As the NHL continues to slowly announce their awards throughout the Stanley Cup Finals, a trio of Vancouver Canucks were listed on a few ballots of PHWA members for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy.

The Lady Byng Trophy is presented annually “to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability.” The Canucks’ three vote-getters ranked as the 12th-most-represented team for the award.

The Vegas Golden Knights, who are taking flak as one of the most hated teams in the league, led award voting with seven different players earning votes. The Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild – one of whom is former Canuck captain Quinn Hughes – each had six skaters receive votes. The Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings had five, while the Anaheim Ducks, Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, and Winnipeg Jets all had four.

All three of the Canucks to earn votes often wore a letter on their jersey this season:

Boeser received one first-place vote, one second-place vote, three third-place votes, five fourth-place votes, and five fifth-place votes for the Lady Byng (18th). The Burnsville, Minnesota native scored 22 goals and 26 assists for 48 points in 75 games this season. Boeser was a league-worst minus-48 this season, seven worse than the second-lowest plus-minus rating in Chicago Blackhawks defenceman Artyom Levshunov.

This is the second year Boeser has received votes for the Lady Byng in his 10-year NHL career. He finished 16th in 2023-24, earning two third-place votes, and seven fourth- and fifth-placed votes.

Pettersson received just one vote; however, he found himself second on one voter’s ballot (47th). The Sundsvall, Sweden native scored just 15 goals and 36 assists for 51 points in 74 games this season, but was praised for his defensive play this year.

The 6’2″ Canucks centreman has received votes five times throughout his eight-year career. Pettersson finished 24th in 2018-19, 12th in 2019-20, 14th in 2021-22, and eighth in 2022-23. In 2023-24, Pettersson finished as the runner-up for this award, earning 13 first-place votes, 31 second-place votes, 21 third-place votes, and 14 fourth- and fifth-placed votes.

Like Pettersson, Hronek received just one vote for the award, earning a fourth-placed vote (64th). The Hradec Kralove, Czechia, native hit a career-high point total, finishing with eight goals and 41 assists for 49 points. Once Hughes was traded, Hronek stepped up as a leader on the backend, and the old regime were pushing for him to potentially succeed his former defence partner as the team’s next captain.

This is the only time Hronek has received votes for the Lady Byng.

Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield won the award, earning 174 more votes than the second-highest, Anze Kopitar. To announce the award, the NHL pulled a little trick on Caufield and his teammate Nick Suzuki.

Before a team meeting, the NHL met with Suzuki and told him to announce the trophy to Caufield in the locker room. At the same time, they told Caufield to present the Frank J. Selke Award to Suzuki. Watch the full clip below!