2010 NHL Awards – Duncan Keith wins Norris Trophy (Audio)
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LAS VEGAS – Duncan Keith of the 2009-2010 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks
added another trophy to his mantle by becoming the recipient of the 2010 James Norris Memorial Trophy. The Norris Trophy is awarded to the best defenseman in the NHL as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers Association at the end of the 2009-2010 regular season.
According to the press release from the NHL:
Playing all 82 games for the third time in his five-year NHL career, Keith logged a total of 2,180:34 in ice time, the most among all NHL players. Having steadily increased his production each year, he took his offense to another level this season, registering career highs in goals (14), assists (55) and points (69). Keith ranked second to Washington’s Mike Green among NHL defensemen in assists and points. He posted a plus-21 rating and is plus-84 over the past three seasons.
Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Ed Jovanovski was 18th in the Norris Trophy voting.
Duncan Keith talked with reporters following his Norris Trophy win:
2009-2010 Norris Trophy Final Results
Pts. 1st-2nd-3rd-4th-5th
1. Duncan Keith, CHI 1096 (76-37-14-2-1)
2. Mike Green, WSH 831 (34-46-23-15-9)
3. Drew Doughty, L.A. 662 (15-28-46-25-11)
4. Nicklas Lidstrom, DET 303 (4-9-16-28-36)
5. Chris Pronger, PHI 168 (2-3-9-22-16)
6. Dan Boyle, S.J. 116 (1-2-5-15-22)
7. Shea Weber, NSH 96 (1-2-6-12-6)
8. Zdeno Chara, BOS 88 (0-3-7-6-14)
9. Christian Ehrhoff, VAN 21 (0-1-0-3-5)
10. Mark Streit, NYI 15 (0-1-1-1-0)
11. Ryan Suter, NSH 13 (0-0-2-1-0)
12. Brian Rafalski, DET 12 (0-0-2-0-2)
13. Brent Seabrook, CHI 10 (0-0-2-0-0)
14. Sergei Gonchar, PIT 8 (0-1-0-0-1)
15. Tyler Myers, BUF 6 (0-0-0-0-6)
16. Dion Phaneuf, TOR 3 (0-0-0-1-0)
Jeff Schultz, WSH 3 (0-0-0-1-0)
18. Ed Jovanovski, PHX 1 (0-0-0-0-1)
Chris Phillips, OTT 1 (0-0-0-0-1)
Anton Volchenkov, OTT 1 (0-0-0-0-1)
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