Posts About "2017 NHL Awards"
2017 Lady Byng Trophy Winner: Johnny Gaudreau
June 21st, 2017 While he may not have had a season filled with consistency as many Calgary Flames’ fans would’ve liked, Johnny Gaudreau did have a Lady Byng worthy season. At the NHL Awards, he was awarded the Lady Byng trophy as the player who exhibited sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with high quality of play on the...
2017 Hart Trophy Winner: Connor McDavid
June 21st, 2017 Connor McDavid has won the 2017 Hart Memorial Trophy. Not only was McDavid the only player in the league to reach 90 points this past season, he took it a step further and reached the 100-point mark in 82 games, along with an impressive 30 goals. Coming off of an injury-shortened rookie season where he scored 16 goals and 48 points in...
2017 Vezina Trophy Winner: Sergei Bobrovsky
June 21st, 2017 Sergei Bobrovsky has won the 2017 Vezina Trophy - the award handed out annually to the best goaltender in the NHL. In a season that saw the Columbus Blue Jackets netminder also earn a spot as a finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy - awarded to the league's Most Valuable Player, Bobrovsky was the clear favorite to win the...
2017 Jack Adams Award Winner: John Tortorella
June 21st, 2017 For the second time in his coaching career, John Tortorella is the NHL’s coach of the year as he was awarded the Jack Adams Award. After a tough start to the season, the Blue Jackets went on an incredible run that pushed the team back into playoff contention. https://twitter.com/BlueJacketsNHL/status/877701828825108480 In the...
2017 Masterton Trophy Winner: Craig Anderson
June 21st, 2017 It was never going to be anybody else. With all due respect to Andrew Cogliano and Derek Ryan, there was simply no chance that Craig Anderson was going to be leaving Las Vegas without the 2017 Masterton Trophy, the award given to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey....
2017 Calder Trophy Winner: Auston Matthews
June 21st, 2017 This award was a little more of a toss up than people may have thought going into the season. But with Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Auston Matthews notching 69 points while playing all 82 games for his club. That included recording his first 40-goal season of his very young NHL...
2017 Ted Lindsay Award Winner: Connor McDavid
June 21st, 2017 From Ted Lindsay through a number of greats and now it’s been handed to Edmonton Oilers’ phenom Connor McDavid after an unbelievable season by the young forward. https://twitter.com/NHLPA/status/877681078969958400 The award was originally named the Lester B. Pearson Award, but renamed after Ted Lindsay April 29, 2010. It’s...
2017 Norris Trophy Winner: Brent Burns
June 21st, 2017 Brent Burns has won the 2017 Norris Trophy - awarded annually to the NHL's best defenseman. In a tight competition that could have been won by any of the three finalists, Burns, Erik Karlsson or Victor Hedman, the San Jose Sharks blueliner ultimately came out on top following a season that was unlike any seen in...
