Every year, the Professional Hockey Writers Association, or PHWA, come together to vote on individual awards for each NHL regular season. While its many members vote on a variety of topics, today, each of the PHWA’s chapters nominated a player of choice for the Bill Masterton Trophy. This trophy is awarded yearly to the player who “best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey”.
Dave Isaac, the chair of the Philadelphia PHWA chapter, announced today that Oskar Lindblom would be their nominee for the award:
The nomination comes after Lindblom began his final round of treatment in late April.