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The Presidents' Trophy is an award presented by the National Hockey League to the team which accumulated the most points at the end of the regular season. It was introduced in the 1985-86 NHL season by the NHL Board of Governors. The winning team is also awarded $200,000 USD, to be shared between the team and its players.The award is a relatively recent creation and it is an honour considered far below the Stanley Cup. Winning the award is still very difficult, perhaps even more difficult that winning the Stanley Cup, as it is a competition of thirty teams each of which play 82 games between October and April each year. While only a minority of President's Trophy winners have gone on to win the cup, it remains the most likely position to produce the cup winner.
In the Original Six era, the Prince of Wales Trophy was used for a similar purpose.
1 President's Trophy Winners:
- 2004 Detroit Red Wings
- 2003 Ottawa Senators
- 2002 Detroit Red Wings
- 2001 Colorado Avalanche
- 2000 St. Louis Blues
- 1999 Dallas StarsThe Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League team based in Dallas, Texas. Founded 1967 Formerly Known As Minnesota North Stars ( 1967- 1993). In 1978 the Cleveland Barons merged with the North Stars. That team's history is : California Seals ( 1967- 1968
- 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting Dallas StarsThe Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League team based in Dallas, Texas. Founded 1967 Formerly Known As Minnesota North Stars ( 1967- 1993). In 1978 the Cleveland Barons merged with the North Stars. That team's history is : California Seals ( 1967- 1968
- 19971997 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Reef''. Events January January 3 NBC's Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 Mister Rogers receives a star on t Colorado Avalanche
- 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan Detroit Red Wings
- 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja Detroit Red Wings
- 1994 New York Rangers
- 1993 Pittsburgh Penguins
- 1992 New York Rangers
- 1991 Chicago Blackhawks
- 1990 Boston Bruins
- 1989 Calgary Flames
- 1988 Calgary Flames
- 1987 Edmonton Oilers
- 1986 Edmonton Oilers
