Professional Hockey Writers Association unveils Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy nominees

It’s down to 32 in the competition for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.

The Professional Hockey Writers Association named the team nominees on Friday.

This award, named after the only player in NHL history to die as a direct result of an on-ice injury, is handed out to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to the game.

Writers now will vote for the winner.

Here is the full list.

Anaheim Ducks: Urho Vaakanainen

Arizona Coyotes: Connor Ingram

Boston Bruins: Danton Heinen

Buffalo Sabres: Ukko-Pekka Luukonen

Calgary Flames: Oliver Kylington

Carolina Hurricanes: Frederik Andersen

Chicago Blackhawks: Colin Blackwell

Colorado Avalanche: Jonathan Drouin

Columbus Blue Jackets: Zach Werenski

Dallas Stars: Matt Duchene

Detroit Red Wings: Alex Lyon

Edmonton Oilers: Vincent Desharnais

Florida Panthers: Oliver Ekman-Larsson

.Los Angeles Kings: Viktor Arvidsson

Minnesota Wild: Marco Rossi

Montreal Canadiens: Joel Armia

Nashville Predators: Michael McCarron

New Jersey Devils: Curtis Lazar

New York Islanders: Cal Clutterbuck

New York Rangers: Jonathan Quick

Ottawa Senators: Claude Giroux

Philadelphia Flyers: Sean Couturier

Pittsburgh Penguins: Sidney Crosby

San Jose Sharks: Justin Bailey

Seattle Kraken: Joey Daccord

St. Louis Blues: Nathan Walker

Tampa Bay Lightning: Mikey Eyssimont

Toronto Maple Leafs: Ilya Samsonov

Vancouver Canucks: Noah Juulsen

Vegas Golden Knights: Alex Pietrangelo

Washington Capitals: T.J. Oshie

Winnipeg Jets: Laurent Brossoit

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