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Braden Holtby, Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, and other stars of the National Hockey League descended upon Las Vegas for the NHL’s annual awards show. This year’s awards show was much different compared to previous years. Las Vegas has hosted the program for many years, but never had a team to show for it. Now they do. The city’s first professional sports franchise, the Vegas Golden Knights, will begin play next season. As part of the process of building a team from the ground up, Vegas had an expansion draft. On Wednesday night, in addition to the awards the NHL’s newest team announced their selections.
Here are the results:
TED LINDSAY AWARD (Most outstanding player)
Connor McDavid
FRANK J. SELKE (Forward who best excels in defensive aspects of the game)
Patrice Bergeron
JAMES NORRIS (Best defenseman)
Brett Burns
NHL 18 Cover Athlete
Connor McDavid
#NHL18. Built for the new NHL. Young Stars Edition 👉 https://t.co/x3Iwl52oZV pic.twitter.com/Y36reNNfzK
— #NHL18 (@EASPORTSNHL) June 22, 2017
KING CLANCY (Leadership on and off the ice)
Nick Foligno and Travis Hamonic
CALDER TROPHY (Rookie of the year)
Auston Matthews
GENERAL MANAGER AWARD
David Poile
JACK ADAMS (Coach of the year)
John Tortorella
BILL MASTERTON (Awarded to player who best exemplifies perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to the sport)
Craig Anderson
WILLIAM M. JENNINGS TROPHY (Awarded to the goaltender(s) having played a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals scored against in the regular season)
Braden Holtby
Congrats again to @Holts170 on taking home the William Jennings Trophy! #NHLAwards pic.twitter.com/eVxM1niaz2
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) June 22, 2017
ROCKET RICHARD TROPHY (Top goal scorer)
Sidney Crosby
ART ROSS TROPHY (Most points)
Connor McDavid
LADY BYNG (Sportsmanship)
Johnny Gaudreau
VEZINA TROPHY (Top goalie)
Sergei Bobrovsky
HART TROPHY (MVP)
Connor McDavid
EXPANSION DRAFT RESULTS
- Avalanche– Calvin Pickard (G)
- Canucks– Luca Sbisa
- Coyotes– Teemu Pulkkinen
- Devils– Jon Merrill
- Sabres– William Carrier
- Stars– Cody Eakin
- Red Wings– Tomas Nosek
- Panthers– Jonathan Marchessault
- Kings– Brayden McNabb
- Hurricanes– Connor Brickley
- Jets– Chris Thorburn
- Flyers– Pierre-Edouard Bellemare
- Lightning– Jason Garrison
- Islanders– J.F. Berube
- Predators– James Neal
- Flames– Deryk Engelland
- Maple Leafs– Brendan Leipsic
- Bruins– Colin Miller
- Senators– Marc Methot
- Sharks– David Schlemko
- Blues– David Perron
- Rangers– Oscar Lindberg
- Oilers– Griffin Reinhart
- Canadiens– Alexei Emelin
- Ducks– Clayton Stoner
- Wild– Erik Haula
- Blue Jackets– William Karlsson
- Blackhawks– Trevor van Riemsdyk
- Penguins– Marc-Andre Fleury
- Capitals– Nate Schmidt
BEHIND THE SCENES WITH BRADEN HOLTBY
Braden Holtby goes suit shopping on the Vegas strip before tonight’s #NHLAwards @johnvarvatos pic.twitter.com/WPjwtAsnst
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) June 21, 2017
Ready to walk the red carpet #NHLAwards pic.twitter.com/I1cpKkiTlK
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) June 21, 2017
Suit ✔️
Shades ✔️
It’s red carpet time #NHLAwards pic.twitter.com/rruSV9ys5G— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) June 22, 2017
#NationalSelfieDay with #HoltBeast at the #NHLAwards! pic.twitter.com/tINyufkrtl
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) June 22, 2017
Go all-access with Braden Holtby at the 2017 #NHLAwards! pic.twitter.com/CnxUVChPHb
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) June 22, 2017
By Michael Marzzacco
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