2026 Conn Smythe Winner is: Jordan Staal

[Leonardo87]

2026: Conn Smythe Winner is:

Jordan Staal



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[Leonardo87]

Jordan Staal!!!! Well Deserved!

 

[DaveG]

Oldest player to win the trophy!

 

[Alexei Yashvalev]

The lowest point total for a Conn Smythe winning forward, and by a lot.

 

[Ignatius]

#1 Staal brother

 

[MaxDummy]

The guy is a unit

 

[Dynamite Time]

Good move by the league!!!

 

[A1LeafNation]

So not Marner? Lol.

 

[Harvey Birdman]

Well Deserved. Being a Pens fan happy to see Staal with the CS and another cup.

 

[BeranekAndNeck]

Good way to go out, if that’s what he does

 

[All Mod Cons]

Very well deserved.

 

[JohanFranzenstein]

Hell yeah

 

[Ignatius]

The lowest point total for a Conn Smythe winning forward, and by a lot.

Probably fewest games played as well

EDIT: In the modern 16-win NHL playoff format (since 1987), the fewest games played to win the Stanley Cup is 18, achieved by the 1987–88 Edmonton Oilers. They finished the playoffs with a 16–2 record.

The 2026 Carolina Hurricanes (16-3 record) are highlighted among teams with the fewest losses in the modern era. 19 games played.

 

[CokenoPepsi]

Jordan Staal? Lol...someone had to win i guess

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Marner got robbed. WOW. I’m sorry Mitch, sincerely all of Canada.

 

[State of Hockey]

If it was an award for just the Final, sure. But it's not, so it should have been Marner without question.

 

[Slayer97]

What an absolute robbery to Marner. He was so far and above all his peers for the entire playoffs.

Staal feels like another send-off story, and shit like this makes it hard to take it serious. This is worse than Crosby in '16

 

[Hale The Villain]

Obviously should have been Marner, but Staal can thank the silly belief that the Conn Smythe winner should only come from the team that wins the cup.

 

[Crazy Monkey]

Oh this night keeps getting better. Glad to see a true warrior like Staal get this, instead of that other guy

 

[Maplebeasts]

Good for him! I would have picked Slavin but Staal is class.

 

[jetsforever]

Not the best choice IMO but still an impressive run - congrats to him

 

[ORRFForever]

I would have preferred someone else / someone younger (the Stank) but...

 

[VainGretzky]

12 points in playoffs lol

 

[647Hockey]

Congrats. 37 years old. And very consistent stats too. Both reg season and playoffs. Here's his reg season stats.

 

[SuperScript29]

If you watched Staal play, you'd know he deserved it. I'm glad they gave it to someone who does more than just points.