It is voted on by all active Russian NHL players. Russian players first entered the NHL in large numbers in the late 1980's, but the trophy was first awarded in 2003. Detroit's Sergei Fedorov was the first recipient of the award. The following is a list of all the Kharlamov Trophy winners since the award's inception: * 2003 Sergei Fedorov (Inaugural winner) * 2004 Ilya Kovalchuk * 2005 NHL lockout (No winner) * 2006 Alexander Ovechkin * 2007 Alexander Ovechkin * 2008 Alexander Ovechkin * 2009 Alexander Ovechkin * 2010 Alexander Ovechkin