The NHL announced every NHL team's King Clancy Trophy nominee on Monday, which is presented annually to "the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community"

Last year, Nick Foligno of the Columbus Blue Jackets won the award after he and wife Janelle gave $1 million to Children hospitals in both Boston and the city he plays in. The year before, Vancouver Canucks captain Henrik Sedin won the honors after he and twin brother Daniel gave $1.5 million to the BC Children's Hospital. The twins also formed their only Family Foundation.

The Trophy is named after Frank Clancy, an All-Star in the '20s and '30s for the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs. He later worked as an NHL referee and coached four seasons - one with the Montreal Maroons and three for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was executive for the Leafs franchise until he died in 1986.

The Clancy trophy was first presented in 1988 to Hall of Famer, Lanny McDonald, who worked extensively for multiple charities in Calgary and Toronto. He was followed by New York Islanders icon Bryan Trottier, then Kevin Lowe, Dave Taylor and Ray Bourque - who all did plenty of charity work.

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Looking at some of the nominees, Mark Borowiecki, who was nominated from the Ottawa Senators, worked with Canadian veterans and formed strong relationships with many of them. Tyler Seguin of the Dallas Stars gave $40,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Collin County. Brendan Gallagher of the Montreal Canadiens helped run the SKATE FOR KIDS event, and was involved at the Shriners Hospital for Children.

All 31 men are obviously very deserving of the award for selflessly putting hockey aside to help their communities. The NHL Awards ceremony will take place on June 20th.

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