Travis Sanheim earned two end-of-year team awards Tuesday night while Travis Konecny, Matvei Michkov, Bobby Brink, Noah Cates and Garnet Hathaway also earned accolades.
The Philadelphia Flyers announced their end-of-season team awards prior to Tuesday night’s game against Columbus. And Travis Sanheim took home two of the awards while Matvei Michkov, Travis Konecny, Bobby Brink, Noah Cates and Garnet Hathaway took home individual awards.
Sanheim won the Barry Ashbee Trophy for Most Outstanding Defenseman, marking the third time the blueliner earned the accolade and the second year in a row. Sanheim ranks first in time on ice and second in blocked shots while ranking twelfth in the league overall in ice time. The blueliner also earned the Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award Memorial Award, given to the Flyer “who best illustrates character, dignity and respect for the sport both on and off the ice.” The award is named after the late Flyer who passed away from leukemia in 1997 at age 24.
Matvei Michkov won the Toyota Cup awarded to the Flyer receiving the most points accumulated from the three-game stars announced at the end of each Flyers’ home game. The Russian rookie was the first star seven times, second star four times and third star four times. The Toyota Cup also comes with the car company making a donation to a charity of Michkov’s choosing.
Elsewhere, Travis Konecny won the Bobby Clarke Trophy given to the Most Valuable Player, marking the second consecutive year Konecny took home the award. Konecny is tied for the team lead in goals while first in assists, points, power play goals and power play points. Konecny, who has 75 points in 80 games this year, also had his first five-point game this season in a wild tilt against Minnesota in October.
Bobby Brink has been a bright spot with the Flyers this year and that work wasn’t ignored. Brink won the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy for Most Improved Player. The award, selected by the players, is Brink’s first. Brink has career highs in games played, goals, and assists while being a mainstay on Philadelphia’s impressive, hard-working third line alongside Tyson Foerster and Noah Cates.
Speaking of Cates, he took home the Gene Hart Memorial Award, given to the Flyer who showed the most “heart” during the season. The award, voted on by members of the Flyers Fan Club, was presented by anthem singer Lauren Hart earlier Tuesday afternoon. The award also comes with a donation from the Flyers Fan Club to a charity or organization of Cates’ choice. Cates has been a steadying presence on most nights, playing a solid two-way game while scoring 16 times and adding 20 helpers.
And Garnet Hathaway — who was nominated earlier in the day for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy — won the Flyers Alumni Community Leadership Award. The award is given for outstanding leadership both on the ice and off while also making a worthwhile contribution to the community. The award also comes with a $5,000 donation from the Flyers Alumni to a charity of Hathaway’s choice.
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