EDMONTON, Alberta — Since 1967, the Professional Hockey Writers Association (PHWA) has been counted on to independently vote on six major NHL Awards, as well as end-of-season All-Star and All-Rookie teams.
For the eighth consecutive year, the PHWA has now published the ballot of each individual voter in the interest of full transparency.
“The 2024-25 NHL season featured arguably one of the greatest collections of talent ever assembled and a wide-open Hart Trophy race right down to the wire,” said PHWA President Frank Seravalli. “Once again, the PHWA delivered with an honest and fair voting process that in the end recognized extremely deserving winners.
“Our only job is to get it right. We’re incredibly proud of the countless hours our voters put into their ballots – researching, watching at the rink, and gathering opinions from trusted sources to make sure we get it right. With more attention and scrutiny on our ballots than ever before, we’ve also put more time and thought into the process.”
The PHWA voting contingent this season included 177 members and 19 invited international broadcasters.
Out of 197 ballots distributed, five selected voters did not return a ballot in the allotted time: Jim McBride (Boston Globe), Erik Erlendsson (Lightning Insider), Marty Klinkenberg (Globe and Mail), Tim Booth (Seattle Times), Michael Traikos (The Hockey News). As per PHWA policy, those members have lost future voting privileges.
There were also procedural errors in the voting process that resulted in some ballots being rejected. Antti Makinen (Viasat Finland) did not make the proper number of required selections resulting in his All-Star team choices being nullified. Nicole Kraft (Associated Press), Mark Spector (Sportsnet), Scott Charles (Associated Press) and Rob Rossi (The Athletic) selected ineligible individuals or returned ballots with improper number of required selections, resulting in their All-Rookie team selections being nullified.
In total, 196 ballots were distributed and of the 191 that were returned, 191 were counted for trophies, 190 were counted for All-Star teams, and 187 were counted for the All-Rookie team.
Each individual vote can be viewed at the links below after the winners are announced:
Hart Memorial Trophy – revealed June 12
James Norris Memorial Trophy – revealed June 11
Calder Memorial Trophy – revealed June 10
Frank J. Selke Trophy – revealed June 2
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy – revealed June 12
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy – revealed June 5
2024-25 All-Star Team: Left Wing
2024-25 All-Star Team: Right Wing
2024-25 All-Star Team: Defense
2024-25 All-Star Team: Goaltender
2024-25 All-Rookie Team: Forward
2024-25 All-Rookie Team: Defense
2024-25 All-Rookie Team: Goaltender
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The PHWA wishes to congratulate all 2025 NHL Award winners and finalists on their well-deserved honors.