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In one of the most emotional moments of the NHL season, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Sean Monahan<\/a> was named the 2025 recipient of the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, awarded for perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monahan, 30, received the award at his home outside Toronto, in a surprise orchestrated by none other than Meredith Gaudreau, widow of Johnny Gaudreau<\/a>, Monahan\u2019s longtime best friend and former Flames teammate who died tragically last August in a bicycle accident alongside his brother, Matthew. Both were struck by an alleged drunk driver in Salem County, New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t hear John\u2019s name without thinking of Sean,\u201d Meredith said. \u201cThey\u2019re best friends, they\u2019re brothers.
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\u201cJohn knows I don\u2019t like the spotlight,\u201d Monahan said. \u201cSo I feel like he\u2019s probably watching that moment and laughing at me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHaving Meredith come down\u2026 was a lot of emotions right away and very special.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A $2,500 donation will be made to the Bill Masterton Scholarship Fund in Monahan\u2019s name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a real big honor,\u201d Monahan said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of special names on that trophy.
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The meaning behind it is something I take great pride in \u2014 being on a team, being a father, a husband.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Meredith\u2019s words: \u201cSean, you persevered through one of the hardest things. This one\u2019s just celebrating your character\u2026 I know John is so proud of you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now, with his name etched into Masterton history, Monahan stands not only as a symbol of perseverance on the ice but of enduring love and friendship off it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In one of the most emotional moments of the NHL season, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Sean Monahan was named the 2025 recipient of the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, awarded for perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey. Monahan, 30, received the award at his home outside Toronto, in a surprise orchestrated by none other than Meredith Gaudreau, widow of Johnny Gaudreau, Monahan\u2019s longtime best friend and former Flames teammate who died tragically last August in a bicycle accident alongside his brother, Matthew. Both were struck by an alleged drunk driver in Salem County, New Jersey. \u201cYou don\u2019t hear John\u2019s name without thinking of Sean,\u201d Meredith said. \u201cThey\u2019re best friends, they\u2019re brothers. \u201d \u201cJohn knows I don\u2019t like the spotlight,\u201d Monahan said. \u201cSo I feel like he\u2019s probably watching that moment and laughing at me.\u201d \u201cHaving Meredith come down\u2026 was a lot of emotions right away and very special.\u201d A $2,500 donation will be made to the Bill Masterton Scholarship Fund in Monahan\u2019s name. \u201cIt\u2019s a real big honor,\u201d Monahan said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of special names on that trophy. The meaning behind it is something I take great pride in \u2014 being on a team, being a father, a husband.\u201d In Meredith\u2019s words: \u201cSean, you persevered through one of the hardest things. This one\u2019s just celebrating your character\u2026 I know John is so proud of you.\u201d And now, with his name etched into Masterton history, Monahan stands not only as a symbol of perseverance on the ice but of enduring love and friendship off it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":32653,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[220,169,531,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american-sport-football-news","category-news","category-news-2","category-news-and-analysis"],"yoast_head":"\nSean Monahan Wins Masterton Trophy - Matchplug Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sean Monahan was named the 2025 recipient of the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, awarded for perseverance, sportsmanship to hockey.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/sean-monahan-wins-masterton-trophy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sean Monahan Wins Masterton Trophy - 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