The NHL Awards were handed out last night at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville hosted by Dierks Bentley and his son Knox who did an awesome job!
Dierks opened the show with his version of Stompin’ Tom’s “The Hockey Song” and ended up drinking out of the Stanley Cup!
After getting engaged last week, Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers not only won his fiancée Lauren’s heart, but also picked up the Hart trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award. This was his third Hart trophy win.
Some other winners included the Boston Bruins Linus Ullmark winning Vezina Trophy for top goalie plus teammate Patrice Bergeron won the Frank Selke and their coach Jim Montgomery won the Jack Adams Coach of the year award.
Here’s the full list of winners:
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Kris Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins Calder
Memorial Trophy: Matty Beniers, Seattle Kraken E.J. McGuire
Award of Excellence: Connor Bedard, Regina Pats (WHL)
Frank J. Selke Trophy: Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins
Hart Memorial Trophy: Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Jack Adams Award: Jim Montgomery, Boston Bruins
James Norris Memorial Trophy: Erik Karlsson,
San Jose Sharks King Clancy Memorial Trophy: Mikael Backlund, Calgary Flames
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings
Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award: Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning
Ted Lindsay Award: Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Vezina Trophy: Linus Ullmark, Boston Bruins
For more click HERE.
Congrats to all the winners!
-Ian
Credits: @DierksBentley & nhl.com
