NHL players and coaches set to be honored after another season of hard work!
The 2024-25 NHL season is nearly over, with game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final starting tonight. While the regular season has been over for some time now, fans have been kept busy enjoying the postseason.
But, as the season winds down, it is now time to recognize the players and coaches who have done a commendable job this season. So, without further ado, let us dive into the details of this year’s NHL awards.
The 2025 NHL awards will be aired on June 12 prior to Game 4 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final. Although the main ceremony will be aired on June 12, some of the awards will be declared in advance in a unique way, as the league will release a series of special surprise videos declaring the winners across league platforms.
For example, the league has already declared Florida Panthers’ Aleksander Barkov as the winner of the Selke Trophy and the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, while Tampa Bay Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov has won this year’s Ted Lindsay Award.
As per the official communication on the NHL’s website, the start time for the 2025 NHL Awards will be 6:00 PM ET, and it will be a one-hour special. The event will be telecast on TNT in the United States and on Sportsnet in Canada.
Game 4 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final will begin at 8:00 PM ET, which means there will be an hour’s gap between the end of the NHL awards and the start of Game 4.
The location for the 2025 NHL Awards has not been revealed, but the event will be hosted by actor Isaiah Mustafa. It will be the first time that the Hart Memorial Trophy and Vezina Trophy winners will be declared at the NHL Awards program.
The NHL Awards pay tribute to excellence throughout the season, not only for the performances on ice, but off it as well. Various categories of awards are distributed for the top-performing goalies, defensive players, most valuable players, coaches, and more. Below is the list of NHL Award categories.
| Award | Category Description |
|---|---|
| Vezina Trophy | Awarded to the best goalkeeper in his position |
| Norris Trophy | Awarded to the defensive player with the best all-around ability at his position |
| Ted Lindsay Award | Awarded to the most outstanding player in the league by the NHLPA |
| Hart Trophy | Awarded to the player adjudged the most valuable to his team |
| Selke Trophy | Awarded to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game |
| Jack Adams Award | Awarded to the head coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success |
| Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy | Awarded to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey |
| Lady Byng Trophy | Awarded to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability. |
| Calder Trophy | Awarded to the league’s most outstanding rookie player |
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Three finalists for the NHL Awards have been nominated. The table below provides the details of the nominees against each award.
| Award | Players Nominated |
|---|---|
| Vezina Trophy | Connor Hellebuyck (Winnipeg Jets) Darcy Kuemper (Los Angeles Kings) Andrei Vasilevskiy (Tampa Bay Lightning) |
| Norris Trophy | Quinn Hughes (Vancouver Canucks) Cale Makar (Colorado Avalanche) Zach Werenski (Columbus Blue Jackets) |
| Ted Lindsay Award | Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay Lightning) – Winner Nathan MacKinnon (Colorado Avalanche) Cale Makar (Colorado Avalanche) |
| Hart Trophy | Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay Lightning) Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton Oilers) Connor Hellebuyck (Winnipeg Jets) |
| Selke Trophy | Aleksander Barkov (Florida Panthers) – Winner Anthony Cirelli (Tampa Bay Lightning) Sam Reinhart (Florida Panthers) |
| Jack Adams Award | Scott Arniel (Winnipeg Jets) Spencer Carbery (Washington Capitals) Martin St. Louis (Montreal Canadiens) |
| Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy | Marc-Andre Fleury (Minnesota Wild) Gabriel Landeskog (Colorado Avalanche) Sean Monahan (Columbus Blue Jackets) – Winner |
| Lady Byng Trophy | Jack Eichel (Vegas Golden Knights) Anze Kopitar (Los Angeles Kings) Brayden Point (Tampa Bay Lightning) |
| Calder Trophy | Macklin Celebrini (San Jose Sharks) Lane Hutson (Montreal Canadiens) Dustin Wolf (Calgary Flames) |
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