2022-23 Norris Trophy Tracker Marko Zlomislic | December 5, 2022 Welcome to THW’s 2022-23 Norris Trophy tracker. Using a mix of traditional analysis and more modern tools for analysis, this list will serve as a ranking of the NHL’s top…
Jets’ Morrissey Is an Early-Season Norris Trophy Favourite Declan Schroeder | November 23, 2022 Over the summer, Rick Bowness told Josh Morrissey of the high expectations he had for him. “At the end of the season, and this is what I told him, when…
Bobby Orr’s Landmark Season THW Archives | November 8, 2022 When the NHL announced the ‘100 Greatest NHL Players of All Time‘ Bobby Orr was, of course, one of the easiest choices. In a truly remarkable Hall of Fame career,…
Predators’ Roman Josi Should Be a Norris Trophy Favorite James Hayes | March 21, 2022 As the regular season winds down, it’s finally that time of the year that we start looking at who should be considered for individual awards. Roman Josi won the Norris…
Avalanche’s Toews Emerging as Dark-Horse Norris Trophy Candidate Marko Zlomislic | January 11, 2022 Amidst the crowded 2021-22 Norris Trophy field, one dark-horse candidate has emerged to unexpectedly submit his portfolio to be crowned the NHL’s best defenseman. The dramatic entrance belongs to none…
Rangers’ Adam Fox Needs To Avoid Post-Norris Let Down Brendan Azoff | September 26, 2021 On the first day of New York Rangers training camp, Adam Fox stepped onto the ice with the nameplate “Norris.” It was a humorous yet memorable moniker given to Fox…
12 Game Point Streak was Adam Fox’s Norris Turning Point Scott Blair | July 15, 2021 There weren’t many – if any, people betting on Adam Fox to be the 2020-21 Norris Trophy (top defenseman) winner before the season started. Even with Fox’s stellar play throughout…
Rangers’ Fox Makes NHL History With Norris Trophy Win Brendan Azoff | June 30, 2021 Over the 94 seasons of New York Rangers hockey, only Harry Howell, Doug Harvey, and Brian Leetch had managed to win the prestigious Norris Trophy, awarded annually to the league’s…
2021 Norris Award Finalists: Who Should Take Home the Trophy? Jeff Middleton | June 28, 2021 The 2020-21 season was the coming out party for many young defenseman. Two of the three defenseman that were in the Calder trophy conversation last season are finalists for the…
Top 10 Longest NHL Award Droughts Kyle Gipe | June 21, 2021 Getting their name engraved on the Stanley Cup is the ultimate goal of every player on all NHL teams. Each year, the league also recognizes its outstanding players and coaches…
Oilers’ Nurse Has Earned a Norris Trophy Nomination Brian Swane | June 8, 2021 On Wednesday (June 9), the National Hockey League is expected to announce a trio of finalists for the James Norris Memorial Trophy. Voted on by members of the Professional Hockey…
2021 NHL Award Watch: Evaluating the Norris Race Aaron Heckmann | May 15, 2021 This is the last part of the award series examining the races for the major awards (Hart, Selke, Calder, Vezina, and Norris) as the season comes to a close. I…
