Hughes, Josi & Makar Named 2024 Norris Trophy Finalists Jim Bay | May 1, 2024 The NHL has announced its finalist for the James Norris Trophy, presented annually “to the defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position.” The…
Oilers’ Mattias Ekholm Deserves Norris Trophy Consideration Jesse Courville-Lynch | April 13, 2024 The Edmonton Oilers got a steal of a deal when they acquired Mattias Ekholm from the Nashville Predators at the 2023 Trade Deadline. They traded Tyson Barrie, Reid Schaefer, and…
Jets’ Morrissey’s Norris Trophy Stock Should Be on the Rise Declan Schroeder | March 5, 2024 Hello Norris Trophy conversation: here comes Josh Morrissey. After a fairly quiet January, the Jets’ top blueliner has exploded and is getting himself right back into the conversation for the…
Makar vs. Hughes: Evaluating the 2023-24 Norris Trophy Race Marko Zlomislic | November 25, 2023 With the NHL calendar set to turn to December and all but two teams playing between 18 and 22 games, we’ve reached the quarter-mark of the 2023-24 season. As such,…
NHL’s Biggest Trophy Snubs of the Past Decade Rob Couch | May 7, 2023 In light of the upcoming 2023 NHL Awards and the finalists just being announced, we’re going to take a look back over the past decade at players who could and…
2022-23 Norris Trophy Tracker – End-of-Season Update Marko Zlomislic | April 17, 2023 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…
Rangers’ Adam Fox in Tight Race for Norris Trophy Erin Casey | April 17, 2023 The New York Rangers’ first game of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs is on Tuesday (April 18), and it’s hard to think of anything but the team’s upcoming first-round matchup…
Erik Karlsson’s Norris Trophy Case Not as Strong as You Think Alex Hutton | March 23, 2023 San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson is having the best offensive season of his career, posting career highs of 22 goals and 87 points with 11 games still remaining on…
Rangers’ Adam Fox Eyeing His Second Norris Trophy Brendan Azoff | January 14, 2023 The New York Rangers are 13-2-2 over their last 17 games. They currently are riding a seven-game point streak and have risen to third place in the tightly contested Metropolitan…
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…
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…