Jared Spurgeon has been named as the Minnesota Wild’s nominee for the NHL’s Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy this season.
Announced on Monday morning, the captain of this team will get a chance to earn the award to the player “who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey.”
#MNWild captain Jared Spurgeon has been selected as the Masterton Trophy nominee by the Twin Cities chapter of @ThePHWA.
— Dane Mizutani (@DaneMizutani) April 25, 2022
Each team’s Professional Hockey Writers Association chapter gets to nominate one single player for a total of 32 across the NHL.