2019 NHL awards ballots from PHWA members

LAS VEGAS — Since 1967, the Professional Hockey Writers Association (PHWA) has voted on six major NHL awards as well as end-of-season All-Star and All-Rookie teams.

For the second consecutive year, the PHWA is revealing the ballot of each individual voter in the interest of full transparency.

A total of 173 ballots were received.

Each individual vote can be viewed at the links below:

Hart Memorial Trophy

James Norris Memorial Trophy

Calder Memorial Trophy

Frank J. Selke Trophy

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy

All-Star Team: Center

All-Star Team: Left Wing

All-Star Team: Right Wing

All-Star Team: Defense

All-Star Team: Goaltender

All-Rookie Team: Forward

All-Rookie Team: Defense

All-Rookie Team: Goaltender

Two ballots were submitted incorrectly with regards to trophies and were nullified:

Diana Nearhos (Tampa Bay Times) made four selections for Selke Trophy (five required). All trophy votes thrown out, All-Rookie and All-Star votes counted.

Joe Yerdon (The Athletic) made four selections for Hart Trophy (five required). All trophy votes thrown out, All-Rookie and All-Star votes counted.

Five ballots were submitted incorrectly with regards to the All-Star Teams and were nullified:

Ray Ferraro (TSN) made two selections for Left Wing (three required). All-Star votes for all positions thrown out. All-Rookie and trophy votes counted.

Francois Gagnon (RDS)did not make any selections for Goaltender. All-Star votes for all positions thrown out. All-Rookie and trophy votes counted.

Jim Matheson (Edmonton Journal) did not make any selections for Defense or Goaltender. All-Star votes for all positions thrown out. All-Rookie and trophy votes counted.

Craig Simpson (Sportsnet) made five selections for Defense (six required). All-Star votes for all positions thrown out. All-Rookie and trophy votes counted.

John Vogl(The Athletic)made two selections for Right Wing (three required). All-Star votes for all positions thrown out. All-Rookie and trophy votes counted.

Two ballots were submitted incorrectly with regards to the All-Rookie Team and were nullified:

Shelly Anderson (Pittsburgh Hockey Now) selected a defenseman in the Forward category. All-Rookie votes for all positions thrown out, All-Star and trophy votes counted.

Mick Colageo (New Bedford Standard-Times) made one selection for Defenseman (two required). All-Rookie votes for all positions thrown out, All-Star and trophy votes counted.

The PHWA wishes to congratulate all 2019 NHL Award winners and finalists on their well-deserved honors.​​

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