#Professional Hockey Writers Association

To mark the halfway point of the 2022-23 regular season, NHL.com is running its third installment of the Trophy Tracker series. Today, we look at the race for the Hart Trophy, given annually to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team as selected in a poll by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. There are two important…

To mark the halfway point of the 2022-23 regular season, NHL.com is running its third installment of the Trophy Tracker series. Today, we look at the race for the Calder Trophy, given annually to the best rookie in the NHL as selected in a poll by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. Matty Beniers has been rewarded for a stellar start to…

This article was written by Kirsten Staple, who is part of the Professional Hockey Writers Association x To Hockey With Love Mentorship Program. This program pairs aspiring writers with established members of the association across North America to create opportunities for marginalized people that do not traditionally get published on larger…

All along, Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson hoped he wouldn't have a chance to be in Louisville on the first Saturday in May, sipping mint juleps and watching the Kentucky Derby in person. - THIS STORY WAS UPDATED FRIDAY -- That would have meant the Avalanche already had been eliminated from the playoffs. But for a while, it seemed there was a…

Discussions about awards usually begin with the definition of honor being twisted into a pretzel. The Hart Trophy arguably leads in this regard, with people often convoluting'best' with'most valuable.' The NHL's definition aids in the interpretation, stating that the Hart Trophy is "an annual award given to the player adjudged to be the most…

The journey has been long and difficult for Anton Forsberg. On NHL trade deadline day, the Ottawa Senators' goaltender was rewarded for his hard work and dedication to get to this level when he signed a three-year, $8.25 million extension by the club Monday morning. The 29-year-old Forsberg, who was placed on waivers three times last season before…

Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche were the hunters. Unable to advance beyond the second round of the playoffs three years running, they finally got over the hump last spring before sweeping Connor McDavid's Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference final and beating the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games to win the franchise's third Stanley…

Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche were the hunters. Unable to advance beyond the second round of the playoffs three years running, they finally got over the hump last spring before sweeping Connor McDavid's Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference final and beating the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games to win the franchise's third Stanley…

To mark the beginning of the 2022-23 regular season, NHL.com is running its first installment of the Trophy Tracker series this week. Today, we look at the race for the Hart Trophy, given annually to the player voted as the most valuable to his team in a vote by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. Connor McDavid is 25 years old. He's…

Can Auston Matthews top Connor McDavid for the Hart Trophy for a second straight season? Or is Cale Makar the real threat to McDavid's best-in-game status? Who are the early favorites for what look like tight contests for the Vezina and Calder trophies? And which team will win the Patrick Kane sweepstakes? The 2022-23 NHL season is upon us, and…

To mark the beginning of the 2022-23 regular season, NHL.com is running its first installment of the Trophy Tracker series. Today, we look at the race for the Norris Trophy, awarded annually to the top defenseman in the NHL as selected in a vote by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. After winning the Norris Trophy, Conn Smythe Trophy and…