Friday, June 11, 2004
HARDWARE
Just because there was no Mariner game doesn't mean there was nothing going on Thursday night.
The NHL handed out their 2004 set of individual awards. Here they be...
Hart Trophy (MVP) -- Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay
Ross Trophy (point scorer) -- Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay
Jennings Trophy (goals-against average) -- Martin Brodeur, New Jersey
Vezina Trophy (goalie) -- Martin Brodeur, New Jersey
Rocket Richard Trophy (goal scorer) -- Jarome Iginla, Calgary; Ilya Kovalchuk, Atlanta; Rick Nash, Columbus
Norris Trophy (defenseman) -- Scott Niedermayer, New Jersey
Calder Trophy (rookie) -- Andrew Raycroft, Boston
Selke Trophy (defensive forward) -- Kris Draper, Detroit
Lady Byng Trophy (gentlemanly) -- Brad Richards, Tampa Bay
Masterton Trophy (~comeback) -- Bryan Berard, Chicago
Adams Award (coach) -- John Tortorella, Tampa Bay
I'd have to say the only thing that surprised me about all of this was how wide of a margin Tortorella had over Darryl Sutter and Ron Wilson (San Jose). Then again, I'm pretty sure this voting took place before the end of the season, and therefore way before Calgary made their mark.
Also of note was that Martin St. Louis was the first since Wayne Gretzky in 1987 to get the triple-dip of the Ross Trophy, Hart Trophy, and Stanley Cup in the same year.
Also, the All-Star 1st team as voted by the Professional Hockey Writers Association...
LW - Markus Naslund, Vancouver
C - Joe Sakic, Colorado
RW - Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay
D - Scott Niedermayer, New Jersey
D - Zdeno Chara, Ottawa
G - Martin Brodeur, New Jersey
I'd also be remiss if I didn't mention the Canuck news of the past week, notably that Stan Smyl (one of the greatest Canucks in franchise history if not THE greatest) has moved out from behind the bench in Manitoba to become director of player development for the Canucks. Also going on in the last week was the Canucks' annual postseason equipment sale (pictures included).
The NHL handed out their 2004 set of individual awards. Here they be...
Hart Trophy (MVP) -- Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay
Ross Trophy (point scorer) -- Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay
Jennings Trophy (goals-against average) -- Martin Brodeur, New Jersey
Vezina Trophy (goalie) -- Martin Brodeur, New Jersey
Rocket Richard Trophy (goal scorer) -- Jarome Iginla, Calgary; Ilya Kovalchuk, Atlanta; Rick Nash, Columbus
Norris Trophy (defenseman) -- Scott Niedermayer, New Jersey
Calder Trophy (rookie) -- Andrew Raycroft, Boston
Selke Trophy (defensive forward) -- Kris Draper, Detroit
Lady Byng Trophy (gentlemanly) -- Brad Richards, Tampa Bay
Masterton Trophy (~comeback) -- Bryan Berard, Chicago
Adams Award (coach) -- John Tortorella, Tampa Bay
I'd have to say the only thing that surprised me about all of this was how wide of a margin Tortorella had over Darryl Sutter and Ron Wilson (San Jose). Then again, I'm pretty sure this voting took place before the end of the season, and therefore way before Calgary made their mark.
Also of note was that Martin St. Louis was the first since Wayne Gretzky in 1987 to get the triple-dip of the Ross Trophy, Hart Trophy, and Stanley Cup in the same year.
Also, the All-Star 1st team as voted by the Professional Hockey Writers Association...
LW - Markus Naslund, Vancouver
C - Joe Sakic, Colorado
RW - Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay
D - Scott Niedermayer, New Jersey
D - Zdeno Chara, Ottawa
G - Martin Brodeur, New Jersey
I'd also be remiss if I didn't mention the Canuck news of the past week, notably that Stan Smyl (one of the greatest Canucks in franchise history if not THE greatest) has moved out from behind the bench in Manitoba to become director of player development for the Canucks. Also going on in the last week was the Canucks' annual postseason equipment sale (pictures included).
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