Avalanche Captain Gabriel Landeskog Wins Masterton Trophy, Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award

Colorado Avalanche left winger Gabriel Landeskog is the 2025-26 winner of the Bill Masterton Trophy and Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award.

The Masterton Trophy is awarded to the NHLer who best exemplifies perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. The Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award goes to the player who best exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team on and off the ice and plays a leading role in growing hockey in his community.

Landeskog played his first regular-season games since the 2021-22 campaign this year. He had 14 goals and 21 assists for 35 points in 60 games this season.

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Landeskog has been the captain of the Avalanche since Sept. 4, 2012, when he was 19 years and 286 days old. Since then, he's helped the Avalanche become perennial Stanley Cup contenders, winning it all in 2022. Landeskog is the second Swedish-born player to lead a team to the Stanley Cup, following Nicklas Lidstrom.

Off the ice, Landeskog has donated game tickets and street hockey equipment while supporting local organizations in efforts to grow youth participation in hockey. He's also focused on anti-bullying efforts, such as Friends Colorado and You Can Play.

Landeskog previously won the Calder Trophy in 2011-12. Now, he has some more hardware to recognize his significant achievements.

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This story was originally published June 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM.