The Kharlamov Trophy is an ice hockey award given to the best Russian player of the previous season.

The current winner, for the 2018–19 season is Nikita Kucherov.

History

The Trophy was established by Sovetsky Sport in 2002, and is named after the legendary Soviet ice hockey player Valeri Kharlamov. Presentation of the award and the ceremony are held by Sovetsky Sport every summer in Moscow.

2002–2015: Best Russian Player in the NHL

Between 2002 and 2015 only players from the NHL were eligible for the award. Voting took place at the conclusion of each season. Every Russian player, who'd played at least one game in the NHL during that season, would be allowed to name his top 3 candidates in a 1st-2nd-3rd format. Players could not vote for themselves.

The award was a de facto, Best Russian NHL player award.

2016–present: Best Russian Player in the World

Starting with the 2016 award, the voting participation as well as eligibility rules were greatly modified.

Eligibility was expanded, to any Russian player from the National Hockey League or the Kontinental Hockey League. As the KHL is a predominantly Russian league, the number of potential contenders for the award is now in the hundreds.

With the number of candidates heavily increased, the voting process was revamped as well. With the 2016 award onward, a shortlist of the 20 best players from the NHL and KHL is compiled. It is then voted on by a selection committee composed of five groups of experts, each consisting of 13 individuals, plus the past award winners.[1]

Voting membership

  1. Committee of the Russian Hall of Fame
  2. Russian hockey veterans/legends
  3. Group of KHL general managers
  4. Russian hockey press/writers
  5. Television commentators
  6. Past winners of the award

List of winners

  Player is still active in the NHL or KHL
Kharlamov Trophy winners
Season Winner Team League Win #
2003 Sergei Fedorov Detroit Red Wings NHL 1
2004 Ilya Kovalchuk Atlanta Thrashers NHL 1
2005[lower-alpha 1] — — — —
2006 Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals NHL 1
2007 Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals NHL 2
2008 Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals NHL 3
2009 Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals NHL 4
2010 Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals NHL 5
2011 Pavel Datsyuk Detroit Red Wings NHL 1
2012 Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 1
2013 Pavel Datsyuk Detroit Red Wings NHL 2
2014 Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals NHL 6
2015 Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals NHL 7
2016 Artemi Panarin Chicago Blackhawks NHL 1
2017 Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 2
2018 Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals NHL 8
2019 Nikita Kucherov Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 1
  1. ↑ No winner because of the 2004–05 NHL lockout

See also

References

  1. ↑ ""Харламов Трофи" – для суперпрофи!". Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
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