Plot Synopsis

Each year since 1984 -- except in 2005 when the season and awards ceremony were cancelled because of the 2004-05 lockout -- the National Hockey League (NHL) has announced finalists for each league trophy approximately one month before revealing the winners at a formal awards presentation, which is broadcast during primetime. Player awards include: Hart Memorial Trophy for the player judged to be the most valuable to his team, selected in a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association in all NHL cities; Vezina Trophy for the best goaltender, as voted by the general managers of all NHL clubs; James Norris Memorial Trophy for the defenseman who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position, as selected in a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association; Calder Memorial Trophy for the rookie of the year, as selected in a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association at the end of the regular season and each individual voter ranks their top five candidates on a 10-7-5-3-1 points system; Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for gentlemanly play and ability, as selected in a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association at the end of the regular season and each individual voter ranks their top five candidates on a 10-7-5-3-1 points system; Frank J. Selke Trophy for the forward demonstrating the best defensive skill, as selected in a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association at the end of the regular season; Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey, as selected in a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association at the end of the regular season; and Ted Lindsay Award for the most oustanding player, as voted by fellow members of the National Hockey League Players' Association. In 2009, the awards ceremony moved from Toronto to Las Vegas, where it was broadcast live from the Pearl Concert Theater inside the Palms Hotel for three years, and then moved to Wynn Las Vegas' Encore Theater in 2012, United Center in Chicago for 2013, and then back to the Encore Theater in Vegas in 2014. For 2015, the event stayed in Vegas, moving to the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
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Hosted by comedian Matt Friend, the 2024 NHL AWARDS were broadcast live from Fontainebleau Las Vegas on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 7pm ET/4pm PT on ESPN and ESPN+. The broadcast reveals the winners of the following awards:

Hart Trophy (Most Valuable Player)
- Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay Lightning)
- Nathan MacKinnon (Colorado Avalanche)
- Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers)

Vezina Trophy (Top Goaltender)
- Sergei Bobrovsky (Florida Panthers)
- Thatcher Demko (Vancouver Canucks)
- Connor Hellebuyck (Winnipeg Jets)

James Norris Trophy (Top Defenseman)
- Quinn Hughes (Vancouver Canucks)
- Roman Josi (Nashville Predators)
- Cale Makar (Colorado Avalanche)

Calder Trophy (Rookie of the Year)
- Connor Bedard (Chicago Blackhawks)
- Brock Faber (Minnesota Wild)
- Luke Hughes (New Jersey Devils)

Ted Lindsay Award (Most Outstanding Player as voted by the National Hockey League Players' Association)
- Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay Lightning)
- Nathan MacKinnon (Colorado Avalanche)
- Auston Matthews (Toronto Maple Leafs)

E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence (top NHL Draft prospect)

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED 2024 NHL AWARD RECIPIENTS:
- Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award: Jacob Trouba (New York Rangers)
- Jack Adams Award: Rick Tocchet (Vancouver Canucks)
- Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Connor Ingram (Arizona Coyotes)
- Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award presented by Hyundai (Canada): Mark DeMontis (Canadian Blind Hockey)
- Frank J. Selke Trophy: Aleksander Barkov (Florida Panthers)
- Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Jacob Slavin (Carolina Hurricanes)
- King Clancy Memorial Trophy: Anders Lee (New York Islanders)
- Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award: Jim Nill (Dallas Stars)