Linus Ullmark had won Vezina Cup As the NHL’s Outstanding Goaltender in 2022-23, he is one of the AHL alumni honored at the NHL Awards Gala in Nashville Monday night.
Allmark, who led the NHL in goals against average (1.89) and save percentage (0.938) while posting a 40-6-1 record for the Boston Bruins, played 127 games over three seasons with the AHL’s Rochester Americans and appeared in an AHL All-Star Game. -Star Classic in 2017 and 2018.
Eric Carlson From the San Jose Sharks he captured his third James Norris Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the best defenseman in the NHL. Carlson, who became the first NHL defenseman in 31 years to score 100 points in a season, was 19 years old when he skated with the AHL’s Binghamton Senators in 2009-10.
Allmark and Carlson also got points in the First Team All-Starwith fellow AHL alumni to David Buster Boston Bruins and Jason Robertson From the Dallas Stars. Boston Hambus Lindholm Edmonton Leon Drystel to Second All-Star Team.
Boston Patrice Bergeron had won Frank J. Silk Cup For the sixth time, in recognition of “the best striker in the defensive aspects of the game”. Bergeron spent the 2004-05 season in the AHL as a 19-year-old, amassing 61 points in 68 games for the Providence Bruins.
Jim Montgomery Voted to win Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s Outstanding Coach after leading Boston to a 65-12-5 record, the best mark in league history. During his playing career, Montgomery skated in 451 NHL games and won a Calder Cup championship with Philadelphia in 1998.
Calgary Flames forward Michael Backlund i received the King Clancy’s Memorial Trophy For driving on and off the ice. Backlund, a member of the Flames organization since being drafted by Calgary in 2007, has played 55 games in the AHL for the Abbotsford Heat.
the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Awarded to the Pittsburgh Penguins Defender Chris LetangThe player who exemplifies tenacity, sportsmanship and dedication to the game of hockey. Letang, a veteran of over 1,000 NHL games, started his season with the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre Penguins/Scranton Penguins in 2007-08.
Stuart Skinner Edmonton Oilers and Matthias Maxelli From the Arizona coyotes they were selected to NHL All-Rookie Team. Skinner was 62-35-12 with eight shutouts in 113 games in the AHL with the Bakersfield Condors from 2018 to 2022, while Maxley racked up 57 points in 47 games with the Tucson Roadrunners last season.
In all, nearly 90 percent of all NHL players in 2022-23 were alumni of the American Hockey League, including 375 players who skated in both leagues over the course of the season.