Celebrini tipped for Hart Trophy in Hockey News 2026-27 NHL forecast
The Hockey News picks Macklin Celebrini of San Jose for the Hart Trophy, McDavid for the Art Ross, Matthews for the Richard and Wallstedt for the Vezina.
The Hockey News has named Macklin Celebrini of San Jose as its favourite for the Hart Trophy in the 2026-27 NHL regular season. Nikita Kucherov of Tampa Bay and Nathan MacKinnon of Colorado are the other two on its shortlist.
Connor McDavid of Edmonton is picked for the Art Ross Trophy, with Celebrini and McDavid's team-mate Leon Draisaitl in the top 3.
- Maurice Richard Trophy: Auston Matthews of Toronto, ahead of Kirill Kaprizov of Minnesota and Cole Caufield of Montreal.
- Vezina Trophy: Jesper Wallstedt of Minnesota, with Igor Shesterkin of the Rangers and Mackenzie Blackwood of Colorado as finalists.
- Norris Trophy: Miro Heiskanen of Dallas, with Cale Makar of Colorado and Quinn Hughes of Minnesota.
- Calder Trophy: Gavin McKenna of Toronto, with Porter Martone of Philadelphia and Ivar Stenberg of San Jose.
San Jose hold two spots: Celebrini on the Hart and Art Ross lists, Stenberg in the Calder mix. Minnesota and Colorado each have three players across the forecast.
If Celebrini and Stenberg both deliver, San Jose would go into the year with an individual-award case the club has rarely had.
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