San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson on Wednesday was named a finalist for the Ted Lindsay Award, given to the league’s Most Excellent Participant, as decided by the NHL Gamers’ Affiliation.
Karlsson, who was additionally named a finalist for the Norris Trophy because the NHL’s prime defenseman earlier this month, is simply the third participant in Sharks historical past to be named a finalist for the award, becoming a member of Joe Thornton and Brent Burns.
Thornton was a finalist in 2005-06, the yr he gained the Hart and Artwork Ross trophies, and Burns was a finalist in 2016-17 when he gained the Norris. No Sharks participant has ever gained the award, named after the longtime Detroit Purple Wings nice who helped to ascertain the NHLPA.
Different finalists for the award are Edmonton’s Connor McDavid — the favourite to win the Hart Trophy this yr because the league’s prime participant, as voted on by the Skilled Hockey Writers’ Affiliation — and Boston’s David Pastrnak.
Karlsson, in his fifth full season with the Sharks, had 25 objectives and 76 assists, each career-highs, as he turned the primary NHL defenseman since Brian Leetch in 1991-1991 to file greater than 100 factors in a season. Leetch had 102 factors that yr. Karlsson additionally averaged 25:37 in ice time per recreation to guide the Sharks as he performed a full 82-game for the primary time since 2015-16 when he was with the Ottawa Senators.
Karlsson has by no means been named a finalist for the Ted Lindsay Award, previously referred to as the Lester B. Pearson Award.