Frank J. Selke Trophy

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The Frank J. Selke Trophy is an annual National Hockey League award given to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Hockey League award
ice hockey trophy
alsoKnownAs Selke Trophy
awardedAtEvent NHL Awards
surface form: NHL Awards ceremony
awardedFor best defensive forward
forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game
category NHL regular season award
competitionLevel professional
country Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
decidedAfter end of NHL regular season
firstAwarded 1977–78 NHL season
firstAwardedYear 1978
frequency annual
genderCategory men's ice hockey
givenTo NHL forward
inauguralWinner Bob Gainey
inauguralWinnerTeam Montreal Canadiens
languageOfName English
league National Hockey League
mostWinsPlayer Bob Gainey
Guy Carbonneau
Jere Lehtinen
Patrice Bergeron
Pavel Datsyuk
mostWinsPlayerRecord Patrice Bergeron with 6 wins
namedAfter Frank J. Selke
namedForOccupation ice hockey executive
namedForRole former general manager of the Montreal Canadiens
former general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs
partOf NHL Awards
phaseOfSeason regular season performance
positionEligible forward
presentedBy National Hockey League
relatedAward Hart Memorial Trophy
James Norris Memorial Trophy
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
scope league-wide
selectionCriteria defensive ability
faceoff performance
penalty killing
two-way play
selectionMethod vote of the Professional Hockey Writers Association
sport ice hockey
teamWithMostWinners Boston Bruins
Montreal Canadiens

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Subject: Frank J. Selke Trophy
Description of subject: The Frank J. Selke Trophy is an annual National Hockey League award given to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game.

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Patrice Bergeron awardReceived Frank J. Selke Trophy
Steve Yzerman awardReceived Frank J. Selke Trophy
Jonathan Toews awardReceived Frank J. Selke Trophy
Sergei Fyodorov awardReceived Frank J. Selke Trophy
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy relatedAward Frank J. Selke Trophy
Bobby Clarke awardReceived Frank J. Selke Trophy
NHL Awards includesAward Frank J. Selke Trophy
Craig Ramsay awardReceived Frank J. Selke Trophy
Pat LaFontaine awardReceived Frank J. Selke Trophy
this entity surface form: Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy (QMJHL)
Anze Kopitar awardReceived Frank J. Selke Trophy
Sergei Fedorov awardReceived Frank J. Selke Trophy
1990–91 NHL season bestDefensiveForwardTrophy Frank J. Selke Trophy
Guy Carbonneau awardReceived Frank J. Selke Trophy
Pavel Datsyuk awardReceived Frank J. Selke Trophy
Frank J. Selke awardNamedAfter Frank J. Selke Trophy
Bob Gainey awardReceived Frank J. Selke Trophy
Jere Lehtinen awardReceived Frank J. Selke Trophy
Selke Trophy fullName Frank J. Selke Trophy
Michael Peca awardReceived Frank J. Selke Trophy
Michael Peca awardReceived Frank J. Selke Trophy
this entity surface form: Frank J. Selke Trophy 1996–97
Michael Peca awardReceived Frank J. Selke Trophy
this entity surface form: Frank J. Selke Trophy 2001–02