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team). It is named after

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, a

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forward who led the

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to the Stanley Cup in 1915. The award was dedicated to him prior to the 1979-80 Canuck season, the season after his death on June 9, 1979, although an award for the Canucks MVP has existed since the team's

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. Previously it was a Canucks MVP Award as selected by the fans while the other MVP award, the President's Trophy was selected by

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. However after the 1995–96 season, the Cyclone Taylor Trophy officially became the lone Canucks MVP award since the winners of each trophy was identical. The most prolific winner of the Cyclone Taylor Trophy is

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, who has been awarded five times (including four straight from

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), followed by

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with four. The trophy's present holder is

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Winners

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References

External links

Official Canucks Award Winner Archive on Canucks.com
Vancouver Canucks trophies and awards

Winners

See also

References

External links