{"id":2805,"date":"2026-06-25T06:06:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T06:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=2805"},"modified":"2026-06-25T06:06:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T06:06:29","slug":"why-did-mammoth-players-receive-so-many-award-votes-this-year-heres-what-voters-said","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=2805","title":{"rendered":"Why did Mammoth players receive so many award votes this year? Here\u2019s what voters said"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the Utah Mammoth\u2019s second season of existence, the amount of awards votes their players received increased eleven-fold.<\/p>\n

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Under the \u201cUtah Hockey Club\u201d name, Clayton Keller grabbed a third-place vote for the end-of-season all-star team and Mikhail Sergachev got six Bill Masterton Trophy votes, awarded to the player is judged to have persevered through the most hardship.<\/p>\n

The list of players who received votes in season two is much longer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Player\/Coach<\/span><\/th>\nAward<\/span><\/th>\nNumber of votes<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Nick Schmaltz<\/span><\/td>\nSelke Trophy<\/span><\/td>\n23<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clayton Keller<\/span><\/td>\nAll-Star team<\/span><\/td>\n19<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Karel Vejmelka<\/span><\/td>\nAll-Star team<\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clayton Keller<\/span><\/td>\nBill Masterton Trophy<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Marino<\/span><\/td>\nLady Byng Trophy<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dylan Guenther<\/span><\/td>\nAll-Star team<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clayton Keller<\/span><\/td>\nSelke Trophy<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lawson Crouse<\/span><\/td>\nSelke Trophy<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nate Schmidt<\/span><\/td>\nAll-Star team<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nate Schmidt<\/span><\/td>\nLady Byng Trophy<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Andr\u00e9 Tourigny<\/span><\/td>\nJack Adams Award<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

We reached out to a few beat reporters around the league to see what they liked about these particular Mammoth players. Here\u2019s what they said.<\/p>\n

Harman Dayal<\/b>, The Athletic:<\/b> \u201cI was blown away by how Keller carried Utah\u2019s offense when Logan Cooley went down long-term with injury, especially since the Mammoth were outside a playoff spot when that happened. There were other right wingers like Martin Ne\u010das who scored more points than Keller, but Ne\u010das had the benefit of playing on Nathan MacKinnon\u2019s line, whereas I\u2019d argue that Keller didn\u2019t have a true No. 1 center to play with all season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adam Vingan<\/b>, Sportsnet:<\/b> \u201cGuenther scoring 40 goals at such a young age was wildly impressive, but his one-timer was also one of the most dangerous weapons in the NHL. He led all forwards in one-timer attempts with 177, and his 17 one-timer goals ranked fifth among all skaters, behind only the likes of Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos and Leon Draisaitl.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sheng Peng<\/b>, SJ Hockey Now: <\/b>\u201cStarting goalies don\u2019t play as much as they used to, so I give a lot of credit to a starter like Karel Vejmelka, the only netminder to eclipse 60 appearances this season. It takes an underrated mental and physical fortitude to carry the load like that, and Vejmelka did it with very respectable Goals Saved Above Expected numbers, while also leading the Mammoth to the playoffs.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s also worth noting that head coach Andr\u00e9 Tourigny garnered a third-place vote for the Jack Adams award, given to the coach of the year. That award is decided by the broadcasters\u2019 association, which does not publicly reveal who voted for whom.<\/p>\n

Which Mammoth players got NHL Awards votes from the Deseret News? <\/h3>\n

I included three Mammoth players on my ballots:<\/p>\n