Overview
- NESN presented the fan-voted honor pregame Tuesday at TD Garden before the regular-season finale against the Devils.
- Minten finished the regular season with 17 goals, 34 points and a plus-20 rating, ranking seventh among NHL rookies.
- Acquired from Toronto in the Brandon Carlo trade at the 2025 deadline, he earned a roster spot and centered Boston’s third line.
- He edged finalists Jonathan Aspirot, Mark Kastelic and Marat Khusnutdinov in the vote.
- The 21-year-old logged two overtime winners, 139 hits and key penalty-kill minutes, and now readies for his first Stanley Cup Playoffs.