Invoice Masterton Memorial Trophy nominations announced
Oskar Lindblom of the Philadelphia Flyers, Jay Bouwmeester of the St. Louis Blues and Bobby Ryan of the Ottawa Senators contain been amongst those named as nominees for the Invoice Masterton Memorial Trophy on Tuesday.
The trophy is awarded yearly by the Official Hockey Writers Affiliation to the participant who most productive exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to ice hockey.
A participant from each team used to be nominated by the native PHWA chapter. The list will likely be narrowed to 3 finalists and the winner will likely be named at a later date.
Lindblom used to be identified with Ewing’s sarcoma, a uncommon invent of bone cancer, in December. The 23-year-former forward, who has now not played since the diagnosis, scored 18 points (11 targets, seven assists) in 30 video games this season.
“This previous season has been a fancy one for certain, however the obvious make stronger I’ve bought from my household, my female friend, teammates, the Flyers organization and Flyers fans has been a astronomical abet and inspiration through these cases and I peek forward to the day I’m support on the ice,” Lindblom acknowledged. “I was very touched to hunt for a approach many individuals, whether or now not they make stronger the Flyers or one other team, contain been wearing #OskarStrong T-shirts. I continue to feel your make stronger.”
Bouwmeester used to be nominated for the 2d consecutive season. The 36-year-former defenseman, who helped the Blues resolve the Stanley Cup for the valuable time closing season, had a cardiac episode for the length of a game in opposition to the Anaheim Geese on Feb. 11 and underwent surgical treatment to install an implantable cardioverter defibrillator that will restore his heart’s fashioned rhythm in case of an identical future incident. Bouwmeester announced in leisurely February that he would now not return for the the rest of the 2019-20 fashioned-season or Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Ryan, who took a hasten away of absence from the Senators in November to enter the NHL/NHL Avid gamers’ Affiliation participant support program, citing admitted points with alcohol abuse, scored a hat trick Feb. 27, in his first dwelling game since returning.
“It is miles a mountainous thing, presumably a silver lining out of the year I went through and all that,” the forward acknowledged. “However somebody talked about it to me proper away after that game [I returned], I think one in every of my teammates correct acknowledged, ‘You correct threw your hat into the ring for the Masterton.’ I acknowledged, ‘I wager that will maybe maybe be wintry,’ on the loads of hand it used to be clearly the furthest thing from my mind and the motive I had to stream discover proper. To be acknowledged for the work I put in and the months leading up to my comeback, it is a if truth be told itsy-bitsy thing on the loads of hand it is a if truth be told fulfilling thing for me.”
Shea Weber of the Montreal Canadiens, used to be also named a nominee. The defenseman scored 36 points (15 targets, 21 assists) in 65 video games this season after taking half in 58 video games closing season following off-season knee surgical treatment and 26 video games in 2017-18 thanks to a foot hurt which required surgical treatment.
“I repeatedly location the bar excessive and contain a excessive fashioned,” Weber acknowledged. “I think that in present for me to investigate cross-check and discover support to the put I was, I had to mediate that I’ll maybe perhaps presumably invent it and I had beliefs the total time. It is mentally onerous and it is draining at points, especially whilst you think you are more or less stuck in the mud or now not if truth be told going anyplace as a long way as your restoration, but belief by no methodology ended.”
Oilers center Connor McDavid used to be nominated after sustaining a few injuries to his left knee for the length of the closing game of the 2018-19 season. He used to be in the hole evening lineup following a grueling rehabilitation and scored 97 points (34 targets, 63 assists) in 64 video games, 2d in the League in the support of teammate Leon Draisaitl (110 points).
Winnipeg Jets forward Worth Letestu used to be nominated after being identified with myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, in October. He played seven video games sooner than the diagnosis and had begun skating with the Jets sooner than the season used to be paused March 12 as a result of concerns surrounding the coronavirus.
“It is an honor, for certain,” Letestu acknowledged. “I didn’t ask to be nominated for any NHL awards. Perseverance, dedication, those phrases are slightly special to me.”
Calgary Flames defenseman Worth Giordano, who neglected time with a hamstring hurt this season, used to be nominated for the 2d straight season.
“I looked on the list of the previous winners the day previous and I’m if truth be told angry to be named for our team, nominated by the (PHWA). It is slightly special to me,” he acknowledged. “I love what the award stands for and I’m a guy who if truth be told takes a ramification of enjoyment in my dedication to the game. So each on and off the ice I try and be as dedicated as that you simply’re going to be ready to think of and I don’t purchase this award for granted. It is slightly wintry that I have been nominated bigger than once by (the writers).”
Under is a checklist of the nominees for the 2019-20 season:
Anaheim Geese: Ryan Miller, G
Arizona Coyotes: Conor Garland, F
Boston Bruins: Kevan Miller, D
Buffalo Sabres: Curtis Lazar, F
Calgary Flames: Worth Giordano, D
Carolina Hurricanes: James Reimer, G
Chicago Blackhawks: Corey Crawford, G
Colorado Avalanche: Ryan Graves, D
Columbus Blue Jackets: Nathan Gerbe, F
Dallas Stars: Stephen Johns, D
Detroit Red Wings: Robby Fabbri, F
Edmonton Oilers: Connor McDavid, F
Florida Panthers: Noel Acciari, F
Los Angeles Kings: Jonathan Speedily, G
Minnesota Wild: Alex Stalock, G
Montreal Canadiens: Shea Weber, D
Nashville Predators: Jarred Tinordi, D
Fresh Jersey Devils: Travis Zajac, F
Fresh York Islanders: Thomas Hickey, D
Fresh York Rangers: Henrik Lundqvist, G
Ottawa Senators: Bobby Ryan, F
Philadelphia Flyers: Oskar Lindblom, F
Pittsburgh Penguins: Evgeni Malkin, F
San Jose Sharks: Joe Thornton, F
St. Louis Blues: Jay Bouwmeester, D
Tampa Bay Lightning: Alex Killorn, F
Toronto Maple Leafs: Zach Hyman, F
Vancouver Canucks: Jacob Markstrom, G
Vegas Golden Knights: Shea Theodore, D
Washington Capitals: Michal Kempny, D
Winnipeg Jets: Worth Letestu, F