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The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, formerly known as the Lady Byng Trophy, is presented each year to the National Hockey League hockey player voted to have shown the best sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with performance in play. The voting is conducted by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association at the conclusion of the NHL season.
History
The trophy is named in honour of Lady Byng, wife of Viscount Byng of Vimy, a Vimy Ridge war hero who was the Governor-General of Canada in 1925. Lord and Lady Byng were big sports fans with a special interest in ice hockey. Lord Byng rarely missed an Ottawa Senators game and Lady Byng frequently accompanied him. Lady Byng presented the first Lady Byng Trophy in 1924-25.
After Frank Boucher of the New York Rangers won the award seven times within eight years, he was given the trophy to keep. Lady Byng donated a second trophy in 1935-36. When Lady Byng died in 1949 the NHL presented another trophy and changed the official name to the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy.
Besides Boucher, a number of players have won the award mutiple times, including Wayne Gretzky (5 times), Red Kelly (4 times), Ron Francis, Mike Bossy, Alex Delvecchio and Bobby Bauer (3 times each). The New York Rangers have won the award 15 times, most of any franchise, followed by Detroit with 11, Toronto with 9, Chicago with 8, Boston with 7, and Los Angeles with 5.
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy winners
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National Hockey League trophies and awards
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"Lady Byng Memorial Trophy"