NHL Announces Hart Trophy Finalists
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The NHL Announced today that Phoenix Coyotes Ilya Bryzgalov is not one of the Hart Trophy Finalists. For those of you who do not know, the Hart Trophy is the NHL Most Valuable Player of the year award.
The three finalists, all scoring forwards, are Henrik Sedin of the Vancouver Canucks, Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals, and Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Personally, I think having Ovechkin and Crosby as the finalists are a joke. The Capitals have proven this season that they can still be effective without him in the lineup and Crosby has had anything but an MVP season. Not much thought went into the actual voting process this year as the whole point what makes a player the Most Valuable Player of the year award was tossed out of the window for favoritism.
The MVP award, in theory, is supposed to be the person that the entire team can’t function without due to their presence in the lineup. Henrik Sedin fits that bill….so do other players that weren’t nominated.
The NHL Awards will take place at the Pearl Concert Theater at the Palms Hotel on June 23. The NHL Awards will be broadcast live in the US on Versus and in Canada on CBC.
Here’s the final list of finalists for the 2010 NHL Awards:
| Date | Trophy |
| Monday, April 19 | Vezina Trophy (top goaltender) – Ilya Bryzgalov – Phoenix Coyotes – Martin Brodeur – New Jersey Devils, Ryan Miller – Buffalo Sabres |
| Tuesday, April 20 | Frank J. Selke Trophy (top defensive forward) – Ryan Kesler – Vancouver Canucks – Pavel Datsyuk – Detroit Red Wings, Jordan Staal – Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Wednesday, April 21 | Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (skill/sportsmanship) - Pavel Datsyuk – Detroit Red Wings, Martin St. Louis – Tampa Bay Lightning, Brad Richards – Dallas Stars |
| Thursday, April 22 | Calder Memorial Trophy (top rookie) – Matt Duchene – Colorado Avalanche, Tyler Meyers – Buffalo Sabres, Jimmy Howard – Detroit Red Wings |
| Friday, April 23 | James Norris Memorial Trophy (top defenseman) – Drew Doughty – Los Angeles Kings, Duncan Keith – Chicago Blackhawks, Mike Green – Washington Capitals |
| Monday, April 26 | Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (perseverance and dedication to hockey) – Jose Theodore – Washington Capitals, Kurtis Foster – Tampa Bay Lightning, Jet Ortmeyer – San Jose Sharks |
| Tuesday, April 27 | NHL Foundation Player Award (contributions to charitable causes) - Mike Green – Washington Capitals, Ryan Miller – Buffalo Sabres, Dustin Brown – Los Angeles Kings |
| Wednesday, April 28 | Jack Adams Award (top head coach) – Dave Tippett – Phoenix Coyotes – Barry Trotz – Nashville Predators – Joe Sacco – Colorado Avalanche |
| Thursday, April 29 | Hart Memorial Trophy (MVP) – Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins, Alexander Ovechkin – Washington Capitals, Henrik Sedin – Vancouver Canucks |
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