Milan Lucic didn’t have a smooth transition to the Calgary Flames. After waiving his no-move clause to allow a trade from Edmonton, he struggled to find a role on the club. But Lucic stuck with it, persevered, and has carved out a key role as a physical forward and locker room leader. He recently played in his 1,000th NHL game.
Lucic has been nominated for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, as selected by the Calgary chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association.
Selected annually by the full membership of the PHWA (from a pool of nominees chosen by each local chapter), the Masterton Trophy is given to the NHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.