The NHL Awards were held Wednesday night and some interesting choices were made for the trophies. Below are the award winners, finalists and voting totals where applicable (via the PHWA unless otherwise noted):
Ted Lindsay Award – Most Outstanding Player (as voted by the players)
Winner: Connor McDavid (Oilers)
Runners-Up: Taylor Hall (Devils), Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)
Norris Trophy – Top Defenseman
Winner: Victor Hedman (Lightning)
Runners-Up: Drew Doughty (Kings), P.K. Subban (Predators)
King Clancy Trophy – Humanitarian
Winners: Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin (Canucks)
Runners-Up: P.K. Subban (Predators), Jason Zucker (Wild)
Calder Trophy – Rookie Of The Year
Winner: Mathew Barzal (Islanders)
Runners-Up: Brock Boeser (Canucks), Clayton Keller (Coyotes)
Lady Byng Trophy – Most Gentlemanly Player
Winner: William Karlsson (Golden Knights)
Runners-Up: Aleksander Barkov (Panthers), Ryan O’Reilly (Sabres)
Bill Masterton Award – Perseverance, Sportsmanship, And Dedication
Winner: Brian Boyle (Devils)
Runners-Up: Jordan Staal (Hurricanes), Roberto Luongo (Panthers)
Selke Trophy – Best Defensive Forward
Winner: Anze Kopitar (Kings)
Runners-Up: Patrice Bergeron (Bruins), Sean Couturier (Flyers)
Jack Adams Award – Coach Of The Year
Winner: Gerard Gallant (Golden Knights)
Runners-Up: Jared Bednar (Avalanche), Bruce Cassidy (Bruins)
Full Voting Results (via Sean Leahy of NBC Sports)
Messier Leadership Award
Winner: Deryk Engelland (Golden Knights)
Runners-Up: Wayne Simmonds (Flyers), Blake Wheeler (Jets)
Vezina Trophy – Goaltender Of The Year
Winner: Pekka Rinne (Predators)
Runners-Up: Connor Hellebuyck (Jets), Andrei Vasilevskiy (Lightning)
Full Voting Results (via Leahy)
General Manager Of The Year
Winner: George McPhee (Golden Knights)
Runners-Up: Kevin Cheveldayoff (Jets), Steve Yzerman (Lightning)
Full Voting Results (via Mark Stepneski of Stars Inside Edge)
Hart Trophy – Most Valuable Player
Winner: Taylor Hall (Devils)
Runners-Up: Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche), Anze Kopitar (Kings)
Hall deserved it. As did Mckinnon. McKinnon had lando and Rantannan though. Hall didn’t really have anyone and was significantly higher in points than the next best Devil.
Great race this year!!
Hall only had 1 more point than Anze. Kopitar had Dustin Brown and Iafalo as his wingers
Kings have Doughty, Carter, Quick, and solid B-level players (Toffoli, Pearson).
Not one all-star compliment for Hall.
Just saying.
Carter missed 3/4 of the season
Yes but hall pretty much carried the team into the playoffs, whereas the Mings have a solid and complete team with multiple people pulling them along
As a Ranger fan I have to say the Devil deserved the Hart trophy. And if a Ranger says that it’s probably true.
Bergeron probably should have won the Selke again.
Probably true