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The Art Ross Trophy is an annual award given to the player who leads the League in scoring points at the end of the regular season.

Art Ross is remembered by many hockey fans as a long-time executive with the Boston Bruins hockey club and as a Hall of Fame player. A native of Naughton, Ontario, Ross grew up in Montreal, Quebec, where he learned to play and love hockey. An outstanding player throughout his career, he won his first Stanley Cup in 1906-07 with the Kenora Thistles, and ended his career with the Montreal Wanderers.

Shortly after retiring as a player, Art Ross was named coach of the Boston Bruins in their inaugural season (1924-25), and won three Stanley Cups with them before becoming their general manager. In 1945, the Hockey Hall of Fame honoured Ross by naming him one of their twelve chartered honourees.

Due to his ongoing commitment to the game, and in appreciation for all it had given him, Arthur Howie Ross presented a trophy to the National Hockey League in 1947.

It would seem that the Art Ross Trophy would belong in Edmonton during the 1980s. In fact, only one Oiler has ever won this prestigious award. During his tenure with the Oilers, Wayne Gretzky practically owned the trophy, winning it seven consecutive years in a row (1981-1987), a feat that is still unmatched. As a Los Angeles King, Gretzky won the award three more times, and has won the award more times than any other player.