Flyers’ Sean Couturier Earns First Career Selke Trophy
Flyers fans rejoice. After several years of legitimate consideration and a second place finish in 2018, Sean Couturier has finally won his first Frank J. Selke Trophy. It’s been quite…
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Canadiens’ Phillip Danault Should Be a Selke Finalist
For a second straight season, Phillip Danault of the Montreal Canadiens is in contention for the Frank J. Selke Trophy, awarded to the best defensive forward in the NHL. After…
Countdown to Puck Drop – Day 71 – Cirelli for the Selke
Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the…
Mark Stone Has Earned His First Selke
Vegas Golden Knights’ Mark Stone has never won the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the league’s best defensive forward. He’s never even been a finalist, although he has received votes…
Kadri Deserves a Selke Nod
Nazem Kadri is far more than just a pesky player with a penchant for drawing penalties and infuriating opponents. Aside from achieving the highest point total of his career this…
Mikael Backlund: Selke Candidate?
When Mikael Backlund left Tuesday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche, after blocking a shot during a critical 5-on-3 penalty kill late in the second period, many were left holding their…
Swedish Trio Taking a Run at the Frank J. Selke Trophy
Considering the current set of Swedish forwards in the NHL, which admittedly lacks offensive quality enough to win an award for scoring the most points or goals in the NHL, they…
Kings Lose out on Lucic, Take Home Some NHL Awards
As reported by Pierre LeBrun of ESPN and fellow Hockey Writers contributor Mike Necciai earlier today, forward Milan Lucic chose to open himself up to offers in the free agency…
Anze Kopitar Named Kings’ Next Captain
The Los Angeles Kings announced that the team’s next captain heading into 2016-17 NHL regular season will be Anze Kopitar. Kopitar has been one of the team’s alternative captains for…
Quick and Kopitar Nominated for Individual NHL Awards
On April 27, the general managers of the NHL named Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick one of the three finalists for the 2016 Vezina Trophy and the following day,…
The Selke Trophy: How Soon Will It Be for Aleksander Barkov?
This past Saturday, April 2nd, the Florida Panthers mounted a historic victory over the Montreal Canadians. After letting in the first three, the Panthers were able to storm back and…
Will Anze Kopitar Finally Take Home the Selke Trophy?
In the final installment of a three-part series examining major individual awards Kings players are in the mix to win, the following piece takes a look at Anze Kopitar’s case…