Per Mollie Walker, forward Colin Blackwell is the Rangers nominee for the 2021 Bill Masterton Trophy.
Colin Blackwell is the #NYR nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, voted on by the Rangers chapter of the PHWA.
The award is given annually to the player “who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey.”
The award is given to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey. Blackwell, a journeyman forward, found a home in New York after never really being given a legitimate chance elsewhere.