The King Clancy Trophy goes to the player who best demonstrates leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community.
The NHL announced the 32 nominees for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy on Friday.
The King Clancy Trophy goes "to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community."
Each team nominated a player who best fit the criteria.
A committee including NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, former winners of the King Clancy Trophy and past winners of the former NHL Foundation Player Award will consider a nominee's inspiration, involvement and positive impact on their community. They will then take a vote to determine the winner.
Whoever gets the most votes wins not only the award but also a $25,000 donation to a charity or charities of his choice. The winner can even choose to have his team receive a grant of up to $20,000 from the NHL to help organize an activation supporting his humanitarian cause.
Here is each team's nominee.
Anaheim Ducks: Lukas Dostal
Boston Bruins: Jordan Harris
Buffalo Sabres: Alex Tuch
Calgary Flames: Jonathan Huberdeau
Carolina Hurricanes: Jaccob Slavin
Chicago Blackhawks: Alex Vlasic
Colorado Avalanche: Sam Malinski
Columbus Blue Jackets: Boone Jenner
Dallas Stars: Jake Oettinger
Detroit Red Wings: Dylan Larkin
Edmonton Oilers: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Florida Panthers: Sam Bennett
Los Angeles Kings: Kevin Fiala
Minnesota Wild: Marcus Foligno
Montreal Canadiens: Nick Suzuki
Nashville Predators: Ryan O'Reilly
New Jersey Devils: Jack Hughes
New York Islanders: Kyle Palmieri
New York Rangers: Adam Fox
Ottawa Senators: Linus Ullmark
Philadelphia Flyers: Garnet Hathaway
Pittsburgh Penguins: Bryan Rust
San Jose Sharks: Alexander Wennberg
Seattle Kraken: Joey Daccord
St. Louis Blues: Colton Parayko
Tampa Bay Lightning: Ryan McDonagh
Toronto Maple Leafs: John Tavares
Utah Mammoth: Alexander Kerfoot
Vancouver Canucks: Brock Boeser
Vegas Golden Knights: Jack Eichel
Washington Capitals: Alex Ovechkin
Winnipeg Jets: Gabriel Vilardi
Last year's winner was Aleksander Barkov of the Panthers. He's been a regular visitor to Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital and donated more than $400,000 from 2019 through the end of last season.
Earlier this week, the Professional Hockey Writers' Association shared each NHL team's nominee for the Masterton Trophy, which goes to a player who best demonstrates perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.
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