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2007-2008 NHL Award Finalists
Each year the Professional Hockey Writers' Association plays homage to the many players that have excelled during the course of the season under the lights with a spectacular awards show in Toronto, Canada.
On June 12th, Martin Brodeur, Sidney Crosby, Henrik Lundqvist and a handful of others are once again award finalists. The three mentioned are no strangers to receiving awards. Last year, Brodeur and Crosby were finalists for the Hart Trophy, which Crosby won and Brodeur and Lundqvist were finalists for the Vezina Trophy, which Brodeur went on to win.
Without any further delay, here are the finalists, as voted upon by the Professional Hockey Writers� Association.
Hart Trophy
The Hart Memorial Trophy is an annual award given to the player judged to be the most valuable to his team. The winner is selected in a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association in all NHL cities at the end of the regular season.
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin became the first player in a dozen years to reach 60 goals. He wound up with 65 and a League-best 112 points, capturing both the Art Ross Trophy and the Maurice Richard Trophy.
Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin rose up when last season�s Hart Trophy winner Sidney Crosby went down with a high ankle sprain. Malkin wound up finishing second to Ovechkin with 106 points. His 47 goals were fourth in the NHL.
Calgary Flames right wing Jarome Iginla continued to state his case as the League�s finest power forward with second career 50-goal season and 98 points, good for third in the NHL in both statistical categories.
2007 Winner - Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh
Art Ross Trophy
The Art Ross Trophy is awarded annually to the player who leads the league in points at the end of the regular season.
Winner - Alex Ovechkin
2007 Winner - Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh
Jack Adams Award
The Jack Adams Award is an annual award presented by the National Hockey League Broadcasters' Association to the NHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success. The winner is selected in a poll among members of the NHL Broadcasters' Association at the end of the regular season.
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Mike Babcock of the Detroit Red Wings
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Bruce Boudreau of the Washington Capitals
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Guy Carbonneau of the Montreal Canadiens
Are the three finalists for the Jack Adams Award, presented to the coach who has �contributed the most to his team�s success.�
2007 Winner - Alain Vigneault, Vancouver
Calder Memorial Trophy
The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League. The winner is selected in a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association at the end of the regular season.
Despite finishing the regular season scoring race first, second and third among the NHL's talented crop of rookies, Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks and Nicklas Backstrom of the Washington Capitals are the trio of finalists up for this season�s Calder Trophy.
Kane, who began this season as an 18-year-old, was the No. 1 overall pick in last June's NHL Entry Draft. Toews, who turns 20 next week, and Backstrom, who already is 20, were the third and fourth overall picks, respectively, in 2006.
2007 Winner - Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy is an annual award given to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability. The winner is selected in a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association at the end of the regular season.
Detroit center Pavel Datsyuk, who has won the trophy in back-to-back years now, is joined by Tampa Bay right wing Martin St. Louis and Buffalo right wing Jason Pominville. St. Louis was last season's runner-up.
2007 Winner - Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit
Frank J. Selke Trophy
The Frank J. Selke Trophy is an annual award given to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game.
Between the three of them they scored 94 goals and dished out 138 assists. Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg and John Madden, are the three candidates for this year's Frank J. Selke Trophy, given to the League's best defensive forward.
Datsyuk and Zetterberg have been known to lift the Detroit Red Wings with their offense, but that offense often is created by their near-flawless defense � which, most of the time, comes at the expense of the opposition's top line.
Madden is well-known as the New Jersey Devils' best shut-down forward and one of the best faceoff men on the planet. He is familiar with the Selke Trophy � he won it in 2001 and finished second in the voting in 2003 and 2004.
Datsyuk, a two-time Lady Byng Memorial Trophy winner, and Zetterberg never have been Selke finalists. Odds are this won't be their last nomination.
2007 Winner - Rod Brind'Amour, Carolina
Vezina Trophy
The Vezina Trophy is an annual award given to the goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at this position as voted by the general managers of all NHL clubs.
In one corner is the mainstay, in New Jersey Devils� Martin Brodeur. Last season, Brodeur captured his third Vezina Trophy in the last four seasons after setting an NHL record with 48 victories. This season he won 44 games.
In another corner, we have the element of surprise, the unlikely candidate in San Jose Sharks Evgeni Nabokov. He has never been a Vezina finalist and had previously never played in more than 67 games in one season. Nabokov played in 77 this time around.
And finally, we have the rising star, the current and future "King" of New York in Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist. This is Lundqvist's third-straight season as a Vezina finalist, meaning he's been in the final three in each of his three NHL seasons.
In Brodeur, Nabokov and Lundqvist the three Vezina finalists had a combined 127 wins, including 20 shutouts, 226 games played for 13,499 total minutes played, 5,223 saves versus only 491 goals allowed.
2007 Winner � Martin Brodeur
Maurice Richard Trophy
The Maurice Richard Trophy is awarded annually to the player with the most goals at the end of the regular season.
Winner - Alex Ovechkin, Washington, 65 goals
2007 Winner - Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay, 52 goals
Norris Trophy
The James Norris Memorial Trophy is an annual award given to the defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position.
Between Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings, Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins and Dion Phaneuf of the Calgary Flames, the trio of finalists has a combined 44 goals and 137 assists for 181 points, an average of 60.3 points per defensemen.
2007 Winner - Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit
Other awards to be handed out on June 12th:
Lester B. Pearson Award
The Lester B. Pearson Award is an annual award presented to the National Hockey League's outstanding player as selected by the members of the NHL Players' Association.
2007 Winner - Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh
William H. Jennings Trophy
The William H. Jennings Trophy is awarded annually to the goaltender who has the lowest goals-against average at the end of the regular season after playing a minimum of 25 games.
2007 Winner - Nicklas Backstrom and Manny Fernandez, Minnesota
Bill Masterton Memorial Award
The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is an annual award under the trusteeship of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association and is given to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey.
2007 Winner - Phil Kessel, Boston
King Clancy Memorial Trophy
The King Clancy Memorial Trophy is an annual award given to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community.
2007 Winner - Saku Koivu, Montreal
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