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PHWA Announce 2019-20 Midseason Awards

January 23, 2020 at 9:43 am CDT | by Gavin Lee 13 Comments

Though they have no bearing on the eventual winners, each season the Professional Hockey Writers Association vote for the Midseason Awards to give fans an idea of who is leading the charge around the NHL at the halfway point. Today those ballots have been tallied and the midseason trophies were given out:

Hart Trophy – Most valuable player

1. Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
2. Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
3. David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins

Norris Trophy – Best defenseman

1. John Carlson, Washington Capitals
2. Roman Josi, Nashville Predators
3. Dougie Hamilton, Carolina Hurricanes

Selke Trophy – Best defensive forward

1. Sean Couturier, Philadelphia Flyers
2. Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins
3. Ryan O’Reilly, St. Louis Blues

Calder Trophy – Best rookie

1. Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche
2. Quinn Hughes, Vancouver Canucks
3. Victor Olofsson, Buffalo Sabres

Lady Byng Trophy – Sportsmanship & gentlemanly conduct

1. Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
2. Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
3. Ryan O’Reilly, St. Louis Blues

Vezina Trophy – Best goaltender

1. Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets
2. Ben Bishop, Dallas Stars
3. Darcy Kuemper, Arizona Coyotes

Jack Adams Award – Best coach

1. Mike Sullivan, Pittsburgh Penguins
2. John Tortorella, Columbus Blue Jackets
3. Craig Berube, St. Louis Blues

Jim Gregory GM of the Year Award

1. Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche
2. John Chayka, Arizona Coyotes
3. Doug Armstrong, St. Louis Blues

Rod Langway Award – Best defensive defenseman

1. Jaccob Slavin, Carolina Hurricanes
2. Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning
3. Roman Josi, Nashville Predators

Comeback Player of the Year Award

1. William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs
2. Anthony Duclair, Ottawa Senators
3. Max Pacioretty, Vegas Golden Knights

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Craig Berube| Doug Armstrong| John Tortorella| Mike Sullivan Anthony Duclair| Auston Matthews| Ben Bishop| Cale Makar| Connor Hellebuyck| Connor McDavid| Darcy Kuemper| David Pastrnak| Dougie Hamilton| Jaccob Slavin| John Carlson| Max Pacioretty| Nathan MacKinnon| Patrice Bergeron| Quinn Hughes| Roman Josi| Sean Couturier| Victor Hedman| Victor Olofsson| William Nylander

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  1. bigdaddyt

    5 years ago

    Wee willie with an award? Ohhh yaa justifying that 6.9 a year baby

    Reply
  2. DarkSide830

    5 years ago

    three comments here:
    1. good on Couts for the honor
    2. if Matthews wins an award for “gentlemanly conduct” i will vommit.
    3. was Gallant eligible for the Adams trophy

    Reply
  3. aberdeen101

    5 years ago

    John Marino for Pittsburgh is playing just as well as Quinn Hughes.

    Reply
    • jdgoat

      5 years ago

      He’s not

      Reply
    • 66TheNumberOfTheBest

      5 years ago

      Marino is great (a steal by Rutherford) but no. If you offered Vancouver three Marinos for Hughes, they’d still hang up.

      Reply
  4. riverrat55

    5 years ago

    Dominik Kubalik , for Calder candidate from the Chicago Black Hawks.

    Reply
    • MacJablonski--NotVegasLegend

      5 years ago

      G! Kubalik is a good suggestion, especially over Olofsson.

      Reply
  5. jdgoat

    5 years ago

    Austin Matthews? For sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct? Uhm what?

    Reply
  6. mario crosby

    5 years ago

    John Marino is playing well and that was unexpected. But the Calder race was over on opening night. Makar is a tremendous player. He will be in the Norris conversation for years to come.

    Reply
  7. 66TheNumberOfTheBest

    5 years ago

    They got Sullivan right.

    But, what is Nylander coming back from…?

    Reply
    • riverrat55

      5 years ago

      his contract to making near million to multi-millions is what he is coming back from having counted all that extra cash

      Reply
  8. MacJablonski--NotVegasLegend

    5 years ago

    Willy Ny, the coaster guy, coming back from (wait for it): Being the unanimous 2018-2019 award winner for Piss-ant of the Year.

    Reply
  9. MacJablonski--NotVegasLegend

    5 years ago

    Makar should be considered the clear-cut front-runner for Calder (right now). Earlier in the year, I watched him make a blunderous pass into the neutral zone, and was waiting to see if he was going to actually go off on the change. He didn’t, and in fact waited until the opposition started entering his D-zone so he could break up the play and get the pass off to one of his own guys, THEN changed. He’s impressive now, and just getting better, including his defense. Quinn Hughes is also very impressive, but right now, I give the nod to Makar.

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