Fresh off of a two-point night in Raleigh, Danton Heinen added another feather to his cap today: he is the Bruins’ nominee for the Bill Masterton Trophy!
Heinen was selected by the Boston chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association, and is deserving of the recognition.
The award is given to the player who exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey, which is a good descriptor for Heinen this season.
Heinen started with the B’s on a tryout and hung around quite a bit before a one-year contract was signed.
That deal was for just a shade over the league minimum at $775,000, which makes Heinen arguably the NHL’s best value signing of all of last summer’s deals.