Ryan Miller wins Vezina Trophy, NHL Foundation Award (Audio)
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LAS VEGAS – On Wednesday Ryan Miller capped off a spectacular year when he won his first Vezina Trophy at the 2010 NHL Awards at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas. In addition to the Vezina Trophy, Miller became the 12th winner of the NHL Foundation Player Award which is given to the player that ‘applies the core values of hockey – commitment, perseverance, and teamwork – to enrich the lives of people in his community’. The NHL foundation will donate $25,000 to Ryan Millers’ Steadfast Foundation as part of Miller winning the Award.
The Vezina Trophy is awarded to the best Goaltender in the NHL and is voted on by all the General Managers in the NHL. Miller beat out Phoenix Coyotes Goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov in the voting by 47 overall votes. Miller also received 23 first place votes on 28 of a total of 30 ballots.
According to a press release from the NHL:
Miller led the Sabres to the Northeast Division title for the second time in the past four seasons. He set a franchise record and ranked fourth among NHL goaltenders with 41 wins; placed second in the League in goals-against average (2.22) and save percentage (.929); and tied a career high with five shutouts. Miller continued to excel following his MVP performance for Team USA at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, going 9-2-1 in his first 12 decisions after collecting the silver medal in Vancouver.
As Ryan Miller arrived in the Media room at the 2010 NHL Awards at the Palms Hotel, he was carrying the full sized trophy himself (staff from the NHL carried trophies into the Media Room for the other trophy winners) and appeared to be extremely grateful to win the award.
Ryan Miller’s full press conference with the media (following the Vezina Trophy presentation) can be heard here:
Final 2010 Vezina Trophy Voting
Pts. 1st-2nd-3rd
1. Ryan Miller, BUF 126 (23-3-2)
2. Ilya Bryzgalov, PHX 79 (5-16-6)
3. Martin Brodeur, N.J. 32 (1-6-9)
4. Evgeni Nabokov, S.J. 9 (1-1-1)
5. Craig Anderson, COL 9 (0-2-3)
6. Henrik Lundqvist, NYR 6 (0-1-3)
7. Tuukka Rask, BOS 3 (0-1-0)
8. Jimmy Howard, DET 2 (0-0-2)
Miikka Kiprusoff, CGY 2 (0-0-2)
10. Jaroslav Halak, MTL 1 (0-0-1)
Roberto Luongo, VAN 1 (0-0-1)
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