Open Post - NHL Awards Show
You can watch it on ESPN or Sportsnet at 7pm ET. I will be recapping the show when completed in the comment section.
kuklaskorner.comHere’s the latest Ted Lindsay Award update I can share:
- The Ted Lindsay Award is given annually by the NHLPA to the league’s most outstanding player as voted by fellow players. The award typically coincides with the NHL Awards Show in June.[8]
- For 2024, Nathan MacKinnon won the Ted Lindsay Award, with finalists including Cale Makar and Nikita Kucherov announced earlier in the year.[2][8]
- In 2025, Nikita Kucherov was reported as the Ted Lindsay Award winner, marking his second time receiving the honor, after previously winning in 2018-19. The same year’s coverage noted Leon Draisaitl and Connor Hellebuyck as Hart Trophy finalists, with Kucherov as the eventual Lindsay winner.[1]
- For context, the Ted Lindsay Award has a long history with multiple past recipients; the NHLPA provides a historical overview noting Gretzky’s record five Lindsay wins and other notable winners. The official Ted Lindsay Foundation site also covers related news, though not always detailing each year’s winner.[5][6]
If you’d like, I can pull the exact winner list by year or provide a quick, one-line summary of each recent year (2023–2025) with finalists and the winner. I can also fetch updated coverage from additional outlets if you want broader perspectives.
Would you like a concise table of the most recent winners and finalists by year? I can prepare that with sources.