karlsson Ottawa Senators D 32017 18 William Karlsson Vegas Golden Knights C 12018 19 Elias Lindholm Calgary Flames C 12019 20 No prize was awarded Due to Coronavirus2020 21 No prize was awardedSource This article is translated from the corresponding article of the Swedish Wikipedia retrieved 20 February 2022 See also editKharlamov Trophy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Viking Award amp oldid 1124211857, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,