A player from each team is nominated by the local chapter. Those nominations are being revealed Thursday. The list will be narrowed to three finalists and a winner will be named at the NHL Awards in Las Vegas in June.
Below is a list of the nominees:
Anaheim Ducks:
Patrick Eaves
, F
Arizona Coyotes:Michael Grabner, F
Boston Bruins:Zdeno Chara, D
Buffalo Sabres: Jason Pominville, F
Calgary Flames: Mark Giordano, D
Carolina Hurricanes: Curtis McElhinney, G
Chicago Blackhawks: Corey Crawford, G
Colorado Avalanche: Carl Soderberg, D
Columbus Blue Jackets: Nick Foligno, F
Dallas Stars: Taylor Fedun, D
Detroit Red Wings: Niklas Kronwall, D
Edmonton Oilers: Andrej Sekera, D
Florida Panthers: Derek MacKenzie, F
Los Angeles Kings: Jack Campbell, G
Minnesota Wild: Ryan Suter, D
Montreal Canadiens: Andrew Shaw, F
Nashville Predators: Rocco Grimaldi, F
New Jersey Devils: Cory Schneider, G
New York Islanders: Robin Lehner, G
New York Rangers: Brendan Smith, D
Ottawa Senators: Jean-Gabriel Pageau, F
Philadelphia Flyers:Brian Elliott, G
Pittsburgh Penguins: Matt Cullen, F
St. Louis Blues: Jay Bouwmeester, D
San Jose Sharks: Joe Thornton, F
Tampa Bay Lightning: Ryan Callahan, F
Toronto Maple Leafs: Tyler Ennis, F
Vancouver Canucks: Jacob Markstrom, G
Vegas Golden Knights: Ryan Carpenter, F
Washington Capitals:Brooks Orpik, D
Winnipeg Jets:Dmitry Kulikov, D