As the NHL heads west for its annual awards show, SB Nation’s Travis Hughes ruminates on the dreaded East Coast Bias, the red carpet scene and the league’s strange choice to host the affair.
VIDEO: Henrik Sedin Wins Hart Trophy, Is Rushed Along During Acceptance Speech
The NHL Awards ended at 9 PM Eastern. At about 9:01, Henrik Sedin was announced as the 2009-10 Hart Memorial Trophy winner. He was then rushed along in his acceptance speech so Versus could cut to the 1986 Goldie Hawn hit film Wildcats before the opening credits finished up.
The league hasn’t made that video available, but here’s a reporter catching up with ‘Hank’ after the show.
Read Article >2010 NHL Awards: Duncan Keith Wins Norris Trophy
Duncan Keith of the Chicago Blackhawks won the Norris Trophy, awarded to the NHL’s best defenseman, at the annual award show in Las Vegas on Wednesday night. Like most of his fellow award winners, his acceptance speech was cut off by stage music.
Here are the complete voting totals for the Norris, courtesy of the NHL:
Read Article >2010 NHL Awards: Coyotes Coach Dave Tippett Wins Jack Adams Award
To the surprise of few, Phoenix Coyotes head coach Dave Tippett took home the Jack Adams Award as the league’s best coach. From the NHL, here are the complete vote totals. Tippett almost unanimously took the award, earning a whopping 57 of 59 first place votes.
Read Article >2010 NHL Awards: Pavel Datsyuk Wins Selke Trophy
Pavel Datsyuk won his thousandth Selke Trophy tonight, the award presented to the league’s best defensive forward. It’s really his third, but it seems like he owns the thing. Our Wings blog, Winging It In Motown, explains further:
Via the NHL, here are the complete vote totals for the Selke:
Read Article >2010 NHL Awards: Tyler Myers Wins Calder Trophy
Tyler Myers of the Buffalo Sabres is the 2010 winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy for the league’s top rookie. Here’s what our Sabres blog, Die By The Blade, had to say about the victory:
Courtesy of the NHL, here are the complete vote counts for the Calder Trophy.
Read Article >2010 NHL Awards: The Hart Trophy Race And Six Other Things To Watch In Las Vegas
The NHL Awards are always an, um, entertaining bit of cinema. That’s been ever-amplified by their move to Las Vegas for the 2009 show, and as they return to the Palms Hotel on Wednesday night for the second of a three-year agreement with the Las Vegas something or other tourism group, we should expect nothing less than funny.
So, with that, here are seven things to watch for at tonight’s 2010 NHL Awards.
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