Up next in our NHL Awards series is the James Norris Memorial Trophy. Awarded to the league’s top defenseman by the Professional Hockey Writers Association, last season’s recipient was Mark Giordano.
In its history, the award has never gone to five first-time winners in a row, but seems primed to do so in 2020. All three of our finalists have yet to win the honor.
Our nine person Broad Street Hockey panel again consisted of Kelly, Ryan Q., Jason, Kyle, Drew, Mike, Maddie, Kurt, and Brad. Seven defensemen were given at least one vote, with our finalists being John Carlson, Alex Pietrangelo, and Roman Josi.