{"id":550273,"date":"2026-04-11T11:48:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T11:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/550273\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T11:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T11:48:14","slug":"ny-islanders-kyle-palmieri-named-2025-26-king-clancy-trophy-nominee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/550273\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Islanders\u2019 Kyle Palmieri named 2025-26 King Clancy Trophy nominee"},"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=\"5l\">While Kyle Palmieri\u2019s season may have been cut short on the ice, his impact off it never slowed \u2014 and that\u2019s exactly why he\u2019s being recognized.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5o\">The New York Islanders announced Palmieri as their nominee for the 2025-26 King Clancy Memorial Trophy, an award that honors players who demonstrate leadership and make a meaningful difference in their communities. For Palmieri, that reputation has been built over years, but this season only reinforced it.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5r\">\u201cHe cares a lot about the people around him and the veterans in our area,\u201d captain Anders Lee said. \u201cHe\u2019s put a lot of effort into his foundation and it was really cool to go to his event and see the impact he\u2019s making first-hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5u\">Palmieri\u2019s work through the Kyle Palmieri Foundation has become a cornerstone of his off-ice legacy. From hosting a March fundraiser at Lunchbox Brewing Company to organizing an Oktoberfest event in Garden City earlier in the season, Palmieri has consistently brought teammates, fans, and the community together \u2014 all in support of causes that matter to him, particularly those benefiting veterans.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kyle Palmieri was named the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Isles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Isles<\/a> Nominee for the 2025-2026 King Clancy Memorial Trophy!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYIslanders\/status\/2042619007291830745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"60\">\u201cHis impact in the community and what he does with his foundation is massive,\u201d Casey Cizikas said. \u201cIt\u2019s incredible what he does for people in need, the people that protect our country\u2026 a lot of hard work and dedication, he\u2019s a leader for a reason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"63\">That leadership extends beyond the locker room. Even as injuries limited his contributions on the ice, Palmieri remained a constant presence off it \u2014 organizing, supporting, and giving back in ways that resonate far beyond hockey.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"66\">Each NHL team submits one nominee for the King Clancy Award, with finalists to be announced later. The winner, selected by a committee that includes Commissioner Gary Bettman and former recipients, is recognized not just for involvement, but for lasting impact.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While Kyle Palmieri\u2019s season may have been cut short on the ice, his impact off it never slowed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":550274,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5110],"tags":[5,122,3328,159,5190,5189,4],"class_list":{"0":"post-550273","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-islanders","8":"tag-hockey","9":"tag-islanders","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-islanders","12":"tag-newyork","13":"tag-newyorkislanders","14":"tag-nhl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116385920190576279","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=550273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/550274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=550273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=550273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=550273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}