OTTAWA Ottawa Senators forward Nick Paul has been named the team s nominee for the 2020-21 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, according to the Professional Hockey Writers Association (PHWA), Ottawa chapter. The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is an annual award under the trusteeship of the PHWA and is given to the NHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. Goalie Craig Anderson received the award following the 2016-17 season, becoming the first Senator to do so. Forward Bobby Ryan was awarded the trophy for the 2019-20 season. A press release from the team says Paul will match his NHL career high in games played (56) should he dress in the season finale against Toronto on Wednesday. The Sens say he is in need of one point to surpass his NHL career high of 20 after registering five goals and 15 assists this season.
CBJ F Zac Dalpe nominated for Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy by Blue Jackets Staff @BlueJacketsNHL / BlueJackets.com
The Columbus chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association has nominated Blue Jackets forward Zac Dalpe for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, the club announced today. The award is given annually to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.
Dalpe, 31, registered two goals and an assist for three points with 22 shots, while averaging 10:37 of ice time in 12 games with Columbus in 2020-21. This season saw him appear in his first NHL games since a one-game stint with the club in 2018-19. He also notched his first goal as a Blue Jacket on April 6 vs. Tampa Bay, which was his first NHL goal since Oct. 20, 2016 vs. Toronto while play
The Canucks’ game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, which was originally scheduled for Saturday, is currently slated for Sunday. It remains to be seen if that game will be played, though it’s worth noting that both teams still had multiple players on the COVID protocols list as of Friday evening.
in order for a Saturday 4pm vs Leafs on HNIC to get bumped tells you that #Canucks player concerns were heard loud and clear
Also noted that Schmidt and Virtanen will remain in protocol (that s just based on timelines) https://t.co/8o5oTFS7rK
The situation remains very fluid and the franchise clearly wants to put a lid on the outbreak and take all the precautions it can to protect players and staff from further infection. One side effect of those efforts is that, as of Thursday, the Canucks closed practices to all non-essential people, which included local media members. A big part of this change was in response to Miller’s comments and other discussions with the players.
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As the NHL regular season inches toward its final month, what had been speculative talk about Patrick Kane’s Hart Trophy candidacy has grown into something more concrete.
Kane, who in 2016 won the Hart for the first and only time in his career so far, has a very legitimate chance to be named league MVP again in 2021. The Blackhawks superstar only scored twice in March yet accumulated 13 assists in those 14 games, upping his point total this season to 49 in 37 games entering April.
“You should hear [Hart Trophy talk] every year with Patrick, because that’s the type of elite player he is in the league,” coach Jeremy Colliton said Thursday.
In our monthly canvassing of NHL awards voters, one thing has become increasingly clear: We need a little FOMO, right this very minute.
As we mentioned in the last NHL Awards Watch, the NHL s temporary realignment in which teams play only opponents within their divisions and no one else has put blinders on a lot of the media members who cast ballots. Like, even more than usual.
Or as one Professional Hockey Writers Association (PHWA) voter put it: I m dreading the awards voting this year. Only really been watching one division.
So we need that FOMO to kick in. We know voters are watching Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews, or at least catching up with the incredible highlights of their latest exploits. As the season progresses, we need them to fear missing out on watching Patrick Kane and Kevin Lankinen power the Chicago Blackhawks, or Charlie McAvoy steadying the Boston Bruins blue line, or any rookie skater not named Kirill Kaprizov.