COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sean Monahan, forward for the Columbus Blue Jackets, is a finalist for the 2024-2025 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, according to the NHL.
In a press release for the team, they say the annual award is given to a player “who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.”
In addition, Marc-Andre Fleury of the Minnesota Wild and Gabriel Landeskog of the Colorado Avalanche were also named as finalists.
The Blue Jackets say that Monahan—a native of Brampton, Ontario—is the third player ever in the team’s history to be a finalist for the award.
“Monahan (registered 19 goals and 38 assists for 57 points with 20 penalty minutes, 128 shots on goal and a +19 plus/minus rating, while averaging 19:01 TOI per game and won 52.6 percent of his faceoffs in 54 appearances in his first season with the Blue Jackets in 2024-25,” the release reads. “He set a single-season career high in points-per-game (1.06) and posted the second-most assists despite missing 28 contests due to a wrist injury. He led Columbus in points-per-game and ranked third in assists and points (tied). The 6-2, 197-pound forward also led the NHL in 5-on-5 assists-per-60 minutes (2.18, min. 25 GP) and ranked second in points-per-60 minutes (3.07).”
He previously played for the Calgary Flames from 2013-2022. He played for the Montréal Canadiens and Winnipeg Jets before being signed on as a free agent by the Blue Jackets on July 1 last year.
“The winner of the Masterton Trophy is selected by a poll of the 32 chapters of the PHWA at the conclusion of the regular season,” the release reads. “The trophy was first presented by the NHL writers in 1968 in honor of the late Bill Masterton, a player for the Minnesota North Stars who exhibited the qualities for which the trophy embodies, and who died on Jan. 15, 1968.”
