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:
2010 NHL Awards: Pavel Datsyuk Wins Selke Trophy
Datsyuk's defensive skills stretched beyond the takeaway numbers and it's really no surprise that he will leave Las Vegas with the award. Datsyuk had numerous game changing steals and was an enormous contributor in the defensive zone in terms of providing pressure.
Datsyuk's 2010 Selke Trophy is the 7th for the Red Wings as Steve Yzerman, Kris Draper, and Sergei Federov (2 times) won the Trophy as well. By winning his third Selke, Datsyuk has solidified himself as one of the best defensive forwards of the past 20 years. Datsyuk's ties him with Jere Lehtinen for second most Selke Trophies, Bob Gainey leads with four.
Via the NHL, here are the complete vote totals for the Selke:
Pts. (1st-2nd-3rd-4th-5th)
1. Pavel Datsyuk, DET 688 (37-26-21-8-7)
2. Ryan Kesler, VAN 655 (36-26-15-10-8)
3. Jordan Staal, PIT 528 (24-17-21-19-7)
4. Jonathan Toews, CHI 408 (17-15-19-10-8)
5. Patrice Bergeron, BOS 185 (8-8-4-8-5)
6. Travis Zajac, N.J. 73 (0-5-3-6-5)
7. Mike Richards, PHI 71 (2-3-4-1-7)
8. Patrick Marleau, S.J. 65 (0-2-5-6-8)
9. Henrik Zetterberg, DET 61 (2-1-4-3-5)
10. Nicklas Backstrom, WSH 51 (1-3-1-4-3)
11. Mikko Koivu, MIN 50 (0-4-3-2-1)
12. Zach Parise, N.J. 44 (0-1-5-3-3)
13. Alex Burrows, VAN 43 (0-3-3-2-1)
14. Vernon Fiddler, PHX 42 (0-1-3-4-8)
15. Daniel Alfredsson, OTT 38 (0-2-2-4-2)
16. Jay McClement, STL 37 (2-0-0-4-5)
17. Mike Fisher, OTT 35 (1-1-2-1-5)
18. Blair Betts, PHI 24 (1-2-0-0-0)
19. Martin Hanzal, PHX 24 (0-1-2-2-1)
20. Marian Hossa, CHI 22 (0-1-2-1-2)
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