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Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy

Perseverance, Sportsmanship and Dedication / 57 seasons awarded

Description: First awarded in 1967-68, the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is presented annually “to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.” Voting: Local chapters of the Professional Hockey Writers Association submit nominations for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy at the conclusion of the regular season, with the top three vote-getters designated as finalists. History: The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy was presented by the NHL Writers’ Association in 1968 to commemorate the late Bill Masterton, a player with the Minnesota North Stars who exhibited to a high degree the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey and who died on Jan. 15, 1968, as a result of an on-ice injury. Bill Masterton Memorial Scholarship Fund: A $2,500 grant from the PHWA is awarded annually to the Bill Masterton Memorial Scholarship Fund, based in Bloomington, Minn., in the name of the trophy winner. 2024-25 Winner: Columbus Blue Jackets center Sean Monahan won the 2024-25 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. Monahan, who signed with Columbus on July 1, 2024, to reunite with Johnny Gaudreau after the pair played together for nine seasons in Calgary, served as an inspiration amid the unspeakable tragedy of Gaudreau’s death in August 2024. He finished with the fifth-most points by a Blue Jackets player in his first season with the team (57) – a list Gaudreau sits second on (74 in 2022-23). Monahan’s 1.06 points per game was the highest by any first-year Columbus player. “Even the veteran players, even those who have lived with grief in their own lives, have been awed by Monahan’s ability to play at a high level while modeling grace and vulnerability,” wrote Aaron Portzline in The Athletic . “Just the way Monny has persevered through really, really hard times. It’s been inspiring to me and to the whole group,” captain Boone Jenner said. “The way he’s handled himself, just stepping in here under those circumstances. He’s been a leader in the room and a leader on the ice. He’s a true pro. Everyone can learn from him.”

Season	Result	Recipient	Team
2024-25	Winner	Sean Monahan	CBJ
2023-24	Winner	Connor Ingram	ARI
2022-23	Winner	Kris Letang	PIT
2021-22	Winner	Carey Price	MTL
2020-21	Winner	Oskar Lindblom	PHI
2019-20	Winner	Bobby Ryan	OTT
2018-19	Winner	Robin Lehner	NYI
2017-18	Winner	Brian Boyle	NJD
2016-17	Winner	Craig Anderson	OTT
2015-16	Winner	Jaromir Jagr	FLA
2014-15	Winner	Devan Dubnyk	MIN
2013-14	Winner	Dominic Moore	NYR
2012-13	Winner	Josh Harding	MIN
2011-12	Winner	Max Pacioretty	MTL
2010-11	Winner	Ian Laperriere	PHI
2009-10	Winner	Jose Theodore	WSH
2008-09	Winner	Steve Sullivan	NSH
2007-08	Winner	Jason Blake	TOR
2006-07	Winner	Phil KesselR	BOS
2005-06	Winner	Teemu Selanne	ANA
2003-04	Winner	Bryan Berard	CHI
2002-03	Winner	Steve Yzerman	DET
2001-02	Winner	Saku Koivu	MTL
2000-01	Winner	Adam Graves	NYR
1999-00	Winner	Ken Daneyko	NJD
1998-99	Winner	John Cullen	TBL
1997-98	Winner	Jamie McLennan	STL
1996-97	Winner	Tony Granato	SJS
1995-96	Winner	Gary Roberts	CGY
1994-95	Winner	Pat LaFontaine	BUF
1993-94	Winner	Cam Neely	BOS
1992-93	Winner	Mario Lemieux	PIT
1991-92	Winner	Mark Fitzpatrick	NYI
1990-91	Winner	Dave Taylor	LAK
1989-90	Winner	Gord Kluzak	BOS
1988-89	Winner	Tim Kerr	PHI
1987-88	Winner	Bob Bourne	LAK
1986-87	Winner	Doug Jarvis	-N/A
1985-86	Winner	Charlie Simmer	BOS
1984-85	Winner	Anders Hedberg	NYR

Source

NHL records archive, ingested in Phase 18. Winner, runner-up and finalist rows link to surfaced Forensic Hockey player, goalie or team pages when the recipient resolves inside the accepted era.