NHA Defenseman Of The Year Award

Season: 2005-06

Winner: Nicklas Lidstrom, CHI (76GP 24G 58A 82PTS) Runner-up #1: Mathieu Schneider, MON (79GP 21G 30A 51PTS) Runner-up #2: Dion Phaneuf, PIT (82GP 19G 33A 52PTS)

Season: 2003-04

Winner: Nicklas Lidstrom, CHI (80GP 17G 46A 63PTS) Runner-up #1: Ed Jovanovski, FLO (80GP 10G 49A 59PTS) Runner-up #2: Scott Niedermayer, SJ (82GP 18G 31A 49PTS)

Season: 2002-03

Winner: Rob Blake, VAN (72GP 14G 39A 53PTS) Runner-up #1: Nicklas Lidstrom, CHI (78GP 13G 46A 59PTS) Runner-up #2: Sergei Zubov, PHX (82GP 14G 43A 57PTS)

Season: 2001-02

Winner: Brian Leetch, MON (67GP 25G 45A 70PTS) Runner-up #1: Nicklas Lidstrom, CHI (77GP 19G 33A 52PTS) Runner-up #2: Rob Blake, VAN (78GP 8G 48A 56PTS)

Season: 2000-01

Winner: Chris Pronger, MIN (80GP 15G 46A 61PTS) Runner-up #1: Brian Leetch, MON (82GP 13G 56A 69PTS) Runner-up #2: Darryl Sydor, QUE (78GP 17G 37A 54PTS)

Season: 1999-00

Winner: Darryl Sydor, QUE (80GP 10G 44A 54PTS) Runner-up #1: Brian Leetch, MON (81GP 14G 36A 50PTS) Runner-up #2: Jason Woolley, STL (79GP 8G 47A 55PTS)

Season: 1998-99

Winner: Sergei Zubov, HAR (81GP 24G 59A 83PTS) Runner-up #1: Scott Niedermayer, NY (82GP 9G 57A 66PTS) Runner-up #2: Dmitri Mironov, CLM (81GP 16G 52A 68PTS)