Dakota Joshua has been named the Vancouver Canucks nominee for the 2025 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. The annual award is presented to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey. One player from each team is nominated, with the selection coming from each chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association.

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Prior to the season starting, Joshua was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He had successful surgery in September, which kept him out of the lineup until November 14. Joshua also missed 11 games with a lower-body injury in January. 

This season, Joshua has six goals and 12 points in 53 games. He also has 188 hits, which ranks 33rd in the NHL. Over his career with the Canucks, Joshua has 67 points in 195 games, while his 654 hits rank sixth in franchise history.

2025 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Nominees:

Anaheim: John Gibson
Boston: Joonas Korpisalo
Buffalo: Jason Zucker
Calgary: Justin Kirkland
Carolina: Jordan Staal
Chicago: Pat Maroon
Colorado: Gabriel Landeskog
Columbus: Sean Monahan
Dallas: Jason Robertson
Detroit: Patrick Kane
Edmonton: Calvin Pickard
Florida: Jesper Boqvist
Los Angeles: Drew Doughty
Minnesota: Marc-Andre Fleury
Montreal: Josh Anderson
Nashville: Nick Blankenburg
New Jersey: Jesper Bratt
NY Islanders: Mike Reilly
NY Rangers: Jonny Brodzinski
Ottawa: David Perron
Philadelphia: Ivan Fedotov
Pittsburgh: Boko Imama
San Jose: Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Seattle: Jaden Schwartz
St. Louis: Ryan Suter
Tampa Bay: Ryan McDonagh
Toronto: John Tavares
Utah: Mikhail Sergachev
Vancouver: Dakota Joshua
Vegas: Tomáš Hertl
Washington: Alex Ovechkin
Winnipeg: Neal Pionk

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