The first Masterton winner was Claude Provost of the Montreal Canadiens.
In the 1980-81 season, Blake Dunlop of the St. Louis Blues won the Masterton Award. In the 1981-82 season, the award went to Glenn Resch of the Colorado Rockies.
1979 - Serge Savard, Montreal
1980 - Al MacAdam, Minnesota
Doug Jarvis won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy in 1987. Jarvis, who is from Canada, played professional hockey from 1975 from 1988.
1978 - Butch Goring, Los Angeles
1969 - Ted Hampson, Oakland Seals
In 1972: Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia Flyers
In 1973: Lowell Macdonald: Pittsburgh Penguins
In 1974: Henri Richard, Montreal Canadiens
In 1975: Don Luce, Buffalo Sabres
In 1986: Charlie Simmer, Boston Bruins