| Year | Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | William Will Smith | RHC |
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| 2022 | Shane Wright | RHC |
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| 2021 | Luke Hughes | D |
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| 2020 | Lucas Raymond | LW |
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| 2019 | Alex Turcotte | C |
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| 2018 | Noah Dobson | D |
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| 2017 | Casey Mittelstadt | C |
|
| 2016 | Jesse Puljujärvi | RW |
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| 2015 | Dylan Strome | C |
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| 2014 | Sam Reinhart | C |
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| 2013 | Sasha Alexsander Barkov | C |
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| 2012 | Griffin Reinhart | D |
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| 2011 | Adam Larsson | D |
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| 2010 | Ryan Johansen | C |
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| 2009 | Evander Kane | C |
Thrashers
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| 2008 | Alex Pietrangelo | D |
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| 2007 | Thomas Hickey | D |
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| 2006 | Nicklas Backstrom | C |
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| 2005 | Benoit Pouliot | LW |
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| 2004 | Andrew Ladd | LW |
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| 2003 | Nikolai Zherdev | RW |
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| 2002 | Joni Pitkanen | D |
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| 2001 | Stephen Weiss | C |
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| 2000 | Rostislav Klesla | D |
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