The NHL has announced the 2026 nominees for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.
The award is given to the player who has exemplified perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication throughout the season. One player on each team is nominated by members of their local chapter.
Three finalists will be announced before the winner is decided by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association.
Last year’s winner was Sean Monahan of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Complete list of nominees:
Anaheim: Ville Husso, G
Boston: Charlie McAvoy, D
Buffalo: Rasmus Dahlin, D
Calgary: Devin Cooley, G
Carolina: Taylor Hall, F
Chicago: Spencer Knight, G
Colorado: Gabriel Landeskog, F
Columbus: Boone Jenner, F
Dallas: Jamie Benn, F
Detroit: Dominik Shine, F
Edmonton: Connor Ingram, G
Florida: Brad Marchand, F
Los Angeles: Anze Kopitar, F
Minnesota: Jesper Wallstedt, G
Montreal: Mike Matheson, D
Nashville: Ozzy Wiesblatt, F
New Jersey: Brenden Dillon, D
New York Islanders: Kyle Palmieri, F
New York Rangers: Matthew Robertson, D
Ottawa: Linus Ullmark, G
Philadelphia: Garrett Wilson, F
Pittsburgh: Anthony Mantha, F
San Jose: Laurent Brossoit, G
Seattle: Jordan Eberle, F
St. Louis: Jordan Binnington, G
Tampa Bay: Darren Raddysh, D
Toronto: Oliver Ekman-Larsson, D
Utah: Clayton Keller, F
Vancouver: Kevin Lankinen, G
Vegas: Akira Schmid, G
Washington: Alex Ovechkin, F
Winnipeg: Jonathan Toews, F
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