Josh Anderson Wins An Award

The Montreal Canadiens just announced that Josh Anderson was this year's recipient of the Jacques-Beauchamp-Molson Trophy. The forward is having a nice season and this adds a bit more recognition to that.

With all the Blue Jackets talk, Anderson was important to them too. His name came up before the Flyers game when I was chatting with the Columbus media so it’s no surprise how the Montreal media feels about him too. He’s that kind of guy and player.

Here’s how the rest of the voting shook out:

Anderson received the most votes in the race for the Jacques Beauchamp-Molson Trophy, earning a total of 47 points to finish ahead of teammates Brendan Gallagher (46 points) and Alexandre Carrier (23 points). The forward succeeds defenseman David Savard, who was the recipient of the award in 2023-24 and 2022-23.

Created in 1981 to honor the memory of legendary sportswriter Jacques Beauchamp, who spent most of his professional career covering the Canadiens, the Jacques Beauchamp-Molson Trophy was first awarded to Doug Jarvis following the 1981-82 season.