{"id":547830,"date":"2026-04-08T18:21:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/547830\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T18:21:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:21:29","slug":"akira-schmid-gets-a-massive-honor-for-the-vegas-golden-knights-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/547830\/","title":{"rendered":"Akira Schmid gets a massive honor for the Vegas Golden Knights organization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5o\">It feels good to be honored for an award, doesn&#8217;t it? You get recognized for your best qualities and your peers see you as an incredible individual. One can only look at <a href=\"https:\/\/vegashockeyknight.com\/posts\/what-does-the-vezina-trophy-mean-01hxtfatmyt3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marc-Andre Fleury winning the Vezina Trophy<\/a> as a good example.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5r\">That was the case with Akira Schmid, who was nominated by the Vegas Chapter of the PHWA on Wednesday. The award? The Masterton Trophy, which is given to the NHL player who displays perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Vegas Chapter of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThePHWA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@ThePHWA<\/a> is honoured to announce Golden Knights goalie Akira Schmid as our nominee for the 2025-26 Bill Masterton Trophy.<\/p>\n<p>The award is given annually to the NHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship &amp; dedication to hockey.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jesse Granger (@JesseGranger_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseGranger_\/status\/2041903650310910300?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5x\">This season, Schmid has respectable stats in net for the Golden Knights. He has a GAA of 2.59, a save percentage of .893, and two shutouts. Many have argued that the Swiss Olympian has <a href=\"https:\/\/vegashockeyknight.com\/posts\/how-will-akira-schmid-become-the-vegas-golden-knights-starter-adin-hill-01j8b72gya3j\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">been the lone bright spot<\/a> in a bad Golden Knights goaltending room, keeping the team afloat during its most turbulent times.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"60\">So what better way to honor Schmid than to nominate him for being a class act? <a href=\"https:\/\/vegashockeyknight.com\/here-is-some-akira-schmid-news-that-s-as-delicious-as-swiss-chocolate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Swiss Olympian<\/a> has never been one to drum up controversy. Instead, he maintains a low profile and does whatever he can to help out his team on the ice.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"66\">It&#8217;s something that the organization prides itself on regularly. Sure, the naysayers might point to questionable signings and controversial roster moves. However, Kelly McCrimmon knows where to find second chances and character guys. That&#8217;s no different from Schmid, who&#8217;s displayed sportsmanship and character every time he steps onto the ice.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"69\">It wouldn&#8217;t be surprising to see him win the award, either. Guys like him deserve the trophy for not getting in any trouble. You can say that the award is essentially an anti-Jeremy Lauzon.  But in this case, it&#8217;s pro-Akira Schmid.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It feels good to be honored for an award, doesn&#8217;t it? 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