The annual honor is presented to the player “who exemplifies great leadership qualities on and off the ice and who plays a leading role in his community growing the game of hockey.”
Kings captain Anze Kopitar was honored with the NHL’s Mark Messier Leadership Award on Wednesday.
He spearheaded the Kings’ return to the postseason for the first time in four years. There, he valiantly went nose to nose with Edmonton center and scoring champion Connor McDavid for seven games. In addition to twice hoisting the Cup, Kopitar won two Frank J. Selke trophies as the NHL’s top defensive forward and one Lady Byng Trophy as its most gentlemanly player. In 2018, he was a finalist for the Hart Trophy, finishing third in the league’s most valuable player voting.
Much of his work in the greater Los Angeles area has flown under the radar. It includes multiple children’s charities, such as the Make a Wish Foundation, as well as Wags and Walks, an organization committed to curbing the euthanization of dogs.
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