Penguins/NHL
The NHL Awards show often gets ripped every year for being quirky but this years show was very well done.
There were several heart warming tributes and the league, players, ect knocked it out of the park.
Late @HumboldtBroncos coach Darcy Haugan has been honored with the inaugural Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award, presented to an individual who – through the game of hockey – has positively impacted his or her community, culture or society. #NHLAwards pic.twitter.com/EA60WaRCLX
— NHL (@NHL) June 21, 2018
NOTABLE AWARDS
HART TROPHY
Taylor Hall, New Jersey Devils
New Jersey’s @hallsy09 received 72 first-place tallies and garnered 1,264 voting points to edge Nathan MacKinnon, the top choice of 60 voters, by 70 points. #NHLAwards pic.twitter.com/xCCeM0FUNK
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) June 21, 2018
Taylor Hall became the first New Jersey Devil in team history to take home the Hart Trophy as Hall edged out Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon.
Hall helped lead the Devils to their first playoff berth since the 2011-2012 season and had 41 points more than his next closest teammate.
Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin finished 7th in voting with 97 pts.
Ted Lindsay Award (Leagues Best Player as voted on by Players)
The players' top player. @cmcdavid97 is the Ted Lindsay Award winner! #NHLAwards pic.twitter.com/pJMUuy5zAu
— NHL (@NHL) June 21, 2018
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
McDavid who led the NHL with 108 pts, took home the Ted Lindsay Award, which is voted by the players on who they feel was the best player in the NHL.
What gets lost with McDavid’s season is that he had a striking 84 even strength points, 20 more than any player in the NHL.
Norris Trophy
Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning
This one was expected to be neck-and-neck and it was with Victor Hedman receiving 726 pts in voting to 672 for Drew Doughty.
Vezina Trophy
Pekka Rinne, Nashville Predators
Rinne received 110 first place votes (646 pts) to cruise to his first Vezina Trophy at age 35. Former Penguin Marc Andre Fleury finished 4th in voting (76 pts).
Selke Trophy
Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings
Kopitar (1152 pts) edged Sean Couturier (976 pts) for the leagues best 200 ft player award. Sidney Crosby finished 9th in voting.
Kessel voted Third Team Right Winger
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Right wing: pic.twitter.com/eJ9qoRcSae
— PHWA (@ThePHWA) June 21, 2018
Evgeni Malkin was 4th among centers, Sidney Crosby 5th in voting, while Connor McDavid (1st team)-Nathan MacKinnon (2nd Team)-Anze Kopitar (3rd Team) were the top three centers in voting. [/hide]
Beauty for Hall, kid left Edmonton on iffy terms… Oilers were in a position they had to move him but they didn’t need to take it up the ass on the transaction! The fans turned on him hard and that was BS… This is very fitting!
As for Rinne… wins the Vezina by a landslide… probably wears new colours this year? He collapsed hard in the playoffs again and at 35? Maybe Nashville takes a stab at a Grubauer