Sidney Crosby Trophy

The Sidney Crosby Trophy is awarded annually by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) to the overall Rookie of the Year. The Cup was known as the Molson Cup from 1991 to 1994, and the New Face Cup from 1994 to 1996. From 1996 to 2025 the award was known as the RDS Cup and was sponsored by the French-language sports network Réseau des sports (RDS). In 2025, the award was renamed to honour Sidney Crosby.[1]

Winners

Season Player Team
Molson Cup
1991–92 Alexandre Daigle Victoriaville Tigres
1992–93 Ian Laperrière Drummondville Voltigeurs
Martin Lapointe Laval Titan
1993–94 Christian Matte Granby Bisons
New Face Cup
1994–95 Steve Brûlé Saint-Jean Lynx
1995–96 not awarded
RDS Cup
1996–97 Vincent Lecavalier Rimouski Océanic
1997–98 Mike Ribeiro Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
1998–99 Ladislav Nagy Halifax Mooseheads
1999–2000 Chris Montgomery Montreal Rocket
2000–01 Pierre-Marc Bouchard Chicoutimi Saguenéens
2001–02 Benoît Mondou Baie-Comeau Drakkar
2002–03 Petr Vrána Halifax Mooseheads
2003–04 Sidney Crosby Rimouski Océanic
2004–05 Derick Brassard Drummondville Voltigeurs
2005–06 Ondřej Pavelec Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
2006–07 Jakub Voráček Halifax Mooseheads
2007–08 Olivier Roy Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
2008–09 Dmitry Kulikov Drummondville Voltigeurs
2009–10 Petr Straka Rimouski Océanic
2010–11 Charles Hudon Chicoutimi Saguenéens
2011–12 Mikhail Grigorenko[2] Quebec Remparts
2012–13 Valentin Zykov[3] Baie-Comeau Drakkar
2013–14 Nikolaj Ehlers Halifax Mooseheads
2014–15 Dmytro Timashov Quebec Remparts
2015–16 Vitalii Abramov Gatineau Olympiques
2016–17 Nico Hischier Halifax Mooseheads
2017–18 Alexis Lafrenière Rimouski Océanic
2018–19 Jordan Spence Moncton Wildcats
2019–20 Zachary Bolduc Rimouski Océanic
2020–21 Tristan Luneau Gatineau Olympiques
2021–22 Jakub Brabenec Charlottetown Islanders
2022–23 Maxim Massé Chicoutimi Saguenéens
2023–24 Émile Guité Chicoutimi Saguenéens

References

  1. ^ "QMJHL to present Sidney Crosby Trophy to rookie of the year". Sportsnet. February 11, 2025. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  2. ^ http://theqmjhl.ca/uploads/assets/QMJHL_FR_SITE/saison_2012-2013/GUIDE_LHJMQ_2012113_Trophees_Dumont_RDS_Lagace_Bergeron_196970_201112.pdf[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "QMJHL Weekly: April 7th, 2013 | INSIDE HOCKEY". Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2014-05-06.