The Molson Cup is an award presented to a distinguished player on Canadian ice hockey teams. After each game, the "three game stars" are selected, usually by a member of the media. At the end of the season, the player with the most three-star honours is presented with the Molson Cup. Most teams also donate money to charity in the name of the winner of each monthly segment winner during the season.

Jarome Iginla is honoured during a Molson Cup ceremony in Calgary

The Molson Cup is not an official National Hockey League (NHL) award, but the Canadian NHL franchises have presented the award to its players. It is also bestowed by some minor professional and Canadian Hockey League clubs as well. The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Rookie of the Year Award was previously known as the Molson Cup.

The Molson Cup is sponsored by Molson Breweries; many hockey clubs with another brewery sponsor present a similar award with a name related to the sponsor. The Quebec Nordiques awarded an "O'Keefe Cup."

List of winners by team

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Active award

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Edmonton Oilers

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Ryan Smyth is a two-time winner of the award

Montreal Canadiens

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The Canadiens typically award their Molson Cup monthly; only the end-of-season winners are listed here.[1]

 
Carey Price is a nine-time winner of the award

Ottawa Senators

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Daniel Alfredsson is a five-time winner of the award

Toronto Maple Leafs

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Mats Sundin is a four-time winner of the award

Vancouver Canucks

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The Canucks have retitled this award the Three Stars Award in recent years.

 
Pavel Bure is a four-time winner of the award

Defunct award

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Calgary Flames

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Jarome Iginla is a six-time winner of the award

The Flames last awarded the Molson Cup for the 2010–11 season.

Winnipeg Jets

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Montreal Canadiens 2019-20 Press Guide (PDF). Montreal Canadiens. p. 606. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-22.
  • Calgary Flames: Calgary Flames 2006–07 Media Guide pp. 107–131.
  • Ottawa Senators: Ottawa Senators Media Guide 2007–08. Ottawa Senators. 2008. pp. 150–162.
  • Toronto Maple Leafs: Toronto Maple Leafs 2015–16 Media Guide pp. 373.
  • Vancouver Canucks: Official Canucks Award Winner Archive on Canucks.com