Here’s the latest Ted Lindsay Award news I can summarize based on recent reporting:
- The Ted Lindsay Award, given by the NHLPA to the league’s most outstanding player as voted by players, was won recently by Nikita Kucherov for the most recent completed season. This marks another confirmation of his standout 2024-25 performance, following earlier wins in his career.[1]
- For the 2025-26 season, the finalists named by the NHLPA are Macklin Celebrini, Nikita Kucherov, and Connor McDavid, with the winner to be announced at the end of the season’s awards process.[2]
If you’d like, I can pull the exact dates of the announcements or provide links to the official NHLPA coverage and recent write-ups from reputable outlets.
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Sharks center Macklin Celebrini, Lightning right winger Nikita Kucherov and Oilers center Connor McDavid are the NHL Players' Association's Ted Lindsay Award finalists in 2025-26.
thehockeynews.comThere have been 27 different recipients in the first 46 years of the award. Wayne Gretzky was voted the “most outstanding player” by fellow NHLPA members a record five times, Bobby Orr (1974-75) remains the sole defenceman to receive the award, and Patrick Kane (2015-16) was the first U.S.-born player to take home the Ted Lindsay Award.
www.nhlpa.comTrophy presented to most outstanding player as voted by NHLPA members
www.nhl.comTampa Bay Lightning right winger Nikita Kucherov won the Ted Lindsay Award as the most outstanding player in the NHL this season.
thehockeynews.comYou can watch it on ESPN or Sportsnet at 7pm ET. I will be recapping the show when completed in the comment section.
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www.tedlindsay.orgThere have been 27 different recipients in the first 46 years of the award. Wayne Gretzky was voted the “most outstanding player” by fellow NHLPA members a record five times, Bobby Orr (1974-75) remains the sole defenceman to receive the award, and Patrick Kane (2015-16) was the first U.S.-born player to take home the Ted Lindsay Award.
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