Latest News About Art Ross Trophy Winners

Here’s the latest on Art Ross Trophy winners.

• Connor McDavid won the Art Ross Trophy in 2026, his sixth career Art Ross, tying Mario Lemieux for second-most all-time behind Wayne Gretzky. This makes him the league’s top point-scorer for the 2025-2026 regular season.[1]
• Nikita Kucherov won the Art Ross Trophy in both 2024 and 2025, and was a leading candidate in 2026 before McDavid clinched the title; historical lists confirm Kucherov’s recent back-to-back titles.[2][3]
• The official NHL record of Art Ross winners shows the sequence through 2023, with McDavid’s multiple wins continuing the pattern of players who have led in points in consecutive seasons.[2]

Notes:

• The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the player who leads the league in points during the regular season, a tradition dating back to 1948.[2]
• For a fuller historical list and year-by-year winners, you can consult the NHL’s official Art Ross Trophy page or the Hockey Hall of Fame entry, which provide authoritative year-by-year summaries.[9][2]

If you’d like, I can pull up a concise table of winners from 2010 to 2026 and highlight multiple-winner players. Just say the word.

Citations:

• McDavid wins Art Ross in 2026; sixth career win.[1]
• Kucherov back-to-back 2024, 2025 Art Ross winners; context on 2026 race.[3][2]
• Official Art Ross Trophy overview and list of winners.[9][2]