Minnesota Wild Forward Marcus Foligno Wins the NHL's King Clancy Award for Leadership and Service
The NHL will donate $25,000 to the Janis Foligno Foundation after Foligno was recognized for leadership and off-ice service.
- Minnesota Wild left winger Marcus Foligno received the 2025-26 King Clancy Memorial Trophy in a surprise presentation at the Masonic Cancer Center at the University of Minnesota from his older brother, Chicago Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno.
- The NHL awards the trophy annually to the player who best exemplifies leadership on and off the ice, with a selection committee including NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman choosing the winner each year.
- Marcus and Nick organized the 'Foligno Faceoff' event this year, raising more than $200,000 for breast cancer research through the Janis Foligno Foundation they established to honor their late mother.
- As part of the award, the NHL will donate $25,000 to the Janis Foligno Foundation, which extends meaningful support to individuals and families affected by cancer.
- Foligno, who finished his 15th season in the league, joins previous Wild winners Matt Dumba and Jason Zucker, having accumulated 336 career points in 931 games with the Buffalo Sabres and Minnesota.
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Nick Foligno surprises brother Marcus with the King Clancy Trophy
Marcus Foligno, a former Sudbury Wolves star who is now a member of the Minnesota Wild, has won the King Clancy Memorial Trophy. And in a touching moment, his brother Nick, also a former Wolves star and now a Wild teammate, was waiting for Marcus at a Minneapolis hospital on Thursday to present him the coveted trophy.
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Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Foligno wins the NHL's King Clancy award for leadership and service
Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Foligno has received this season’s King Clancy Memorial Trophy for leadership and service.
Minnesota Wild's Marcus Foligno Wins NHL's King Clancy Trophy
Minnesota Wild left winger Marcus Foligno is the 2025-26 winner of the NHL's King Clancy Memorial Trophy.His brother and teammate, Nick Foligno, surprised him with the trophy while he was touring the Masonic Cancer Center at the University of Minnesota.The King Clancy Trophy is awarded "to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community," the NHL said. …
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