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• The NHL Awards includes all of the end-of-season awards for the National Hockey League. Most of the awards are voted upon at the end of each regular season, while others are statistic-based awards. All awards are presented at a ceremony each June.

  The 2009 NHL Awards were presented on June 18, 2009, from Las Vegas. The finalists were announced in April and May of 2009.

• Fast Facts

  1. Award presentation held each June
  2. Previously held in Toronto, Canada
  3. 2009 ceremony to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada
  4. 18 individual awards
  5. The Hart Memorial Trophy (league MVP) is the oldest individual trophy (1924)
  6. Awards are voted on by league general managers and writers
  7. Wayne Gretzky holds major sports record for most awards won - 47

• 2009 Award Winners

  • League MVP: Hart Memorial Trophy - Alexander Ovechkin
  • Outstanding Goaltender: Vezina Trophy - Tim Thomas
  • Rookie of the Year: Calder Memorial Trophy - Steve Mason
  • Sportsmanship and Gentlemanly conduct: Lady Byng Memorial Trophy - Pavel Datsyuk
  • Best Defensman: James Norris Memorial Trophy - Zdeno Chara
  • Perserverance and sportsmanship: Bill Masterson Memorial Trophy - Steve Sullivan
  • MVP selected by NHL Players Association: Lester B. Pearson Award - Alexander Ovechkin
  • Outstanding Coach: Jack Adams Award - Claude Julien
  • Outstanding defensive forward: Frank J. Selke Trophy - Pavel Datsyuk
  • Community leadership and humanitarianism: King Clancy Memorial Trophy - Ethan Moreau
  • Leadership on and off ice: Mark Messier Leadership Award - Jarome Iginla
  • NHL Lifetime Achievement Award: Jean Beliveau
  • Best plus/minus rating: NHL Plus/Minus Award - David Krejci
  • League points scored leader: Art Ross Trophy - Evgeni Malkin
  • Fewest goals against average: William M. Jennings Trophy - Tim Thomas & Manny Fernandez
  • League goal scoring leader: Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy - Alexander Ovechkin
  • Highest save percentage: Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award - Tim Thomas
  • Best Team Regular Season Record: Presidents' Trophy - San Jose Sharks
  • Eastern Conference Championship: Prince of Wales Trophy - Pittsburgh Penguins
  • Western Conference Championship: Clarence S. Campbell Bowl - Detroit Red Wings
  • MVP of Playoffs: Conn Smythe Trophy - Evgeni Malkin
  • NHL Championship Trophy: The Stanley Cup - Pittsburgh Penguins

• NHL Awards History

  The first trophy ever awarded was the Stanley Cup, which began as a challenge based award in 1893. This trophy changed in 1927, when it began going to the National Hockey League Champion each year.

  Several trophies were added to the mix in the following 80 years, bringing the total to 22 current awards. These include four awards going to teams, with the remaining 18 going to individual players.

• Selection Process

  Several of the awards are voted on, such as the Hart Memorial Trophy for the league MVP, selected by members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. Other awards are statistically based, such as the Art Ross Trophy, given to the league's top point scorer or the Presidents' Trophy, given to the team that finishes the regular season with the best record. The final set of trophies are awarded in the playoffs. The Prince of Wales Trophy and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl are given to the Eastern and Western Conference Champions respectively. The Stanley Cup, the grand prize, is given to the team that wins the Stanley Cup Championship.

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