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that Jarome Iginla was the first black player to win the Art Ross Trophy? In 2001–02 the ace right winger of the Calgary Flames scored 52 goals and 44 assists for 96 points to win the Art Ross as scoring champion. Iginla also won the Lester B. Pearson Award as the NHL Players’ Association pick for most valuable player and the Maurice Richard Trophy for most goals. He won the Richard Trophy again in 2003–04 when he potted 41 goals.

Who is the only NHL player ever to receive permanent possession of a trophy?

Between 1927–28 and 1934–35, Frank Boucher of the New York Rangers won the Lady Byng Trophy for gentlemanly play seven times. During that period, Boucher played 364 games and only incurred 87 penalty minutes. When the Ottawa-born centreman received his seventh Lady Byng in 1935, the NHL decided to give him the trophy for good. A new piece of hardware was then donated to the league by Lady Byng herself. Incidentally, as a player, Boucher helped the Rangers win Stanley Cups in 1928 and 1933. As coach of New York, he steered them to another Cup in 1940, their last until 1994 when they finally won it again.