Frederik Andersen, Connor Ingram, Oliver Kylington named Masterton Trophy nominees

These three players showed tremendous perseverance in 2023-24

By Austin Nivison May 2, 2024 at 3:56 pm ET• 1 min read

The NHL unveiled the three finalists for the 2024 Masterton Trophy on Thursday. Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen, Arizona Coyotes goaltender Connor Ingram, and Calgary Flames defenseman Oliver Kylington are all up for the award after displaying tremendous resilience in the last year.

The Masterton Trophy is given to the player "who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey." All three of this year's candidates have those qualities in spades.

Andersen started the 2023-24 season as the starting goaltender for the Hurricanes, a Stanley Cup hopeful. However, his season was suddenly sidetracked when doctors discovered blood clots. He missed 50 games, but Andersen has returned in the playoffs and came up huge in Carolina's first-round win over the New York Islanders.

After being nearly unbeatable in the final few weeks of the regular season, Andersen posted a 2.25 GAA and .912 save percentage against the Isles.