There are not tons of fans on this site, but there are a few. The NHL season is winding down, the individual awards will soon be voted on. Any thoughts, shoe-ins, arguments for your faves?
The categories are:
Hart (MVP) I like Thornton.
Norris (top Defenseman) No idea.
Selke (best defensive forward) No Idea.
Lady Byng (sportsmanship) ???
Calder (rookie) Phaneuf, but I am from Calgary - should go to Ovechkin.
Jack Adams (coach) No idea - but NOT Pat Quinn
Vezina (Goalie) Kiprusoff
The reason I have so few picks - I live in Europe and don’t see many games. My hockey lifeline is the internet so I don’t really have my finger on the pulse of the NHL.
Elias has to be the leading candidate for the Bill Masterton trophy (perserverance and dedication to hockey) after coming back from Hepatitis A and completely turning the Devils’ season around. Prior to Elias’ comeback the Devils were under .500 and looking like they’d miss the playoffs. After he returned to the team on Jan. 4, the Devils ran off a 9 game winning streak and eventually finished atop the Atlantic Division.