The Flames only have 1 (!) player (Mark Giordano) nominated for an award at the 2016 NHL Awards this Wednesday. Gio is nominated for the NHL Foundation Award. This award was first given out in 1998 and per NHL.com is given to the player "who applies the core values of hockey -- commitment, perseverance and teamwork -- to enrich the lives of people in his community." Kelly Chase of the St. Louis Blues was the first to win this award in 1997-98. Mark Giordano is up against Matt Martin of the New York Islanders and P.