COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Columbus Blue Jackets forward Sean Monahan has been awarded the 2024-25 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, the National Hockey League and the club announced today. The award is presented annually to the player who best exemplifies perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey.
Monahan, 30, becomes the first player in Blue Jackets history to win the award, following in the footsteps of previous finalists from the team, including Nick Foligno in 2018-19 and Kevin Dineen in the club’s inaugural season.
The Brampton, Ontario native had an impressive season, registering 19 goals and 38 assists for 57 points, along with 20 penalty minutes and a +19 plus/minus rating. He averaged 19:01 of ice time per game and won 52.6 percent of his faceoffs in 54 appearances during his first season with the Blue Jackets. Despite missing 28 games due to a wrist injury, Monahan set a career high in points-per-game (1.06) and led the NHL in 5-on-5 assists-per-60 minutes (2.18, min. 25 GP).
Monahan was signed by the Blue Jackets as a free agent on July 1, 2024. Over his 12 NHL seasons, he has accumulated 263 goals, 332 assists, and 595 points in 818 career games with the Blue Jackets, Winnipeg Jets, Montreal Canadiens, and Calgary Flames. He was originally drafted by the Flames as the sixth overall pick in the 2013 NHL Draft.
With this accolade, Monahan joins a distinguished group of Blue Jackets who have captured major NHL awards, including Rick Nash (2003-04 Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy; 2008-09 NHL Foundation Award) Steve Mason (2008-09 Calder Memorial Trophy), Sergei Bobrovsky (Vezina Trophy 2012-13; 2016-17), Nick Foligno (2017-17 Mark Messier Leadership Award; 2-16-17 King Clancy Memorial Trophy) and John Tortorella (2016-17 Jack Adams Trophy )