Here’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.
Sources
There have been 27 different recipients in the first 46 years of the award. Wayne Gretzky was voted the “most outstanding player” by fellow NHLPA members a record five times, Bobby Orr (1974-75) remains the sole defenceman to receive the award, and Patrick Kane (2015-16) was the first U.S.-born player to take home the Ted Lindsay Award.
www.nhlpa.comThere have been 27 different recipients in the first 46 years of the award. Wayne Gretzky was voted the “most outstanding player” by fellow NHLPA members a record five times, Bobby Orr (1974-75) remains the sole defenceman to receive the award, and Patrick Kane (2015-16) was the first U.S.-born player to take home the Ted Lindsay Award.
www.nhlpa.comTampa Bay Lightning right winger Nikita Kucherov won the Ted Lindsay Award as the most outstanding player in the NHL this season.
thehockeynews.comThe NHL revealed the three finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award on Wednesday.
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www.tedlindsay.orgTrophy presented to most outstanding player as voted by NHLPA members
www.nhl.comYou can watch it on ESPN or Sportsnet at 7pm ET. I will be recapping the show when completed in the comment section.
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