NHL announces 32 nominees for 2024 King Clancy Memorial Trophy

We have a long list of nominees for on the NHL’s notable awards.

On Wednesday, the league announced the list of players who have a chance to win the King Clancy Memorial Trophy. The trophy, which was first awarded to Hockey Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald in 1988, is given to the player who has made a significant humanitarian contribution to the community, and shows exemplary leadership qualities on and off the ice.

The winner receives a $25,000 donation that goes to benefitting a charity, or charities, of the victor’s choice. The winner is also able to elect that his team get a grant from the league to help organize a special activation related to his humanitarian cause, up to $20,000.

Some of the notable nominees this season include brothers Jack Hughes (New Jersey Devils) and Norris Trophy candidate Quinn Hughes (Canucks). Other big names include Auston Matthews (Toronto Maple Leafs), Marc-Andre Fleury (Minnesota Wild), Cale Makar (Colorado Avalanche) and Jack Eichel (Vegas Golden Knights).

Of the 34 players to have won the trophy, 11 have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund was given the award last season. The Flames and Vancouver Canucks are tied for the most King Clancys, with players from the respective clubs having been given the trophy four times. Canucks legend Henrik Sedin is the only player to have won it twice.

Three teams have had players win the trophy in consecutive seasons. Boston Bruins stars Ray Bourque (1992) and Dave Poulin (1993), Daniel and Henrik Sedin from the Canucks (2017, 2018) and former Minnesota Wild members Jason Zucker (2019) and Matthew Dumba (2020) represented their teams by being award the King Clancy.

This year’s Flames’ nominee is forward Andrew Mangiapane.

Here are this year’s nominees:

Anaheim Ducks: Cam Fowler
Arizona Coyotes: Nick Bjugstad
Boston Bruins: Linus Ullmark
Buffalo Sabres: Alex Tuch
Calgary Flames: Andrew Mangiapane
Carolina Hurricanes: Jaccob Slavin
Chicago Blackhawks: Connor Murphy
Colorado Avalanche: Cale Makar
Columbus Blue Jackets: Zach Werenski
Dallas Stars: Jake Oettinger
Detroit Red Wings: Dylan Larkin
Edmonton Oilers: Darnell Nurse
Florida Panthers: Aleksander Barkov
Los Angeles Kings: Kevin Fiala
Minnesota Wild: Marc-Andre Fleury
Montreal Canadiens: Nick Suzuki
Nashville Predators: Roman Josi
New Jersey Devils: Jack Hughes
New York Islanders: Anders Lee
New York Rangers: Jacob Trouba
Ottawa Senators: Brady Tkachuk
Philadelphia Flyers: Scott Laughton
Pittsburgh Penguins: Bryan Rust
San Jose Sharks: Luke Kunin
Seattle Kraken: Jaden Schwartz
St. Louis Blues: Brayden Schenn
Tampa Bay Lightning: Nicholas Paul
Toronto Maple Leafs: Auston Matthews
Vancouver Canucks: Quinn Hughes
Vegas Golden Knights: Jack Eichel
Washington Capitals: Tom Wilson
Winnipeg Jets: Josh Morrissey