Predators forward Wayne Simmonds has been named a finalist for the 2019 Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award to be presented at the 2019 NHL Awards.

The finalists and eventual winner are selected by Messier, ultimately choosing a player "who exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team, on and off the ice, during the regular season and who plays a leading role in his community growing the game of hockey."

Acquired by the Preds at the 2019 NHL Trade Deadline from Philadelphia, Simmonds posted 17 goals and 30 points in 79 games with the Flyers and Predators this season. The veteran winger served as an alternate captain with the Flyers, and his leadership qualities were one of the driving forces that led Predators General Manager David Poile to acquire Simmonds at the deadline.