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 Isaiah Mustafa, the 2025 NHL AWARDS were broadcast on Thursday, June 13, 2025 at 6pm ET/3pm PT on TNT, truTV, and Paramount+. The Hart Memorial Trophy and Vezina Trophy winners will be revealed for the first time in the program. Plus, the one-hour special highlights all NHL Award winners this season, some of whom were revealed in a series of special surprise video announcements across all League platforms leading up to the June 12 program. Award nominees include:

Hart Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers; Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets; and Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning

Vezina Trophy (Top Goaltender): Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets; Darcy Kuemper, Los Angeles Kings; and Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning

James Norris Trophy (Top Defenseman): Quinn Hughes, Vancouver Canucks, Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche; and Zach Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets

Calder Trophy (Rookie of the Year): San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini, Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson and Calgary Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf

Ted Lindsay Award (Most Outstanding Player as voted by the National Hockey League Players' Association): Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning; Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche; and Cale Makar, Avalanche

Jack Adams Award: Scott Arniel, Winnipeg Jets; Spencer Carbery, Washington Capitals; and Martin St. Louis, Montreal Canadiens

Frank J. Selke Trophy: Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers; Anthony Cirelli, Tampa Bay Lightning; and Sam Reinhart, Panthers

Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (Perseverance): Marc-Andre Fleury, Minnesota Wild; Gabriel Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche; and Sean Monahan, Columbus Blue Jackets

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Jack Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights; Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings; and Brayden Point, Tampa Bay Lightning

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED 2025 NHL AWARD RECIPIENTS:
- King Clancy Memorial Trophy (Humanitarian Contribution): Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers
- Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award: Alex Ovechkin, Capitals
- E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence (top NHL Draft prospect): Michael Misa