The National Hockey League completed its awards distribution for the 2021-22 season with the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals, with thirteen IHLC holders representing seven countries taking home trophies handed out over the past month.

With the Conn Smythe Trophy going to Cale Makar, the fifteenth and final NHL award was given out, after all other trophies were awarded starting with the Stanley Cup Conference Finals, with the winners for the Calder, Norris, Vezina, Lindsay and Hart named on 21 June during the Finals at a ceremony in Tampa. Makar, who won the Norris at the ceremony and the Conn Smythe five days later, becomes only the third defender to win both trophies in the same season, after Bobby Orr and Nicklas Lidström.

After his historic sixty goal season, Auston Matthews was the night’s biggest winner, taking home the Hart, Lindsay and Rocket Richard trophies, his first Hart and Lindsay wins, becoming the first Maple Leaf to win league MVP since 1955, the second American to ever win the Hart (after Patrick Kane in 2016), and just the second player to win that particular trio in one season, with Alexander Ovechkin doing it first in both 2008 and 2009.

Four winners repeated in 2022, with Connor McDavid winning his fourth Art Ross Trophy, Matthews winning his second straight Rocket Richard Trophy, Patrice Bergeron winning his record fifth Selke Trophy, and Frederik Andersen won his second Jennings Trophy alongside teammate Antti Raanta. Five winners (Kopitar, Makar, Matthews, Price, Subban) won their first trophies in their respective categories, while another five (Connor, Raanta, Seider, Shestyorkin, Sutter) won their first individual trophies of any kind in the NHL.

The NHL Award winners and nominees for the 2021-22 season (with winners in bold and an asterisk denoting former IHLC holders) are as follows:

Hart Memorial Trophy (League MVP)
🇺🇸 Auston Matthews (Maple Leafs)*
🇨🇦 Connor McDavid (Oilers)*
🇷🇺 Igor Shestyorkin (Rangers)*

Ted Lindsay Award (MVP Voted By Players)
🇨🇭 Roman Josi (Predators)*
🇺🇸 Auston Matthews (Maple Leafs)*
🇨🇦 Connor McDavid (Oilers)*

Vezina Trophy (Top Goaltender)
🇸🇪 Jacob Markstrom (Flames)*
🇫🇮 Juuse Saros (Predators)*
🇷🇺 Igor Shestyorkin (Rangers)*

James Norris Memorial Trophy (Top Defenceman)
🇸🇪 Victor Hedman (Lightning)*
🇨🇭 Roman Josi (Predators)*
🇨🇦 Cale Makar (Avalanche)*

Calder Memorial Trophy (Rookie Of The Year)
🇨🇦 Michael Bunting (Maple Leafs)*
🇩🇪 Moritz Seider (Red Wings)
🇺🇸 Trevor Zegras (Ducks)*

Mark Messier Leadership Award (Top Leader)
🇸🇮 Anže Kopitar (Kings)

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (Most Gentlemanly Conduct)
🇺🇸 Kyle Connor (Jets)*
🇺🇸 Jaccob Slavin (Hurricanes)
🇨🇦 Jared Spurgeon (Wild)

Frank J. Selke Trophy (Top Defensive Forward)
🇫🇮 Alexander Barkov (Panthers)*
🇨🇦 Patrice Bergeron (Bruins)*
🇸🇪 Elias Lindholm (Flames)*

Jack Adams Award (Coach Of The Year)
🇨🇦 Andrew Brunette (Panthers)
🇨🇦 Gerard Gallant (Rangers)*
🇨🇦 Darryl Sutter (Flames)

Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (Perseverance & Dedication)
🇸🇰 Zdeno Chára (Islanders)*
🇺🇸 Kevin Hayes (Flyers)
🇨🇦 Carey Price (Canadiens)*

King Clancy Memorial Trophy (On & Off-Ice Leadership)
🇨🇦 Ryan Getzlaf (Ducks)*
🇨🇦 Darnell Nurse (Oilers)*
🇨🇦 P.K. Subban (Devils)*

A few trophies for the evening were already pre-determined, whether based purely on seasonal statistics, or in the case of the Conn Smythe Trophy, being awarded at the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Final.

Conn Smythe Trophy (Playoff MVP)
🇨🇦 Cale Makar (Avalanche)*

Art Ross Trophy (Most Points, Season)
🇨🇦 Connor McDavid (Oilers)*

Rocket Richard Trophy (Most Goals, Season)
🇺🇸 Auston Matthews (Maple Leafs)*

William M. Jennings Trophy (Least Goals Against, Season)
🇩🇰 Frederik Andersen (Hurricanes)*
🇫🇮 Antti Raanta (Hurricanes)

Photo Credit: NHL – IIHF – HHOF – IOC