This team has only won more than one award once. Prior to this season, the Wild had never had four finalists in the same year and the last time the team had multiple finalists was in 2017, when then captain Mikko Koivu was a finalist for the Selke and Mikael Granlund for the Lady Byng. Kaprizov’s rookie of the year win and this season’s other nominations show a new level of recognition from the hockey universe for the Wild organization. Last season, defenseman Matt Dumba won the King Clancy Trophy and the team had no other finalists. Beyond the finalists, forward Joel Eriksson Ek finished fourth in the Selke Trophy voting, finally recognized for his defensive efforts. Spurgeon placed second in Lady Byng voting and so did Evason in the Jack Adams. The Minnesota Wild had four finalists this NHL Awards season: Kirill Kaprizov for the Calder, Jared Spurgeon had his name in the running for the Lady Byng, Matt Dumba kept his high reputation with a Masterton nod, and head coach Dean Evason got recognized for bringing this team out of mediocrity and into relevancy this season, earning him a spot in the top-three for the Jack Adams.Īll four awards have been announced, with only Kaprizov winning, but that hardly takes away from the significance of the organization having four finalists in league awards. Minnesota was well represented this year, but what about the past?
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