NHL announces finalists for the Bill Masterton Trophy
The National Hockey League announced the three nominees for the Bill Masterton Trophy on Monday morning. The Bill Masterton Trophy is given annually to "player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey."
This year's nominees are: New York Islanders defenceman Zdeno Chara, Philadelphia Flyers forward Kevin Hayes and Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price.
Just before the 2021-22 season began, Kevin Hayes' brother and former NHLer Jimmy passed away, making it a very difficult season for Flyers forward.
As for Carey Price, he had off-season knee surgery and his recovery had many setback. In October, Price entered the NHL's Player Assistance Program for help with substance abuse.
He made his return to the crease on April 15th. Zdeno Chara, being the NHL's oldest player at 45, is proving everyone wrong and showing that he can still compete in the best hockey league in the world.
2022 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy finalists, as voted by @ThePHWA: Zdeno Chara (NYI), Kevin Hayes (PHI), Carey Price (MTL).
Congratulations to all 32 deserving nominees and our three finalists. pic.twitter.com/Z5x7aA3DVo— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) May 16, 2022
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Taylor Hall | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Brayden Point | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Brock Nelson | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Bryan Rust | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Pavel Zacha | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Quinn Hughes | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Carter Verhaeghe | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Erik Karlsson | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Elias Lindholm | - | 3 | 3 | |
| David Pastrnak | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Tim Stutzle | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Adam Gaudette | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Dylan Holloway | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Brad Marchand | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Aleksander Barkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sam Bennett | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sean Couturier | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alex DeBrincat | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jack Drury | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cutter Gauthier | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 23 | 18 | 5 | - | 36 | |
Hurricanes | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 33 | |
Wild | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 32 | |
Devils | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 32 | |
Capitals | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 31 | |
Golden Knights | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 31 | |
Maple Leafs | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Flames | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 28 | |
Panthers | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 27 | |
Kings | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 27 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||