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| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | National Hockey League team with the most points (best record) in the regular season |
| History | |
| First award | 1986 |
| First winner | Edmonton Oilers |
| Most wins | Detroit Red Wings (6) |
| Most recent | New York Rangers (4) |
The Presidents' Trophy (French: Trophée des présidents) is an award presented by the National Hockey League (NHL) to the team that finishes with the most points (i.e., best overall record) during the regular season. If two teams are tied for the most points, then the Trophy goes to the team with the most regulation wins (RW). The Presidents' Trophy has been awarded 37 times to 18 different teams since its inception during the 1985–86 NHL season.[1]
As the team with the best regular season record, the Presidents' Trophy winner is normally guaranteed home-ice advantage throughout the entire Stanley Cup playoffs.[nb 1] However, winning the award does not assure playoff success, as there have been only eight instances where the Presidents' Trophy winner has gone on to win the Stanley Cup in the same season, while three Presidents' Trophy winners have been defeated in the Stanley Cup Finals. The most recent team to win both the Presidents' Trophy and the Stanley Cup in the same season is the 2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks. The only team to accomplish this feat more than once is the Detroit Red Wings.
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