Connor Ingram won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy on Wednesday. The award is presented annually to the NHL player who best exemplifies perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey, as voted on by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association (PWHA). Ingram, a goalie for the Arizona Coyotes this season, nearly retired due to obsessive-compulsive disorder
Bill Masterton Trophy
The PHWA has named Toronto Maple Leafs’ Ilya Samsonov as the team’s nominee for the Bill Masterton Trophy. The award is given to an NHL player who best exemplifies perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey. Its name is because Bill Masterton is the only NHL player to ever pass away as a direct result