Karlsson wins 2026 Mr. TNT award

Erik Karlsson topped off his memorable season with probably the most prestigious award in sports activities.

On Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman received the 2026 Mr. TNT award introduced by the NHL on TNT broadcast crew.

Teammate Kris Letang introduced the trophy to Karlsson in a video aired on the TNT postgame present.

“Thank you to the entire TNT panel for voting for me. I appreciate it,” Karlsson mentioned throughout his acceptance speech. “Don’t actually know what this implies, however it means rather a lot to me and its one thing I’ll bear in mind endlessly. I’ll put it among the many few different trophies that I’ve.

“I hope that this solidifies the bandwagon support we (Penguins) are going to get from Biz. That he has finally moved over to our team forever. That’s what I take this award as and that’s what it means to me.”