The National Hockey League announced that Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov has been named one of three finalists for the 2017-18 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy awarded to “the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability.”
Barkov joins Vegas’ William Karlsson and Buffalo’s Ryan O’Reilly as the finalists for this season’s Lady Byng. The winner is selected by a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers Association at the conclusion of the regular season and will be announced during the 2018 NHL Awards presented by Hulu at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 20.