In light of the NHL Awards Ceremony being this Thursday, we here in the NHL Community came up with an original idea.
Now everyone seems to be posting their predictions on who will win and what will happen with the winners, but thanks to a little back-and-forth with Miah Drew, we want to try something here on Bleacher Report.
We want to hold a vote for our own NHL awards.
So below you'll find the list of each award and a list of its nominees. Read through the list, and then in the comments section, post who you think will win. Friday morning we'll post the results from the awards show and compare them with what you thought here on Bleacher Report!
Hart Memorial Trophy
Alexander Ovechkin (Washington Capitals)
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Jarome Iginla (Calgary Flames)
Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Calder Trophy
Patrick Kane (Chicago Blackhawks)
Jonathon Toews (Chicago Blackhawks)
Nicklas Backstrom (Washington Capitals)
James Norris Trophy
Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit Red Wings)
Zdeno Chara (Boston Bruins)
Dion Phaneuf (Calgary Flames)
Vezina Trophy
Martin Brodeur (New Jersey Devils)
Evgeni Nabokov (San Jose Sharks)
Henrik Lundqvist (New York Rangers)
Jack Adams Trophy
Guy Carbonneau (Montreal Canadiens)
Mike Babcock (Detroit Red Wings)
Bruce Boudreau (Washington Capitals)
Frank J. Selke Trophy
Pavel Datsyuk (Detroit Red Wings)
Henrik Zetterberg (Detroit Red Wings)
John Madden (New Jersey Devils)
Lady Byng Trophy
Pavel Datsyuk (Detroit Red Wings)
Jason Pominville (Buffalo Sabres)
Martin St. Louis (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Remember, you don't need to list reasons (you can if you want), but you just need to list the winners. We'll then tabulate the votes and compare it to Thursday's results to see how accurate the hockey minds on Bleacher Report were!
Happy Voting!
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2 months ago
Hart Memorial Trophy
Alexander Ovechkin (Washington Capitals)
Calder Trophy
Patrick Kane (Chicago Blackhawks)
James Norris Trophy
Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit Red Wings)
Vezina Trophy
Martin Brodeur (New Jersey Devils)
Jack Adams Trophy
Guy Carbonneau (Montreal Canadiens)
Frank J. Selke Trophy
Pavel Datsyuk (Detroit Red Wings)
Lady Byng Trophy
Pavel Datsyuk (Detroit Red Wings)
from 2 months ago
Hart: Alexander Ovechkin
Calder: Nicklas Backstrom
Norris: Nicklas Lidstrom
Vezina: Martin Brodeur
Adams: Bruce Boudreau
Salke: John Madden
Lady Byng: Pavel Datsyuk
2 months ago
Hart Memorial Trophy
Alexander Ovechkin (Washington Capitals)
Calder Trophy
Patrick Kane (Chicago Blackhawks)
James Norris Trophy
Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit Red Wings)
Vezina Trophy
Martin Brodeur (New Jersey Devils)
Jack Adams Trophy
Mike Babcock (Detroit Red Wings) - I'm rooting for Carbo, but don't think he will get it.
Frank J. Selke Trophy
Pavel Datsyuk (Detroit Red Wings)
Lady Byng Trophy
Martin St. Louis (Tampa Bay Lightning)
2 months ago
Hart to Ovy! I mean, I already have my T-Shirt :D ;)
2 months ago
Nice, adam lol
Hart: Ovie
Calder: Kane
Norris: Lidstrom
Vezina: Brodeur
Adams: Carbonneau
Selke: Zetterberg
Byng: Datsyuk
Masterton: Blake
Pearson: Ovie
2 months ago
Hart: Ovechkin
Calder: Nick Backstrom, the Capital not the Minn. goaltender
Norris: Lidstrom
Vezina: Lundqvist
Jack Adams: Carbonneau; Habs were far less skilled than Detroit; placed way better than Caps
Selke: Zetterberg
Byng: St. Louis; Datsyuk lays too many hits to be this winner!
2 months ago
HART: Oh, thIS is definitely going to Ovechkin. What's more, I think it should--he is able to score even though teams really only need to concentrate on his line, and he plays tough, physical defense.
CALDER: Patrick Kane will get it, but his teammate Jonathan Toews should. His play was more consistent, he has a better +/-, and more goals, and goals are harder to get than assists. If he hadn't missed 18 games, he would have been only a couple points short.
NORRIS: C'mon, we all know this is going to Lidstrom. They should rename it after him.
VEZINA: Nabokov SHOULD win this, but voters are people with biases, and Brodeur is more established.
ADAMS: Boudreau should and will win this--he took over the 29th best team and got them within one goal of the second round. (I know, playoffs aren't factored in, but they should be!) Carbonneau will be a close second.
SELKIE: This is tough, but I'm going with Datsyuk over Zetterberg because of the better +/- and more games. However, it should go to Brenden Morrow, who has a checking line mentality and a scorer's ability. Those Wings are great defenders, but they don't have the physical side.
BYNG: The most useless trophy (c'mon, hockey is supposed to be a physical sport, and penalties are a natural consequence of that) in sports goes to Datsyuk. It should go to Pominville since he accomplished his numbers on a non-playoff team (both had only 20 PIM in a full 82 games), but Pavel will get the respect. Plus, he does play more D than Jason, ergo those demands compensate for the team support that makes his "sportsmanship" easier.
from 2 months ago
SUCK IT EVERYONE--SEVEN FOR SEVEN!!! That would make me the only perfect score--since I already won a T for my wife, I'll take an XL for me--what better advertising than to have the most sound prognosticator on the site and his wife decked out in your gear!
(Yeah, God's gonna take me down a peg for that arrogance!)
2 months ago
Hart: Ovechkin
Calder: Kane (should be Price)
Norris: Lidstrom
Vezina: Nabokov
Adams: Carbonneau
Selke: Zetterberg
Byng: Pominville
2 months ago
hart: vech
calder: Kane
Norris: Lidstrom
Vezina: Nabokov
Adams: Babcock
Selke: Datsyuk
Bying: Datsyuk
2 months ago
hart: ovechkin
calder: kane
norris: lidstrom
vezina: brodeur
adams: carbonneau
selke: zetterberg
bying: pominville
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