Several members of the Avalanche organization have won and been nominated for awards from the 2025-26 NHL season.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maurice \u201cRocket\u201d Richard Trophy Winner: Nathan MacKinnon\u00a0<\/p>\n
Description: First awarded in 1998-99, the Maurice \u201cRocket\u201d Richard Trophy is presented annually \u201cto the player finishing the regular season as the League\u2019s goal-scoring leader.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a 53-goal season in 2025-26, MacKinnon won the\u00a0\u201cRocket\u201d for the first time in his career.\u00a0He became the second player in franchise history to win the award, joining Milan Hejduk, who scored 50 goals in 2002-03.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
William M. Jennings Trophy Winners: Scott Wedgewood and Mackenzie Blackwood\u00a0<\/p>\n
Description: First awarded in 1981-82, the William M. Jennings Trophy is presented annually \u201cto the goaltender(s) having played a minimum of 25 games for the team(s) with the fewest goals scored against it during the regular season.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Wedgewood and Blackwood were in the net for the Avalanche this season, the team allowed\u00a0176 goals, which was the fewest\u00a0among a tandem of goaltenders that each played at least 25 games. Wedgewood led\u00a0goaltenders\u00a0who played at least 25 games in both save percentage (.921) and goals-against average (2.02), while Blackwood posted a 2.51 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy\u00a0Finalist: Gabriel Landeskog\u00a0<\/p>\n
Description:\u00a0First awarded in 1967-68, the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is presented annually \u201cto the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
For the second-consecutive season, Landeskog is a finalist for the Masterton\u00a0Trophy.\u00a0After missing the\u00a0previous\u00a0three regular seasons recovering from a knee injury, Landeskog returned in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs before playing 60 games in the 2025-26 regular season.\u00a0In the 2025-26 regular season,\u00a0Landeskog\u00a0posted 35 points (14g\/21a) and\u00a0made a massive impact on\u00a0winning for\u00a0the Avalanche. When he was in the lineup, the team went 45-7-8, compared to the 10-9-3 mark Colorado posted when Landeskog\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0play.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hart Memorial Trophy Finalist: Nathan MacKinnon\u00a0<\/p>\n
Description: First awarded in 1923-24, the Hart Memorial Trophy is presented annually \u201cto the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
MacKinnon, the 2023-24 Hart Trophy winner, has been voted a finalist for the award for the fifth time in his career. In 2025-26, he led the NHL in goals (53) and even-strength tallies (42), while his\u00a0league-leading\u00a097 even-strength points\u00a0were the most in a season since Wayne Gretzky\u2019s 103 in 1990-91.\u00a0Additionally, he finished third in the NHL in points (127) and tied for third in assists (74).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
James Norris Memorial Trophy Finalist: Cale Makar\u00a0<\/p>\n
Description: First awarded in 1953-54, the James Norris Memorial Trophy is presented annually \u201cto the defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
For the sixth-consecutive season, Makar, a two-time Norris Trophy winner, is a finalist for the award. Among NHL defensemen, Makar finished the 2025-26 regular season third in points (79) while ranking tied for fourth\u00a0in assists (59) and sixth in goals (20).\u00a0Makar also ranked\u00a0tied for sixth among blueliners in takeaways (40)\u00a0while playing 24:51 a game,\u00a01:57 of that coming shorthanded.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Frank J. Selke Trophy\u00a0Finalist: Brock Nelson\u00a0<\/p>\n
Description:\u00a0First awarded in 1977-78, the Frank J. Selke Trophy is presented annually \u201cto the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nelson is a Selke Trophy finalist for the first time in his career.\u00a0In 2025-26,\u00a0he was an integral part of the Avalanche\u2019s league-best penalty kill (84.6%), playing 1:51 of shorthanded time on ice per game\u00a0and being on the ice for just 10 power-play goals against.\u00a0Nelson also posted a +23\u00a0on-ice\u00a0even-strength goal differential\u00a0and won 50.4%\u00a0of his face-offs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award\u00a0Finalist: Chris MacFarland\u00a0<\/p>\n
Description:\u00a0First awarded in 2009-10, the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award is presented annually \u201cto the League\u2019s most outstanding general manager.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
For the first time in his career, MacFarland is a finalist for the Jim Gregory GM of the Year Award. This season,\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0made\u00a0moves to\u00a0acquire\u00a0Nazem Kadri, Nicolas Roy, Brett\u00a0Kulak\u00a0and Nick Blankenburg via trade, in addition to signing Brent Burns in free agency.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
King Clancy Memorial Trophy Nominee: Sam Malinski\u00a0<\/p>\n
Description:\u00a0First awarded in 1987-88, the King Clancy Memorial Trophy is presented annually \u201cto the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Malinski is the Avalanche\u2019s nominee for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy for the first time in his career. Throughout the season, Malinski has made his mark on the community in Colorado by spending time at\u00a0numerous\u00a0events, including\u00a0the Avalanche Floor Hockey Clinic with Special\u00a0Olympics\u00a0Colorado.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a big honor to be nominated\u00a0for that (the King Clancy Memorial\u00a0Trophy),\u201d Malinski said. \u201cIt\u2019s something I\u2019ve always thought was important to me, is serving the community and giving back to others.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Several members of the Avalanche organization have won and been nominated for awards from the 2025-26 NHL season.\u00a0\u00a0…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":667263,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[64,63,575,85],"class_list":["post-667262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=667262"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667262\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/667263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=667262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=667262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=667262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}