Quinn Hughes Receives Canucks Nomination For The 2023-24 King Clancy Trophy
The King Clancy Trophy is presented to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community.
Photo by Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports - Quinn Hughes Receives Canucks Nomination For The 2023-24 King Clancy TrophyQuinn Hughes has been selected as the Vancouver Canucks nominee for this year's King Clancy Trophy. This come one day after Hughes won the Daniel & Henrik Sedin Award, given to the Canucks player who best exemplifies outstanding community leadership qualities and humanitarian contributions to his community. As per the NHL, "The nominee with the most votes will be named the winner of the King Clancy Memorial Trophy and receive a $25,000 donation to benefit a charity or charities of his choice. New this year, the winner will also be eligible to elect that his Club receive a grant from the NHL, up to $20,000, to help organize a special activation related to his humanitarian cause."
On top of leading Vancouver as their first-year captain on the ice, Hughes was a leader off of it. He helped create Team 43, which donated four tickets to every home game to first responders in B.C. During the offseason, Hughes also travelled up to the Okanagan to visit those protecting West Kelowna from the blaze that forced thousands from their homes.
The 2023-24 King Clancy Memorial Trophy nominees:
Anaheim Ducks: Cam Fowler
Arizona Coyotes: Nick Bjugstad
Boston Bruins: Linus Ullmark
Buffalo Sabres: Alex Tuch
Calgary Flames: Andrew Mangiapane
Carolina Hurricanes: Jaccob Slavin
Chicago Blackhawks: Connor Murphy
Colorado Avalanche: Cale Makar
Columbus Blue Jackets: Zach Werenski
Dallas Stars: Jake Oettinger
Detroit Red Wings: Dylan Larkin
Edmonton Oilers: Darnell Nurse
Florida Panthers: Aleksander Barkov
Los Angeles Kings: Kevin Fiala
Minnesota Wild: Marc-Andre Fleury
Montreal Canadiens: Nick Suzuki
Nashville Predators: Roman Josi
New Jersey Devils: Jack Hughes
New York Islanders: Anders Lee
New York Rangers: Jacob Trouba
Ottawa Senators: Brady Tkachuk
Philadelphia Flyers: Scott Laughton
Pittsburgh Penguins: Bryan Rust
San Jose Sharks: Luke Kunin
Seattle Kraken: Jaden Schwartz
St. Louis Blues: Brayden Schenn
Tampa Bay Lightning: Nicholas Paul
Toronto Maple Leafs: Auston Matthews
Vancouver Canucks: Quinn Hughes
Vegas Golden Knights: Jack Eichel
Washington Capitals: Tom Wilson
Winnipeg Jets: Josh Morrissey
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