The Masterton winner is determined by a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association after each club nominates one player. Here is the full list of players nominated by their respective clubs for the 2019-20 season:
There is no shortage of great nominees on the above list. Bobby Ryan fought alcohol addiction and made a triumphant return to the ice in late February with a hat trick performance versus Vancouver. At age 23, Oskar Lindblom was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, after a great start to his season with the Flyers in which he led the team in goals.