NHL Awards 2015: TV, Live Stream Schedule, Nominees and Predictions

The Chicago Blackhawks claimed the most important piece of hardware from the 2014-15 NHL season, but now it's time for some individual accolades. The 2015 NHL Awards take place Wednesday, June 24, from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Here's the viewing information, nominees and predictions for the awards. Just below the table is a closer look at three of the awards:

Date and Time	TV	Live Stream
Award	Finalist	Finalist	Finalist	Prediction
Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN	NBCSN	NBC Sports Live Extra
Hart Trophy	Alex Ovechkin	Carey Price	John Tavares	Price
Norris Trophy	Drew Doughty	Erik Karlsson	P.K. Subban	Doughty
Vezina Trophy	Devan Dubnyk	Carey Price	Pekka Rinne	Price
Calder Trophy	Aaron Ekblad	Johnny Gaudreau	Mark Stone	Gaudreau
Selke Trophy	Patrice Bergeron	Anze Kopitar	Jonathan Toews	Bergeron
Lady Byng Trophy	Pavel Datsyuk	Jiri Hudler	Anze Kopitar	Kopitar
Masterton Trophy	Devan Dubnyk	Andrew Hammond	Kris Letang	Letang
NHL Foundation Player Award	Brent Burns	Mark Giordano	Henrik Lundqvist	Burns
Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award	Ryan Getzlaf	Andrew Ladd	Jonathan Toews	Toews
Ted Lindsay Award	Jamie Benn	Alex Ovechkin	Carey Price	Ovechkin
Jack Adams Award	Bob Hartley	Peter Laviolette	Alain Vigneault	Laviolette
GM of the Year Award	Glen Sather	Bob Murray	Steve Yzerman	Murray

Hart Trophy

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While cases could be made for Alex Ovechkin, John Tavares and Carey Price, it's tough to imagine where the Montreal Canadiens would have been this season without their goalie. Obviously, All About the Habs might be a little biased, but they clearly believe Price should not only win the Hart and the Vezina trophy, but also grace the cover of a new video game:

Price led the NHL in save percentage and goals-against average. He captured 44 wins for a team with an average to below-average offense that leaned on him to be nearly spectacular on most nights.

Ovechkin and Tavares had better teams around them, thus Price should be considered the most valuable.

Norris Trophy

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As two-way defensemen in the NHL go, few if any had better seasons than the Los Angeles Kings' Drew Doughty. The 25-year-old had 46 points on seven goals and 39 assists to go with his stellar defensive work.

He spent an average of 29 minutes per game on the ice and had a plus-minus rating of plus-three. When asked about the extended ice time, Doughty told Scott Burnside of ESPN.com, "It's tough the next day, but usually your coach is going to give you the day off and let you recoup and whatnot."

What Doughty did this past season was especially impressive considering the Kings were without their second-best defenseman, Slava Voynov, who was suspended for most of the season after a domestic violence arrest.

Doughty not only picked up the slack, he also made himself an offensive threat. That dynamic pushes him ahead of Erik Karlsson and P.K. Subban.

Calder Trophy

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Mark Stone and Johnny Gaudreau both tallied 60-plus points this past season, and Aaron Ekblad proved himself to be an excellent two-way defenseman. Ekblad stands out because he was an iron man at the tender age of 19. 

He accounted for 39 points, with 12 goals and 27 assists. Combine that with his plus-12 plus/minus rating, four game-winning goals, six power-play scores and 21:49 average ice time, and the decision should be clear.

Ekblad could make the case he should have been a finalist for the Norris and not just the Calder.