Each local NHL chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association chose the 32 nominees for this year's Masterton Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication.

The first 32 nominees in this year's NHL awards season have been revealed.

On Friday morning, the Professional Hockey Writers Association announced a player on each NHL team nominated for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. The award goes to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to the game each year.

Each local NHL chapter of the PHWA nominates a player for the Masterton Trophy. Three players are expected to be named finalists during the playoffs, and the winner will be announced at the NHL awards ceremony in late June, as voted on by the PHWA.

Here's who each chapter decided on, with links in bold to further reading at The Hockey News' team sites as they become available:

Anaheim Ducks: Urho Vaakanainen

Arizona Coyotes: Connor Ingram

Boston Bruins: Danton Heinen

Buffalo Sabres: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Calgary Flames: Oliver Kylington

Carolina Hurricanes: Frederik Andersen

Chicago Blackhawks: Colin Blackwell

Colorado Avalanche: Jonathan Drouin

Columbus Blue Jackets: Zach Werenski

Dallas Stars: Matt Duchene

Detroit Red Wings: Alex Lyon

Edmonton Oilers: Vincent Desharnais

Florida Panthers: Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Los Angeles Kings: Viktor Arvidsson

Minnesota Wild: Marco Rossi

Montreal Canadiens: Joel Armia

Nashville Predators: Michael McCarron

New Jersey Devils: Curtis Lazar

New York Islanders: Cal Clutterbuck

New York Rangers: Jonathan Quick

Ottawa Senators: Claude Giroux

Philadelphia Flyers: Sean Couturier

Pittsburgh Penguins: Sidney Crosby

San Jose Sharks: Justin Bailey

Seattle Kraken: Joey Daccord

St. Louis Blues: Nathan Walker

Tampa Bay Lightning: Mikey Eyssimont

Toronto Maple Leafs: Ilya Samsonov

Vancouver Canucks: Noah Juulsen

Vegas Golden Knights: Alex Pietrangelo

Washington Capitals: T.J. Oshie

Winnipeg Jets: Laurent Brossoit