Posts About "Hart Trophy"
Eric Lindros: A Player Who Changed Hockey Both On and Off The Ice
September 29th, 2017 This article was originally published in November, 2012. Say what you will about Eric Lindros, but the former Flyers captain changed hockey both with his on-ice presence as well as his off-ice headlines. On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the 39-year-old native from London, Ontario will be inducted into the...
2017 NHL Awards: All You Need to Know
June 21st, 2017 The 2016-17 NHL season was officially closed at the NHL Awards ceremony at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Wednesday night. In addition to the awards, the much-anticipated announcement of the Vegas Golden Knights' expansion roster was announced throughout the show. The awards were voted on at the end of the regular season, so the...
And the Wild's MVP Is...?
May 4th, 2017 The Minnesota Wild’s season came to a heartbreaking end last weekend with a 4-3 overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues in the first round of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Despite this, the 2016-17 reason can be viewed as a success. One of the reasons for that success is the incredible play of many Wild players, leaving the team with...
McDavid Destined to Win Hart Trophy
May 2nd, 2017 The nominations are in, and Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid has been named a Hart Trophy finalist alongside Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins) and Sergei Bobrovsky (Columbus Blue Jackets). In what's been an exciting year for the Oilers, McDavid could potentially be Edmonton's first Hart Trophy winner since 1989-90. Mark...
The Connor McDavid Trifecta
April 9th, 2017 With one game remaining on the Edmonton Oilers 2016-17 schedule, Connor McDavid is on the verge of completing one of the finest sophomore campaigns season in recent memory. Should the talented youngster manage to pick up a couple of points in tonight’s season finale against the Vancouver Canucks, he will not only officially win the...
Kucherov Is a Hart Contender
March 17th, 2017 The Hart Memorial Trophy is awarded to the National Hockey League's most valuable player. It is an award generally given to a player with the best stats on one of the better teams in the league. But the timeless argument about the recipient of an MVP award is whether or not it is given to the player that gives the most value to his...
Jaromir Jagr....You Gotta Have Hart
April 11th, 2016 A couple of the NHL's annual trophies have already been won with Patrick Kane winning the Art Ross as the league's leading scorer. The Anaheim Ducks' goaltending duo of Frederik Anderson and John Gibson picked up the Jennings Trophy for allowing the fewest number of goals in the regular season. Other trophies, like the Calder, Norris and...
Erik Karlsson Closing In On Third Norris Trophy
January 21st, 2016 The James Norris Memorial Trophy is labelled as the award for the best defenseman in the NHL during the regular season. It has since been turned into an award for the defenseman with the highest point totals. Not only has Erik Karlsson made a name for himself as one of the best offensive defensemen in the league, he’s been awarded for...
Hockey News: Carey Price Sweeps NHL Awards; 2015-16 Rule Changes
June 25th, 2015 Carey Price may have wished the NHL Awards Show was held in his backyard. His amount of check-in bags at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas will reach epic proportions. View image | gettyimages.com The Montreal Canadiens goaltender travels home with four major NHL awards, after a season that saw him...
Remembering Elmer Lach
April 4th, 2015 Today we join the hockey world in mourning the death of legendary Canadiens centerman Elmer Lach. We extend our deepest condolences to the family of Mr. Lach in their time of grief. A key member of one of the most electrifying forward lines ever assembled, Lach played a hard-driving style of hockey that embraced those dirty areas...
Patrick Kane Frontrunner For the Hart Trophy
February 18th, 2015 The Chicago Blackhawks have been a bit streaky with their play this season, struggling through some stretches and dominating others. Back in November on the Circus Trip, they won 5 of 6 games - including consecutive 4-1 wins over Pacific Division powerhouses Anaheim and Los Angeles - and were being hailed as the obvious Stanley Cup...
Rick Nash: The Chronicles of an MVP Candidate, Part 1
February 4th, 2015 I’ve written a fair bit about Rick Nash over the past four months or so, but when you step a look from a distance at what he’s accomplishing this season, you’ll realize it is warranted in every sense. Through 48 games, Nash has in my opinion been the Rangers MVP, and he should be the NHL’s come June if his remarkable season...
He’s Gotta Have "Hart": Making Malkin’s Case for MVP
January 15th, 2015 It is the midway point of the season and nearly every NHL media outlet has put forth their opinions on the potential season award winners. When the discussion turns to the leader for the Hart Memorial Trophy names such as Rick Nash, Tyler Johnson, Vladimir Tarasenko, Ryan Getzlaf, Tyler Seguin, Steven Stamkos and Pekka Rinne seem to...
