Viking Award

Viking Award ( Swede: Viking Award ) is an annual hockey prize awarded to the best Swedish hockey player performing in the NHL . The winner is determined by a vote among the Swedish players of the NHL teams and their farm clubs .

Winners

Bierje Salming - first prize winner

Mats Sundin - four-time prize winner

Peter Forsberg - received the award three times

Season	Winner	Team	Position	Victories
1975–76	Salming, Borje Borje Salming	Toronto Maple Leafs	H	one
1976–77	Salming, Borje Borje Salming	Toronto Maple Leafs	H	2
1977–78	Nilson, Ulf Ulf Nilson	Winnipeg Jets	C	one
1978–79	Salming, Borje Borje Salming	Toronto Maple Leafs	H	3
1979–80	Hedberg, Andreas Andreas Hedberg	New York Rangers	Mon	one
1980–81	Nilsson, Kent Kent Nilsson	Calgary Flames	C	one
1981–82	Gradin, Thomas Thomas Gradin	Vancouver Canucks	C	one
1982–83	Lindbergh, Pelle Pelle Lindbergh	Philadelphia Flyers	AT	one
1983–84	Sundstrom, Patrick Patrick Sundstrom	Vancouver Canucks	C	one
1984–85	Neslund, Mats Mats Neslund	Montreal Canadiens	LN	one
1985–86	Neslund, Mats Mats Neslund	Montreal Canadiens	LN	2
1986–87	Sandstrom, Thomas Thomas Sandstrom	New York Rangers	Mon	one
1987–88	Lob, Hokan Hokan Lob	Calgary Flames	Mon	one
1988–89	Sundstrom, Patrick Patrick Sundstrom	New Jersey Devils	C	2
1989–90	Steen thomas thomas steen	Winnipeg Jets	H	one
1990–91	Sandstrom, Thomas Thomas Sandstrom	Los angeles kings	Mon	2
1991–92	Johansson, Calle Calle Johansson	Washington Capitals	H	one
1992–93	Sundin, Mats Mats Sundin	Quebec Nordics	C	one
1993–94	Sundin, Mats Mats Sundin	Quebec Nordics	C	2
1994–95	Renberg, Michael Michael Renberg	Philadelphia Flyers	Mon	one
1995–96	Forsberg, Peter Peter Forsberg	Colorado Avalanche	C	one
1996–97	Sundin, Mats Mats Sundin	Toronto Maple Leafs	C	3
1997–98	Forsberg, Peter Peter Forsberg	Colorado Avalanche	C	2
1998–99	Forsberg, Peter Peter Forsberg	Colorado Avalanche	C	3
1999–2000	Lidstrom, Niklas Niklas Lidstrom	Detroit Red Wings	H	one
2000–01	Naslund, Marcus Marcus Naslund	Vancouver Canucks	LN	one
2001–02	Sundin, Mats Mats Sundin	Toronto Maple Leafs	C	four
2002–03	Naslund, Marcus Marcus Naslund	Vancouver Canucks	LN	2
2003–04	Naslund, Marcus Marcus Naslund	Vancouver Canucks	LN	3
2004–05	Lockout Not handed
2005–06	Lidstrom, Niklas Niklas Lidstrom	Detroit Red Wings	H	2
2006-07	Zetterberg, Henrik Henrik Zetterberg	Detroit Red Wings	LN	one
2007–08	Zetterberg, Henrik Henrik Zetterberg	Detroit Red Wings	LN	2
2008–09	Beckstrom, Niklas Niklas Beckstrom	Washington Capitals	C	one
2009–10	Sedin, Henrik Henrik Sedin	Vancouver Canucks	C	one
2010–11	Sedin, Daniel Daniel Sedin	Vancouver Canucks	Mon	one
2011–12	Karlsson, Eric Eric Karlsson ^[1]	Ottawa Senators	H	one
2012–13	Zetterberg, Henrik Henrik Zetterberg	Detroit Red Wings	LN	3
2013–14	Steen, Alexander Alexander Steen	St louis blues	LN	one
2014–15	Beckstrom, Niklas Niklas Beckstrom	Washington Capitals	C	2
2015–16	Karlsson, Eric Eric Karlsson	Ottawa Senators	H	2
2016–17	Karlsson, Eric Eric Karlsson	Ottawa Senators	H	3
2017–18	Karlsson, William William Karlsson	Vegas Golden Knights	C	one

Notes

↑ Hederspriser 2011/2012 - Svenska Ishockeyförbundet Archived on September 12, 2012.

[1] Hederspriser 2011/2012 - Svenska Ishockeyförbundet Archived on September 12, 2012.

Viking Award

Winners

See also

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