The NHL introduced the rest of the winners for among the sport’s largest awards on Thursday when the 2024 NHL Awards have been held on Thursday in Las Vegas.
Many awards have been handed out previous to Thursday’s present. The Jack Adams Award was given to Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet, whereas the Selke Trophy was awarded to Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov final month.
There have been fairly a couple of compelling races for among the league’s high awards. Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon took house his second-career Hart Trophy because the league’s MVP. MacKinnon was in a position to beat out the likes of Tampa Bay Lightning ahead Nikita Kucherov and Edmonton Oilers heart Connor McDavid to earn the distinction.
The whole listing of NHL Awards bulletins might be discovered beneath:
Might 14: Mark Messier NHL Management Award
Winner: Jacob Trouba (D, New York Rangers)
The award is yearly given “to the participant who exemplifies nice management qualities to his workforce, on and off the ice, through the common season and who performs a number one function in his group rising the sport of hockey.” The award is chosen by former Rangers nice Mark Messier, who obtains strategies from league personnel. Trouba helped anchor a Rangers workforce that tallied probably the most factors (114) and wins (55) in franchise historical past. The Rangers defenseman recorded 22 factors (three targets & 19 assists) in 69 regular-season video games, whereas additionally tallying 191 hits and 183 blocked pictures. Trouba was a part of a Rangers’ penalty-kill that ranked third in all the league with an 84.5% success fee.
Might 15: Invoice Masterton Memorial Trophy
Winner: Connor Ingram (G, Utah)
The Invoice Masterton Memorial Trophy is awarded to the participant that “greatest exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey.” Ingram was almost pressured to retire from the game as a consequence of an undiagnosed obsessive-compulsive dysfunction and melancholy earlier than he gained assist from the NHL/NHLPA Participant Help program again in 2021. Ingram was then claimed off of waivers by the Arizona Coyotes in October 2022, and has thrived ever since. The veteran netminder racked up a 23-21-3 document, a 2.91 goals-against-average, and a .907 save proportion in 50 regular-season video games. Ingram additionally recorded a league-best six shutouts through the 2023-24 marketing campaign.
Might 18: Frank J. Selke Trophy
Winner: Aleksander Barkov (C, Florida Panthers)
The Frank J. Selke Trophy is yearly awarded to the ahead that “greatest excels within the defensive features of the sport.” Barkov has now gained the Selke Trophy for the second time in his NHL profession. It additionally marks the third time that Barkov has been a finalist for the distinction throughout the final 4 seasons. He gained 57.3% of his 1,100 face-offs through the common season, whereas ending fifth amongst NHL forwards with a +33 ranking. As well as, the Panthers ahead additionally registered 104 hits, whereas blocking 50 pictures over the course of the 2023-24 common season.
Might 22: Jack Adams Award
Winner: Rick Tocchet (Vancouver Canucks)
The Jack Adams Award is yearly handed out to the NHL head coach that has “contributed probably the most to his workforce’s success.” Tocchet gained the award in simply his second season because the Canucks head coach. He turned the third Canucks head coach to win the Jack Adams Award together with Pat Quinn (1991-92) and Alain Vigneault (2006-07). Tocchet earned 82 first-place votes with the intention to earn the distinction. The 60-year previous led the Canucks to a 50-23-9 (109 factors) regular-season document and a Pacific Division title for the primary time because the 2012-13 marketing campaign when it was often called the Northwest Division.
Might 28: King Clancy Memorial Trophy
Winner: Anders Lee, LW, New York Islanders
The King Clancy Trophy is yearly awarded to the participant that shows management qualities each on and off the ice in addition to their management locally. Islanders ahead Anders Lee earned the distinction in 2024 for his work with the Kan Basis. Lee receives a $25,000 donation to the charity of his alternative from the NHL for incomes the distinction.
Might 30: Girl Byng Memorial Trophy
Winner: Jaccob Slavin, D, Hurricanes
The Girl Byng Trophy is handed out to a participant that exhibits top-level sportsmanship on the ice in a given season. Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin earned the distinction for his efficiency through the 2023-24 season. Slavin tallied 37 factors (six targets & 31 assists), whereas solely committing 4 minor penalties all season.
June 10: Jim Gregory GM of the 12 months
Winner: Jim Nill, Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars have been definitely one of many NHL’s most harmful groups all through the 2023-24 season, and that is due to the style through which they have been constructed by basic supervisor Jim Nill. In spite of everything, the Stars had a mind-boggling eight gamers that scored at the least 20 targets this previous season. Whereas lots of the workforce’s veteran forwards thrived, 2021 first-round decide Wyatt Johnston continued his ascent with a team-high 32 targets.
June 27: Calder Memorial Trophy
Winner: Connor Bedard, C, Blackhawks
Because the second that Connor Bedard was chosen No. 1 by the Blackhawks final June, it was going to be a shock if anybody aside from Bedard took house this award. Bedard tallied 61 factors (22 targets & 39 assists) to tempo all rookies with the subsequent closest being Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber (47 factors). The Blackhawks star did miss time with a damaged jaw, however he nonetheless proved to be the highest rookie all through the 2023-24 season.
June 27: Hart Memorial Trophy
Winner: Nathan MacKinnon, C, Avalanche
Nathan MacKinnon ended up being edged out within the factors race by Tampa Bay Lightning standout Nikita Kucherov. Nonetheless, MacKinnon was nonetheless in a position to earn the {hardware} for the NHL’s MVP. MacKinnon tallied a season for the ages as he recorded 140 factors (51 targets & 89 assists) through the regular-season. The Avalanche star despatched career-highs in each targets and assists, and performed like a person possessed all through the majority of the season.
June 27: James Norris Memorial Trophy
Winner: Quinn Hughes, D, Canucks
Quinn Hughes turned the primary participant in Canucks historical past to win the Norris Trophy because the league’s high defenseman. Hughes completed the common season with a league-high 92 factors (17 targets & 75 assists) amongst defensemen, whereas additionally main the NHL in assists. Hughes has now tallied 204 assists over the previous three NHL seasons as he joins Bobby Orr and Paul Coffey as the one NHL defensemen to realize such a feat.
June 27: Ted Lindsay Award
Winner: Nathan MacKinnon, C, Avalanche
It was fairly the evening for Nathan MacKinnon as he took house each the Hart Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award. The Ted Lindsay Award honors the league’s most excellent participant in a given season. MacKinnon was an absolute freight prepare racing up and down the ice all through the 2023-24 marketing campaign and tallied a career-high 140 factors when it was all mentioned and finished. He is now recorded back-to-back 100-point seasons for the primary time in his NHL profession.
June 27: Vezina Trophy
Winner: Connor Hellebuyck, G, Jets
Connor Hellebuyck arguably had his greatest season as an NHL goaltender all through the regular-season, and was awarded the Vezina Trophy because the league’s high goalie for his efforts. Hellebuyck earned the second-most wins (37) behind solely Avalanche netminder Alexandar Georgiev, whereas additionally tallying a 2.39 goals-against-average and a .921 save proportion. The American goaltender additionally racked up 5 shutouts, and was one of many league’s most spectacular goaltenders all through the 2023-24 season.
