The NHL announced on Sunday evening that Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba has won the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, which celebrates a player’s humanitarian work.
While Dumba has been in the mix donating to help Australia’s recovery from wildfires earlier this year and even stopping to help a stranded family last winter, Dumba’s biggest contributions have been raising awareness for social injustice.
In the wake of George Floyd’s death last May, Dumba went to work organizing a fundraiser to help rebuild Lake Street and matched all donations up to $100k.
Dumba was also one of the founders of the Hockey Diversity Alliance which helps create a welcoming environment for everyone in the game of hockey. As part of the alliance, Dumba gave a two-minute speech condemning racism prior to the NHL’s restart in Edmonton last month.
When an issue is bigger than the game, we must speak out. #WeSkateFor Black Lives. pic.twitter.com/mgmMgRM8vI
— NHL (@NHL) August 1, 2020
Dumba is the second straight Wild player to win the award as former Wild forward Jason Zucker won the trophy in 2019 and was a finalist for the award in 2018.
Fellow finalists included New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist and New Jersey Devils defenseman P.K. Subban.
