Kyle Palmieri Nominated For Masterton Trophy By PHWA

The Islanders chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association (PHWA) nominated Kyle Palmieri for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy on Wednesday morning.

The PHWA nominates one player per NHL club for the Masterton, which is given annually to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey. The three Masterton finalists will be announced at a later date.

Palmieri suffered a torn ACL in his left knee on Nov. 28, but skated off the ice under his own power and in the process, pickpocketed Flyers defenseman Emil Andrae and dished out a secondary assist on an Emil Heineman goal.

Palmieri recorded 18 points (6G, 12A) in 25 games before his season ended prematurely. The injury ended Palmieri’s streak of 223 consecutive games played, which was the longest active iron man streak for the Islanders at the time.

Palmieri’s recovery time is expected to take 6-8 months from the time of his injury, but the winger was recently spotted on the ice before a team practice on March 24.

Robin Lehner (2019) was the Islanders most recent winner of the Masterton trophy. Mark Fitzpatrick (1992) and Ed Westfall (1977) are the two other Islanders to have won the award.