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Elias Pettersson wasn’t nominated for the Selke trophy this season and given the robust subject of candidate for the Hart Trophy it’s unlikely he’ll be a finalist for league MVP, however the Vancouver Canucks centre remains to be up for an NHL award: the King Clancy Memorial Trophy.
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The award is introduced yearly “to the participant who finest exemplifies management qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his group.”
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In Pettersson’s case, he’s being acknowledged for his philanthropic efforts locally. He’s lengthy supported the Canucks for Children, Canuck Place and youngsters and households who spend time at B.C. Kids’s Hospital.
Pettersson has a ticket program known as EP40 Crew: at each Canucks house sport, Pettersson provides tickets to a household being supported by the Canucks for Children Fund after which meets with every household post-game.
He additionally has the EP40 Fund, which was began with a $50,000 donation he made to the Canucks for Children Fund in November 2021. The fund helps elevate cash on behalf of the Canucks for Children Fund, which helps youngsters and households throughout B.C.
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He has made many deep connections with youngsters and households who he’s met via his charitable efforts and who spend time at B.C. Kids’s Hospital.
And he’s additionally been concerned with minor hockey and different group occasions.
One participant from every crew is nominated for the Clancy trophy yearly. Because the trophy was first handed out in 1988, three Canucks have gained: Trevor Linden in 1997, Henrik Sedin in 2016 after which Henrik and his brother Daniel Sedin collectively in 2018.
Henrik is the one two-time winner of the award.
The trophy is known as in reminiscence of Francis M. “King” Clancy, who performed for the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs within the Twenties and 30s and after retiring went on to change into a coach, a referee and eventually a longtime crew government with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Originally posted 2023-05-09 21:59:15.