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Lester Patrick Trophy - presented, in part by the NHL, for contributions to hockey in the United States, but not considered an NHL award; Best NHL Player ESPY Award - presented by the American sports television network ESPN to NHL players; Hockey Hall of Fame; Sports Illustrated NHL All-Decade Team (2009) NHL All-Rookie Team; NHL All-Star team
The 2007–08 NHL season was the 91st season of operation (90th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). It began on September 29, 2007, and the regular season ended April 6, 2008.
The first winner of the original trophy, Frank Nighbor [1] Elmer Lach with the original trophy in 1945 The Hart Memorial Trophy is named in honour of Canadian Dr. David Hart. Dr. Hart, who donated the original trophy to the NHL, was the father of Cecil Hart, a former coach and general manager of the Montreal Canadiens.
Unlike the playoff MVP awards presented in the other major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada (the Super Bowl MVP, the NBA Finals MVP, the MLS Cup MVP and the World Series MVP), the Conn Smythe is based on a player's performance during the entire NHL postseason instead of just the championship game or series.
In team sports, a most valuable player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particular competition, or on a specific team. The purpose of the award is to recognize the contribution of the individual's ...
Most valuable player of the playoffs Brian Leetch: 1993–94 [12] [13] Hart Memorial Trophy: Most valuable player to his team during the regular season Buddy O'Connor: 1947–48 [14] [15] Chuck Rayner: 1949–50: Andy Bathgate: 1958–59: Mark Messier: 1991–92: James Norris Memorial Trophy: Top defenseman during the regular season Doug Harvey ...
As Atlanta is a place of significance to the Civil Rights Movement (among the hockey-related achievements is John Paris Jr. becoming the first black person to coach a pro hockey team, the Atlanta Knights of the International Hockey League), and 2008 is the 50th anniversary of Willie O'Ree breaking hockey's color barrier with the Boston Bruins, the NHL chose the All-Star weekend to honour the ...
NHL Lifetime Achievement Award: Long term contributions to hockey Jean Beliveau: 2008–09 [25] Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award: Goaltender with the best save percentage Jose Theodore: 2001–02 [26] [27] Cristobal Huet: 2005–06: Ted Lindsay Award: Most valuable player as chosen by the players Guy Lafleur: 1975–76 [28] 1976–77: 1977–78 ...