History of Conn Smythe Winners in Losing Efforts Justin Giampietro | December 9, 2025 The Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded to the most valuable player of the Stanley Cup Playoffs as voted by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association. Of the 60 recipients in the…
Was McDavid Wrong to Not Accept the Conn Smythe Trophy? Jim Parsons | June 25, 2024 Connor McDavid, the Edmonton Oilers’ star forward, won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, having accumulated an impressive 42 points (eight…
Connor McDavid Wins Conn Smythe Trophy in Losing Effort Jim Bay | June 24, 2024 Connor McDavid had already set a playoff record with 34 assists this postseason, and his 42 points rank fourth best, trailing only two playoff runs by Wayne Gretzky (47 points…
Remembering What Made Mario Lemieux the Greatest Shawn Nicholls | April 23, 2024 *This article was originally published in 2018 Equal parts exhilarating and devastating, sports are quite simply unpredictable. Ask the city of Pittsburgh. This week 25 years ago, Penguins fans experienced…
Draisaitl & Tkachuk Lead Early 2023 Conn Smythe Trophy Race Caleb Kerney | May 7, 2023 In the past five years, only one Conn Smythe Trophy winner led the playoffs in points. That was the case when Ryan O’Reilly won the trophy in 2019. From 1965…
Maple Leafs Were Saved by a War Hero Kevin Armstrong | November 10, 2022 This Remembrance Day, when the Toronto Maple Leafs take the ice, consider that it’s a team named to honour Canada’s soldiers and a franchise that owes its very existence to…
Revisiting Jonathan Quick’s Legendary 2012 Playoffs Austin Stanovich | July 15, 2022 With the conclusion of the 2021 Stanley Cup Final, goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy was awarded the Conn Smythe trophy. After an amazing run, he was a more than deserving winner. He’s…
Avalanche’s Makar Leads 2022 Conn Smythe Trophy Power Rankings Marko Zlomislic | June 22, 2022 As the 2022 Stanley Cup Final between the Colorado Avalanche and the Tampa Bay Lightning is already several games old, it’s an appropriate time to handicap the race for the…
Lightning’s Vasilevskiy is Conn Smythe Favorite Through Round 2 Connor Ziparo | May 25, 2022 The Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2-0 win to close out their second-round series against the Florida Panthers marks the second straight season that Tampa Bay has knocked their state rivals out…
McDavid is the Conn Smythe Favourite After Round 1 Rob Couch | May 15, 2022 The Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded to the playoff MVP after the Stanley Cup is handed out. It is almost guaranteed that the trophy will be given out to a…
Avalanche’s Makar Early Conn Smythe Trophy Favourite Marko Zlomislic | May 15, 2022 No matter what you think of Darryl Sutter’s coaching philosophies, the stone-faced bench boss knows what he’s talking about when it comes to hockey. Just as many predicted, the Colorado…
EA NHL Cover Athlete Drama Has an Easy Solution Shaun Filippelli | September 7, 2021 As if there weren’t enough reasons for non-Toronto Maple Leafs supporters to despise anything to do with the club, Electronic Arts (EA) recently gave the group something else to complain…