| Plus-Minus Award |
| This trophy is awarded to the player that leads the league in plus-minus during the regular season, having played in a minimum of 60 games. History of the plus-minus stat: The stat was first established for the 1967-68 season. It was supposedly to reflect a player's ability to contribute offensively and defensively. I say supposedly because I think it's a useless stat. To me, it's not truly indicative of what a player can contribute on both sides of the puck. History of the trophy: The trophy was first awarded in 1983. Except for one year, when it had no name, it has always been sponsored by a commercial business. From 83-84 to 87-88, it was sponsored by Emery Worldwide and was known as the Emery Edge. It had no name in 88-89. From 89-90 to 95-96, it was sponsored by Alka-Seltzer. From 96-97 on forward, it was sponsored by Anheuser Busch, first donning the name "The Bud Ice Plus-Minus Award" up through 97-98, then "The Bud Light Plus-Minus Award" right through to the present... although it looks like that's changed and McDonald's is now the sponsor. |
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