Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy

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The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is an annual NHL award given to the player who best exemplifies perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey.

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Label Occurrences
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy canonical 17
Masterton Trophy 2

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf National Hockey League award
ice hockey trophy
alsoKnownAs Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
surface form: Masterton Trophy
associatedConcept dedication to professional ice hockey
perseverance in professional sports
sportsmanship in ice hockey
awardedFor dedication to ice hockey
perseverance
sportsmanship
awardingBody National Hockey League
category NHL individual award
competition NHL regular season
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eligibility NHL player
firstAwarded 1968
frequency annual
hasLanguage English
inception 1968
isPartOf list of NHL trophies and awards
league National Hockey League
namedAfter Bill Masterton
namedForReason to honor Bill Masterton, the only NHL player to die as a direct result of injuries suffered in a game
notableRecipient Bobby Clarke
Dominik Hašek
Guy Lafleur
Henrik Zetterberg
Mario Lemieux
Phil Kessel
Saku Koivu
Steve Yzerman
Teemu Selänne
presentedBy Professional Hockey Writers Association
surface form: NHL chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association

Professional Hockey Writers Association
selectionProcess voted on by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association
sport ice hockey

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Subject: Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
Description of subject: The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is an annual NHL award given to the player who best exemplifies perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey.

Referenced by (19)

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Cam Neely awardReceived Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
Mario Lemieux wonAward Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
Mike Gartner awarded Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
Steve Yzerman awardReceived Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy relatedAward Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
Professional Hockey Writers Association votesOn Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
this entity surface form: Masterton Trophy
NHL Awards includesAward Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
National Hockey League statistical awards includes Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy alsoKnownAs Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
this entity surface form: Masterton Trophy
Pat LaFontaine awardReceived Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
Neely award Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
subject surface form: Cam Neely
Mr. Ranger awardReceived Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
subject surface form: Rod Gilbert
1953–54 NHL season introducedAward Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
Bill Masterton memorial Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
Bill Masterton inspiredCreationOf Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
Saku Koivu awardReceived Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
Phil Kessel awardReceived Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
Adam Graves awardReceived Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
LaFontaine awardReceived Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
subject surface form: Pat LaFontaine