2025 NHL awards tracker: Aleksander Barkov takes home second consecutive Selke Trophy


2025 NHL awards tracker: Aleksander Barkov takes home second consecutive Selke Trophy

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.

During 2025 Nhl Draft Lottery, the league announced the finalists of the Calder Trophy, who honors the first boyfriend. The three finalists of The Honor are Macklin celebres (San Jose Sharks), Lane Hutson (Montreal Canadiens) and Dustin Wolf (Calgary Flames).

Hutson became the fourth defender of the modern age (since 1943-44) to direct all rookies at points (66). He joined Bobby Orr (41), Brian Leetch (71) and Quinn Hughes (53) as the only blue liners to win this honor. Its 60 assists coincided with Larry Murphy (Kings, 1980-81) for attendance by a rookie defender in the history of the NHL. If he wins the Calder Trophy, he would become the third Canadian player to win the prize in the expansion period (since 1967-68) along with Brendan Gallagher (2012-13) and Ken Dryden (1971-72).

The league also recently announced that Aleksander Barkov won the Selke Trophy, his second achievement. He beat Florida’s companions, Anthony Cirelli and Sam Reinhart, after another exceptional season at both ends of the ice. The Captain of the Panthers helped the team to place -s 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%.

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”.

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

The second Selke Trophy is Barkov and the third general of his career. Again, he was a heavy favorite to win the prize with a goal differential plus 13 to five, while also assumed the toughest matches and published 71 points in the offensive end. It does not appear that the Reign Selke of Barkov will end soon.

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.”

Calder Trophy

The Calder Trophy is given to “the player selected as the most expert in his first year of competition”.

  • Macklin Celebini (Sharks of San Jose)
  • Lane Hutson (Montreal Canadiens)
  • Dustin Wolf (Calgary Flames)