The NHL Awards were last night, fighting on a Monday night with the Toronto mayoral election. McDavid won the Hart, Bergeron won the Selke, it was all quite straightforward.
List of winners, voting results from 2023 NHL Awardshttps://t.co/2sMOqv5FQT
β NHL.com (@NHLdotcom) June 27, 2023
I think it's astonishing Bergeron has only won the Selke six times. Over a 19-year career there are far too many times the voters got it wrong. Did Pavel Datsyuk, Ryan Kesler, Jonathan Toews, Anze Kopitar, Ryan O'Reilly, Sean Couturier, and Alexander Barkov really deserve to beat him even once?
Okay, I believe Datsyuk, Kopitar, and maybe Couturier. The only reason Kesler won it in 2011 was because Vancouver won the President's Trophy and they were giving the Hart to Perry. The Barkov year was also just to justify every insider calling him underrated, I'm pretty sure.
Also based on the voting, Marner was very lucky to be nominated. All his 5th place votes snuck him in over Staal and Kopitar, both of whom had better defensive seasons.
Patrice Bergeron didn't just win a sixth Selke Trophy, he won it decisively. pic.twitter.com/YylOhJ5Xwb
β Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) June 27, 2023
Dom and Micah shared what their models thought of some of the awards and winners. Notice Dom's Selke ballot didn't have Marner in his top five.
hereβs my awards ballot pic.twitter.com/CZVc0FLKcu
β dom π (@domluszczyszyn) June 27, 2023
Ted Lindsay award goes to: Connor McDavid. Every chart looks ridiculous. pic.twitter.com/jcGcS9uoxz
β Micah Blake McCurdy (@IneffectiveMath) June 27, 2023
Check out the Leafs at the 2023 Toronto Pride Parade!
Pride Parade
β Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) June 26, 2023
The Leaf: Blueprint Moment pic.twitter.com/xWJih2Apkm
And Marner's fit at the Awards.
Obviously Zeus made the trip πΆ pic.twitter.com/lJkrCYEbXL
β Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) June 27, 2023
Todd Skirving of the Newfoundland Growlers has been elected to the executive committee of the Professional Hockey Players Association. Congratulations to him on being given the opportunity to help represent his teammates and peers.
Thank you to the @thephpa for putting on an incredible week at the annual player meetings.
β Todd Skirving (@ToddSkirving) June 26, 2023
Encouraging talks of growth and opportunity, while learning a lot along the way.
It was also an absolute honour to be voted onto the executive committee by the players.
Thank you! pic.twitter.com/khu422uHg0
There was one big trade yesterday, with the Bruins getting a free cap dump on Taylor Hall's contract (in order to re-sign Tyler Bertuzzi) with Chicago. Chicago gets a winger for Bedard and will probably sign Foligno as a good old guy in the room to have around Bedard. Their plan is to be a one-line team for their top rookie.
Full trade, per sources:
β Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) June 26, 2023
To #NHLBruins: Rights to RFAs Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula.
To #Blackhawks: Taylor Hall, rights to UFA Nick Foligno.
No salary retained by Boston, this represents a pure salary dump to clear $6 million off Bruins' books.
Pittsburgh hired a new Director of Hockey Ops and Legal Affairs. Vukie Mpofu, 27, spent two years with the LA Kings in a similar role. Mpofu played junior hockey in Saskatoon and a season in the WHL with the Red Deer Rebels. He also graduated from UCLA Law School. Dubas has found another very impressive young executive here.
"Mpofu's primary responsibilities will include advising and assisting Pittsburgh's Hockey Operations Department with player contract negotiations, ensuring compliance with the collective bargaining agreement and salary cap, and taking an active role leading the Penguins Hockey Research and Development Department. He will report to Dubas."
The Penguins have named Vukie Mpofu as Director of Hockey Operations and Legal Affairs.
β Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) June 26, 2023
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