Arizona Coyotes rookie Jordan Martinook captured the Jukka Nieminen Memorial Trophy in his first season with the club. That sums up his season in one sentence.
The Arizona Lottery Jukka Nieminen Memorial Trophy is given to the Hardest Working Player on the team as voted by the fans.
There are a lot of go-getters and even some guys who are far more try than skill on the Yotes’ roster, but there was only one choice for the award.
It was #48, Jordan Martinook.
Martinook’s surprise inclusion into the NHL roster mirrored the rise of forward Tobias Rieder a year before.