2025 NHL awards tracker: Aleksander Barkov leads Selke finalists; Nikita Kucherov headlines Hart finalists

With the Playoffs of the Stanley Cup move, the Nhl The process of announcing the finalists for each of their main awards for the 2024-25 season continues.

On Friday, the league announced the finalists of the Selke Trophy, who honors the maximum defensive forward. The three prize finalists are Aleksander Barkov (Florida Panthers), Anthony Cirelli (Tampa Bay Lightning) and Sam Reinhart (Florida Panthers).

Barkov will look for the third Selke trophy of his career after winning the honor for his performance in 2023-24. The Panther Star, who is a finalist for the fourth time in the last five seasons, helped the Panthers placed between the Nhl’s The Top 10 in goals against competition (seventh, 2.72), at the same time occupying the tenth with a percentage of penalty death of 80.7%.

Barkov also blocked 54 shots while passing 87 times during the regular season. If he wins the prize, he would become the fourth player to get the feat in seasons to seasons with Patrice Bergeron, Pavel Datsyuk and Rod’amour.

It Nhl Also announced on Friday the finalists of the Jack Adams Award, who honors the highest main coach of the league. Scott Arniel (Winnipeg Jets), Spencer Carkry (Washington Capitals) and Martin St. Louis (Montreal Canadiens) were named finalists.

Arniel was honored in his first season as JETs coach after replacing Rick Bowness, who retired after the 2023-24 campaign. The jet coach led the team to a record 56-22-4 (116 points) and the trophy of the first presidents in the history of the franchise. Only three coaches in the history of the league have registered more victories in their first season as main coach.

Charity brought the capitals to 51-22-9 (111 points) and the second best record in the league in its second season at the helm. The capitals had an increase of 20 points compared to last season, which is the third largest increase. In the meantime, St. Louis orchestrated a playoff season for the Canadians after collecting a 40-31-11 record (91 points). She scored the first winning campaign of Sant Lluís as NHL coach.

The rest of the NHL awards will be announced daily in mid -May. The NHL 2025 awards will take place in June 2025, but an exact date has not yet been announced.

Vezina trophy

The vezina trophy is granted “to the goalkeeper awarded to be the best in his position”.

Norris Trophy

The Norris Trophy is given “the defensive player who demonstrates throughout the season the greater total capacity of the position”.

TED Lindsay Award

The TED Lindsay Award is awarded annually to “NHL’s most prominent player”.

Hart Trophy

The Hart trophy is given “to the awarded player to be the most valuable for his team”.

Selke Trophy

The Selke Trophy is awarded to “the striker who best stands out in the defensive aspects of the game”.

• Aleksander Barkov (Florida Panthers)
• Anthony Cyrelli (Tampa Bay Lightning)
• Sam Reinhart (Florida Panthers)

Jack Adams Award

The Jack Adams Award is given to the main coach, who “contributed more to the success of his team”.

• Scott Arniel (Winnipeg Jets)
• Spencer Carkry (Washington Capitals)
• Martin St. Louis (Montreal Canadiens)

Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy

The Masterton Trophy is awarded to “the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey”.

Lady Byng Trophy

The Lady Byng Trophy is the annual prize “to the player awarded for exposing the best kind of sportsmanship and gentle behaviors combined with a high level of play capacity.”