Apples Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=717280&navid=nhl:topheads NEW YORK -- Jaromir Jagr of the New Jersey Devils, Manny Malhotra of the Carolina Hurricanes and Dominic Moore of the New York Rangers are the three finalists for the 2013-14 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which is awarded "to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey," the National Hockey League announced today. A $2,500 grant from the Professional Hockey Writers' Association (PHWA) is awarded annually to the Bill Masterton Scholarship Fund, based in Bloomington, Minn., in the name of the Masterton Trophy winner. The local chapters of the PHWA submitted nominations for the Masterton Trophy at the conclusion of the regular season and the top three vote-getters were designated as finalists. The winner will be announced Tuesday, June 24, during the 2014 NHL Awards from Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas. The 2014 NHL Awards will be broadcast by NBCSN in the United States and CBC in Canada. Following are the finalists for the Masterton Trophy, in alphabetical order: Jaromir Jagr, New Jersey Devils Jagr's unwavering dedication to the game has allowed him to continue playing at high level when most players his age are retired. The Devils named the 42-year-old right wing team MVP in 2013-14 after he led the club in assists (43), points (67), plus-minus (+16), game-winning goals (six) and shots (231). Admired throughout the League for his rigorous training regimen, Jagr credits working hard in practices to avoiding fatigue, allowing him to stay fresh and maintain an advantage over opponents late in games. Manny Malhotra, Carolina Hurricanes Malhotra, 33, was the Vancouver Canucks' Masterton nominee in 2011-12 after returning from a serious eye injury suffered the season before. Refusing to believe his NHL career was over last fall, Malhotra signed a professional tryout agreement with the Charlotte Checkers, Carolina's American Hockey League affiliate, on Oct. 3 and signed as a free agent with the Hurricanes four weeks later. He appeared in 69 regular-season games, assumed a leadership role in serving as an alternate captain and ranked second among all NHL players in face-off percentage (59.4%). Dominic Moore, New York Rangers Moore, 33, returned to the NHL this season after taking a leave of absence from the League in the spring of 2012 in order to care for his wife, Katie, after she had been diagnosed with a rare form of liver cancer. Katie passed away at the age of 32 in January of 2013. Moore thereafter established the Katie Moore Foundation (katiemoore.org), dedicated to helping patients and families with rare cancers through research, advocacy and community. He resumed his career as an integral part of a Rangers team that earned 96 points and a second-place finish in the Metropolitan Division. History The trophy was presented by the NHL Writers' Association in 1968 to commemorate the late Bill Masterton, a player with the Minnesota North Stars who exhibited to a high degree the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey and who died on January 15, 1968. IMG Productions, a division of the global sports, entertainment and media company, IMG Worldwide, will produce the 2014 NHL Awards, under the helm of executive producer Steve Mayer. A full line up of presenters and entertainment, as well as information on official 2014 NHL Awards travel packages, will be announced in the coming months. Fans can enter for a chance to win a trip to the 2014 NHL Awards. Full details are available at www.NHL.com/Vegas. Tweet about the event using the official hashtag #NHLAwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboose Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Has to be Moore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Awesome for Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THERETOOL Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 i wish we could fire gillis again ... what a dick .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I'm going for Manny, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I guess Gillis won't be making an apology about that mistake now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langdon Algur Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Manny is a great choice. How many players were told by their GM they couldn't safely play again then fought their way back uo through the minors on to another NHL team. Great story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels22 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 This is going to be a tough one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JE14 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Moore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Should be Manny but I'm biased. Will likely be Moore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madness Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Moore will win I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalky Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 My gut is rooting for Manny, but my heart is rooting for Moore. I hope Jagr gets zero votes. Honestly though, I will be happy if either of them win, but Moore's story is a little more touching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat James Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Why was Jagr nominated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azzy Mahmood Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Should have been Ed Jovanovski - but I think Moore will win. Paul Ranger had a strong case too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spotted Zebra Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Dominic Moore no doubt. How you can you even compare coming back from injury, and losing your life partner at such a young age? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 While the death of Moore's wife is sad it is also part of life, if death was all it took shouldn't Matt Stajan be nominated? Moore took a year off to give aid and comfort to his wife, Manny lost a serious amount of vision, was kicked off a team, played in the minors and made it back to the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Moore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 What happened to Moore? I am completely missing something While the death of Moore's wife is sad it is also part of life, if death was all it took shouldn't Matt Stajan be nominated? Moore took a year off to give aid and comfort to his wife, Manny lost a serious amount of vision, was kicked off a team, played in the minors and made it back to the show. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Dominic Moore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 While the death of Moore's wife is sad it is also part of life, if death was all it took shouldn't Matt Stajan be nominated? Moore took a year off to give aid and comfort to his wife, Manny lost a serious amount of vision, was kicked off a team, played in the minors and made it back to the show. Good point. Totally forgot about Stajan but he's definitely a worthy candidate. It's a tough award though, in the sense that it is based on overcoming adversity, and in the case of NHLers, almost every player has had to overcome adversity to be where they are. I definitely think Manny deserves the nomination because the injury could have altered his life, and he had to fight to get back into the league. Jagr...I don't know about that. He's just a guy in good shape who is playing hockey past his prime. If anyone has seen pics of Ed Jovanovski's radical surgery, I think a strong case could be made too. Every media outlet refused to air the pic because of how graphic it was. Anyone who can come back from that and still play hockey at a high level deserves a nomination IMO. And in the case of Moore, I think it's about losing a spouse but also about what he has done since in starting a foundation in her honour that has got him a nomination. I'd be happy with either Manny or Moore winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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