Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterCould 11, 2023, 05:50 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark, New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin and Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck are the finalists for the Vezina Trophy, the NHL introduced Thursday. The Vezina goes to the goalie who … Read more
One of the most annoying things about the NHL Awards, is the fact that we spend almost as much time discussing their subjective parameters than we do deciding which players or coaches should win them. The Norris Trophy should not rely so heavily upon a defenseman’s offensive output. What role should team success play in … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin The Vezina Trophy was awarded to the NHL’s best goalie, on Tuesday night at the NHL Awards. Shesterkin helped the Rangers achieve a turnaround season, which saw them reach the Eastern Conference Finals. They lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games. Shesterkin was the … Read more
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The 2022 NHL Awards Show will take place on Tuesday (7 ET, ESPN), and we will finally learn the winners of all the awards for the 2021-22 season. This list includes a complete rundown of the five finalists and all honors previously announced for Tuesday night. Awards on tap Hart … Read more
Jacob Markstrom, Juuse SarosAnd Igor ShesterkinTuesday’s announcement of the NHL’s 2021-22 Vezina Trophy Finalists was made. The trophy, which is given annually to the “goaltender adjudged the best at this job”, was presented Tuesday. All three goalies were first-time finalists. The Vezina is decided by 32 general managers from the league. On dates and times … Read more
As we are days away from the ballots being sent, the last month of the 2021-22 NHL regular-season brings you the NHL Awards Watch. Although there are already established front-runners in each award, the next few week are crucial for determining winners. Voters sometimes fall prey to recency bias and can’t resist the temptation to … Read more
The beauty of the NHL Awards lies in their ability to stimulate debate on on-ice performance and existential arguments over who should be or shouldn’t be eligible to win them. (Beauty, in this case, is very much in the eye and the beholder. Can the Hart Trophy be given to a goalie playing less than … Read more
As the NHL moves deeper into its playoffs, the NHL award fields are getting smaller and more solid. The fields for other NHL awards… not so much. “I don’t know anything about the Hart Trophy at this time.” “I change my mind often,” complained one of the voters we surveyed. The NHL Awards Watch February … Read more
The 2021-22 season has been significantly affected by a tiny bug called the Omicron variant since our last NHL Awards Watch. Over 100 games have been delayed because players are now entering the COVID-19 protocol every night. NHL withdrew its players from the Beijing Games and stopped the Olympic break to allow it to reschedule … Read more
Here’s a bold prediction for the 2021-22 NHL Awards. Edmonton OilersParticipant will be nominated to the Hart Trophy. Beyond that, it is anyone’s guess who the final word finalists are for these awards. Here’s the NHL Awards. We look forward to December. This is an informed hypothesis that was derived from discussions around hockey and … Read more