Unsung Hero Award

Unsung Hero

Given to a player who has played at a higher level than expected.

2025-26: Shane Wright

Unsung Hero Winners

Shane Wright

Philadelphia Flyers · F

GP 82 G 21 A 35 PTS 56 +/- +4

Ryan Hartman

Nashville Predators · F

GP 82 G 25 A 41 PTS 66 +/- +32

Nicolas Roy

Los Angeles Kings · F

GP 81 G 25 A 41 PTS 66 +/- +30

Connor Murphy

Philadelphia Flyers · D

GP 79 G 16 A 25 PTS 41 +/- -5

Alexander Wennberg

Seattle Kraken · F

GP 81 G 33 A 44 PTS 77 +/- +17

Nick Bonino

Vancouver Canucks · F

GP 82 G 34 A 42 PTS 76 +/- +58

Mikko Koivu

Colorado Avalanche · F

GP 82 G 36 A 45 PTS 81 +/- +23

Vladimir Sobotka

Pittsburgh Penguins · F

GP 82 G 28 A 41 PTS 69 +/- +6

Adam Lowry

Calgary Flames · F

GP 81 G 32 A 46 PTS 78 +/- +44

Frans Nielsen

Ottawa Senators · F

GP 82 G 36 A 57 PTS 93 +/- +33

Brandon Saad

Tampa Bay Lightning · F

GP 82 G 35 A 61 PTS 96 +/- +50

Mike Smith

Boston Bruins · G

GP 72 W 42 L 23 GAA 2.33 Sv% .910

Justin Peters

Tampa Bay Lightning · G

GP 64 W 43 L 14 GAA 2.42 Sv% .903

Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau

Detroit Red Wings · F

GP 82 G 38 A 52 PTS 90 +/- +36

Mikhail Grabovski

Detroit Red Wings · F

GP 79 G 38 A 42 PTS 80 +/- +11

Brendan Morrison

Boston Bruins · F

GP 83 G 29 A 37 PTS 66 +/- -2

Sami Salo

Carolina Hurricanes · D

GP 83 G 16 A 41 PTS 57 +/- +22

Alexander Edler

Boston Bruins · D

GP 82 G 23 A 45 PTS 68 +/- +0

Michel Ouellet

Los Angeles Kings · F

GP 82 G 21 A 40 PTS 61 +/- +2

Chad Kilger

Carolina Hurricanes · F

GP 78 G 22 A 49 PTS 71 +/- +10

Sean Avery

Anaheim Ducks · F

GP 74 G 22 A 31 PTS 53 +/- +9

Alexei Ponikarovsky

Washington Capitals · F

GP 80 G 21 A 35 PTS 56 +/- +15

Nils Ekman

Atlanta Thrashers · F

GP 82 G 30 A 38 PTS 68 +/- +6

Unsung Hero Voting

Season	Votes	Winner	%	Runner-Up	%	Finalist	%
2025-26	24	PHL Shane Wright S. Wright	46%	MTL Collin Graf C. Graf	29%	VAN Dmitri Voronkov D. Voronkov	25%
2024-25	22	NSH Ryan Hartman R. Hartman	64%	TBL Egor Chinakhov E. Chinakhov	32%	CLB Christian Dvorak C. Dvorak	5%
2023-24	27	LAK Nicolas Roy N. Roy	44%	OTT J.J. Moser J. Moser	30%	NYR John Marino J. Marino	26%
2022-23	28	PHL Connor Murphy C. Murphy	39%	TBL Evgenii Dadonov E. Dadonov	36%	TBL J.J. Moser J. Moser	25%
2021-22	29	SEA Alexander Wennberg A. Wennberg	62%	PIT Logan Thompson L. Thompson	28%	OTT Jason Spezza J. Spezza	10%
2020-21	25	VAN Nick Bonino N. Bonino	72%	VAN James Reimer J. Reimer	24%	CLB Anthony Duclair A. Duclair	4%
2019-20	25	COL Mikko Koivu M. Koivu	44%	PIT Chris Wagner C. Wagner	36%	NSH Pheonix Copley P. Copley	20%
2018-19	22	PIT Vladimir Sobotka V. Sobotka	45%	WPG Sami Vatanen S. Vatanen	41%	MIN Trevor Daley T. Daley	14%
2017-18	20	CGY Adam Lowry A. Lowry	85%	FLA Nathan Beaulieu N. Beaulieu	10%	SJS Jared Spurgeon J. Spurgeon	5%
2016-17	21	OTT Frans Nielsen F. Nielsen	76%	MTL Dominic Moore D. Moore	19%	DAL Darren Helm D. Helm	5%
2015-16	27	TBL Brandon Saad B. Saad BOS Mike Smith M. Smith	37% 37%	TBL Kevin Klein K. Klein	26%	—
2014-15	27	TBL Justin Peters J. Peters	74%	COL Tyler Bozak T. Bozak	22%	MTL Jake Gardiner J. Gardiner	4%
2013-14	19	DET Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau PA Parenteau	89%	SJS Jared Spurgeon J. Spurgeon	11%	WSH Raffi Torres R. Torres	0%
2012-13	22	DET Mikhail Grabovski M. Grabovski	55%	PIT Troy Brouwer T. Brouwer	27%	NSH Matt Cooke M. Cooke	18%
2011-12	23	BOS Brendan Morrison B. Morrison	65%	PHX Mike Santorelli M. Santorelli	26%	LAK Mike Komisarek M. Komisarek	9%
2010-11	28	CAR Sami Salo S. Salo	43%	DAL Josh Gorges J. Gorges	39%	ANH Eric Fehr E. Fehr	14%