Panthers captain Barkov stunned with Selke, King Clancy trophies
Aleksander Barkov’s trophy case retains getting larger.
On Monday, the Florida Panthers captain was introduced because the winner of the Selke Trophy and the King Clancy Memorial Trophy.
The middle was not too long ago stunned with the awards on the Panthers’ follow facility in Fort Lauderdale by youngsters from Joe DiMaggio’s Kids’s Hospital, which is in Hollywood, Florida.
“Thanks for profitable all these video games, and I am so happy with you guys and we simply need to give Barkov a present,” Caden mentioned. “Convey within the present!”
Barkov was then handed the King Clancy Trophy for his management and contribution in the neighborhood.
“Thanks guys,” Barkov mentioned. “I do know I haven’t got a lot time proper now to see you guys on the hospital so we actually admire you guys coming right here. We love giving again to you.”
However the surprises did not finish there.
A desk with the Selke Trophy was then wheeled in, marking the second straight season and third time in 5 Barkov gained the award as one of the best defensive ahead within the NHL.
“Very stunned,” Barkov mentioned. “I used to be not anticipating it in any respect. Once they introduced in one other trophy, it was fairly overwhelming for me. I’m really honored by that award.”
Barkov, who wears No. 16, has donated $1,600 for each objective and $800 for each help he has scored to the youngsters’s hospital, a number one pediatric hospital that helps youngsters with most cancers, blood problems, coronary heart transplants, emergency care, and rehabilitation. The entire has amassed $420,000 since 2019.
His contributions have helped fund their state-of-the-art playroom, in addition to an growth of their facility, permitting them to deal with extra advanced and significant situations. His assist additionally contains frequent hospital visits the place he performs video video games, does arts and crafts, and performs air hockey with youngsters who’re too in poor health to go away the ability. Barkov participates in an annual vacation go to to assist elevate the spirits of the youngsters and their households. And this previous offseason, he introduced the Stanley Cup to the hospital, sharing the achievement with the group he refers to as his household.
He additionally donates a collection at Amerant Financial institution Enviornment every season to the hospital for youths, households, medical doctors, nurses and employees to take pleasure in a recreation.
“Throughout my first go to, I didn’t converse English too properly. I noticed the whole lot happening — how unimaginable the healthcare employees are, and the way particular the youngsters are — however I couldn’t actually say something. Now, I’ve gotten extra snug with speaking. I get to attach with the employees, the youngsters, and their households. I do what I can to provide these youngsters a cause to smile,” Barkov wrote in a particular essay for NHL.com.
Barkov will obtain a $25,000 donation from the Nationwide Hockey League to profit a charity or charities of his alternative. As well as, the Panthers are eligible to obtain a grant of as much as $20,000 from the NHL, as directed by Barkov, to arrange a particular activation associated to his humanitarian trigger.
Every NHL group nominated a participant for the King Clancy Trophy. The winner was chosen by a variety committee consisting of Commissioner Gary Bettman in addition to former winners of the King Clancy Memorial Trophy and the historic NHL Basis Participant Award.
Barkov had 71 factors (20 targets, 51 assists) in 67 regular-season video games and ranked second amongst Florida Panthers forwards with 20:15 of ice time per recreation, together with 3:17 on the facility play and 1:31 on the penalty kill. The 29-year-old gained 56.5 % of face-offs (580 of 1,026), was second on the group in takeaways (34) and tied for third amongst forwards on the group with 54 blocked pictures. Barkov led the Panthers and was tied for fifth within the NHL (minimal 40 video games performed) in shot makes an attempt share, with Florida taking 59.3 % of all makes an attempt when he was on the ice at 5-on-5.
A Selke finalist in 4 of the previous 5 seasons, Barkov captured the award for the third time, following wins in 2020-21 and 2023-24. He joins Patrice Bergeron, Pavel Datsyuk and Rod Brind’Amour as back-to-back winners previously quarter-century. Barkov appeared on 173 of the 191 ballots and was the best choice on 96 for 1,363 voting factors.
He helped the Panthers (47-31-4) end third within the Atlantic Division and clinch a berth within the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the sixth straight season. With Barkov main the best way, the Panthers ranked among the many NHL’s prime 10 groups in goals-against per recreation (seventh, 2.72), penalty-killing share (tenth, 80.7 %) and shots-against per recreation (Fifth, 26.2). He ranked fourth amongst NHL forwards within the puck possession metric SAT% (59.3%), with Florida accounting for 59.3% of all shot makes an attempt 5-on-5 when Barkov was on the ice.
Barkov, who completed forward of finalist teammate Sam Reinhart and Tampa Bay Lightning middle Anthony Cirelli within the Selke voting, has his sights set on one other trophy. He and the Panthers search their second straight Stanley Cup championship after they tackle the Edmonton Oilers within the Cup Closing starting in Edmonton on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, TNT, truTV, MAX).
Barkov is main the Panthers with 17 factors (six targets, 11 assists) in 17 playoff video games.
“For now, if I’ve a chance to do one thing good, I do not give it some thought an excessive amount of,” Barkov mentioned. “I simply do it. However there may be one factor I do know for certain … If we win the Cup once more, I am positively bringing it again to Joe DiMaggio’s Kids’s Hospital.”
2024-25 Selke Trophy Voting
Pts (1st-2nd-Third-4th-Fifth)
(10-7-5-3-1 factors allocation)
1. Aleksander Barkov, FLA 1363 (96-31-28-14-4)
2. Sam Reinhart, FLA 837 (29-36-42-24-13)
3. Anthony Cirelli, TBL 828 (29-49-21-25-15)
4. Nico Hischier, NJD 477 (11-19-30-21-21)
5. Jack Eichel, VGK 256 (5-12-12-16-14)
6. Leon Draisaitl, EDM 235 (1-18-11-11-11)
7. Mitch Marner, TOR 177 (3-5-12-10-22)
8. Anze Kopitar, LAK 125 (2-3-7-11-16)
9. Brandon Hagel, TBL 115 (3-5-4-7-9)
10. Adam Lowry, WPG 115 (3-4-4-9-10)
11. Jordan Staal, CAR 108 (5-1-3-8-12)
12. Seth Jarvis, CAR 96 (2-2-3-12-11)
13. Nick Suzuki, MTL 28 (0-1-2-2-5)
14. Auston Matthews, TOR 22 (1-0-2-0-2)
15. Alex Tuch, BUF 20 (0-1-0-3-4)
16. Marcus Foligno, MIN 19 (1-0-1-1-1)
17. Phillip Danault, LAK 17 (0-1-1-1-2)
18. Vincent Trocheck, NYR 13 (0-0-2-1-0)
19. Mark Stone, VGK 11 (0-1-0-1-1)
20. Sebastian Aho, CAR 10 (0-0-2-0-0)
21. Robert Thomas, STL 10 (0-0-1-1-2)
22. Aliaksei Protas, WSH 9 (0-0-0-2-3)
23. Pierre-Luc Dubois, WSH 8 (0-1-0-0-1)
24. Joel Eriksson Ek, MIN 8 (0-0-1-1-0)
25. Claude Giroux, OTT 7 (0-1-0-0-0)
t-26. Warren Foegele, LAK 6 (0-0-0-2-0)
t-26. Dylan Holloway, STL 6 (0-0-0-2-0)
t-26. Brayden Level, TBL 6 (0-0-0-2-0)
t-29. Nathan MacKinnon, COL 5 (0-0-1-0-0)
t-29. Logan O’Connor, COL 5 (0-0-1-0-0)
t-31. Sidney Crosby, PIT 3 (0-0-0-1-0)
t-31. Bo Horvat, NYI 3 (0-0-0-1-0)
t-31. Elias Lindholm, BOS 3 (0-0-0-1-0)
t-31. Sean Monahan, CBJ 3 (0-0-0-1-0)
35. Mikael Backlund, CGY 3 (0-0-0-0-3)
36. Nic Dowd, WSH 2 (0-0-0-0-2)
t-37. Quinton Byfield, LAK 1 (0-0-0-0-1)
t-37. Roope Hintz, DAL 1 (0-0-0-0-1)
t-37. Jordan Kyrou, STL 1 (0-0-0-0-1)
t-37. Anton Lundell, FLA 1 (0-0-0-0-1)
t-37. Ilya Mikheyev, CHI 1 (0-0-0-0-1)
t-37. Evan Rodrigues, FLA 1 (0-0-0-0-1)
t-37. Pius Suter, VAN 1 (0-0-0-0-1)