It was pretty much a foregone conclusion.
Goaltender Dan Vladar was the odds-on favorite to win the voting for this year’s Bobby Clarke Trophy for team most valuable player so when the voting results came in, there was no surprise.
The award was selected by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.
Vladar joined the Flyers last offseason after signing a two-year contract on July 1, 2025.
In his first season in Philadelphia, Vladar has set career highs in games played (52), games started (51), wins (29), and goals-against average (2.42). Entering Tuesday night’s season finale vs. Montreal, Vladar ranks third in goals-against average among qualified NHL goaltenders and has allowed two goals or fewer in 34 of 51 starts.
Other award winners announced on Tuesday:
>Barry Ashbee Trophy (Flyers Most Outstanding Defenseman)
Travis Sanheim:
This was Sanheim’s fourth Barry Ashbee recognition, and this year marks the third-consecutive season he has received the honor. Sanheim paced all Flyers defensemen in average time-on-ice for the third-consecutive season (24:13), a figure that ranked 16th among all NHL players.
His 11 goals/37 points led Flyers blueliners for the third-straight year, and he set a new single-season career-high goal total of 11. This year, he entered the top four in all-time games played, goals, assists, and points among franchise defensemen.
>Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy (Flyers Most Improved Player)
Jamie Drysdale:
In a vote by his teammates, Drysdale receives the award after a banner season.
This season, Drysdale has set a career high in goals (8) and tied his personal best for points in a season (32). Compared to last season, Drysdale has seen a plus-29 improvement in plus-minus while averaging nearly two more minutes of ice time per game.
>Flyers Alumni Community Leadership Award
Garnet Hathaway:
Garnet Hathaway is this year’s recipient of the Flyers Alumni Community Leadership Award. The award is given to the Flyer who best demonstrates outstanding leadership, both on and off the ice, as well as a significant contribution to the community.
Since founding Hath’s Heroes with his wife Lindsay in 2019, Garnet Hathaway, who was inspired by his great-grandfather and Winnipeg firefighter, Garnet McElroy, has built a platform dedicated to supporting first responders and their families through program resources, financial assistance, and community-based programming.
>Toyota Cup Award (most star of the game points)
Trevor Zegras:
In his first year with the Flyers, Zegras has set single-season career highs in goals (26), points (67), power-play goals (10) and power-play points (23). His seven shootout goals lead all NHL skaters. This season, the forward set the two longest point streaks of his career, which included a career-long and team-high nine-game point streak from Dec. 9-23, 2025.
>Gene Hart Memorial Award (player demonstrating the most “heart)
Travis Sanheim:
The Philadelphia Flyers Fan Club selected Travis Sanheim as the winner of the Gene Hart Memorial Award. This award is given to the player who demonstrated the most “heart” during the season, as voted on by members of the Flyers Fan Club at their monthly meetings.
>Yanick Dupre Memorial Award (character, dignity, respect for the game) Dan Vladar:
The Philadelphia chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association (PHWA) selected Vladar as this year’s recipient of the Yanick Dupre (Class Guy) Memorial Award, which is presented annually to the Flyer who best illustrates character, dignity and respect for the sport both on and off the ice.
The award honors the memory of Yanick Dupre, who died on August 16, 1997, at the age of 24 after a 16-month battle with leukemia. Dupre was selected by the Flyers in the third round (50th overall) of the 1991 NHL Draft and played parts of three seasons with the team (1991-92, 1994-95 and 1995-96).
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