Utah's Connor Ingram wins NHL Masterton Trophy for perseverance, dedication to hockey

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Connor Ingram and defenseman Vladislav Kolyachonok, right, watch the movement of the puck as time expires during the third period of the team's NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Tempe, Ariz. The Coyotes won 5-2.

Ingram had a breakout performance for the Arizona Coyotes this past season, years removed from seeking and receiving help from the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program, which is run jointly by the league and union and has been in the headlines lately for others' participation. The other finalists were Calgary's Oliver Kylington, who stepped away for more than a year and a half for mental health reasons, and Carolina's Frederik Andersen, who missed several months this season while dealing with blood clotting issues. The Masterton is voted on by members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.

Ingram was on Nashville's practice squad early in the pandemic-delayed and shortened 2021 season when he went into the player assistance program and left the Predators in late January. He returned to play a handful of games for the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League that spring, but it wasn't until he sold his house and cars and moved from his hometown of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to Nashville that summer that he met his fiancée and got back on track.

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