NEW YORK (June 29, 2021) – Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov is the 2020-21 recipient of the Calder Memorial Trophy, awarded “to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition,” as selected by the Professional Hockey Writers Association.

Kaprizov was a near-unanimous winner, receiving 99 of 100 first-place votes and one second-choice selection for 997 voting points. He attracted the highest percentage of first-place votes in Calder balloting since 1992-93, when Winnipeg Jets forward Teemu Selanne was the top choice on all 50 ballots after his record-breaking, 76-goal campaign. Dallas Stars forward Jason Robertson, named on all 100 ballots, ranked second to Kaprizov with 689 voting points, followed by Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (386 points).

Kaprizov topped all NHL rookies and Wild skaters in goals (27) and points (51), helping Minnesota reach the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the eighth time in nine seasons. Only three other rookies since 1993-94 have led a team in points during the regular season, while also helping them qualify for the postseason: Auston Matthews (2016-17 with Toronto), Filip Forsberg (2014-15 with Nashville) and Trent Hunter (2003-04 with NY Islanders). Kaprizov also led all rookies in shots on goal (157), topped rookie forwards in average ice time (18:18) and ranked second in assists (24). Despite the shortened season he set several rookie franchise records, including goals, assists, points and power-play goals (8).

The 24-year-old Novokuznetsk, Russia, native is the first Calder Trophy finalist and winner in franchise history.

For more on the Calder Trophy, including a list of past winners, click here.

2020-21 Calder Trophy Voting

* Points allocation: 10-7-5-3-1 (1st-2nd-3rd-4th-5th)

TORONTO (June 29, 2021) – The National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) today announced Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers has received the players’ vote for the 2020-21 Ted Lindsay Award (TLA). The TLA is presented “to the most outstanding player in the NHL,” as voted by fellow members of the NHLPA. This season marks the 50^th season of the award.

The 2020-21 TLA recipient was announced tonight during “2021 NHL Awards presented by Bridgestone.” Forwards Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs also finished as finalists for the TLA.

“To have your fellow peers recognize you, it really means a lot. These are the guys you go up against each and every night, and battle hard against, and for them to recognize you, it really is a special feeling. I just feel so humbled and grateful to have won this award a few times,” said Connor McDavid, in his acceptance speech during the 2021 NHL Awards this evening.

Now a three-time TLA recipient (also 2016-17, 2017-18), McDavid is only the seventh player to have received the award three or more times, joining Guy Lafleur, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby. He directly follows teammate Leon Draisaitl who received the TLA last season. An Oilers player has now been named the most outstanding player in four out of the last five seasons. McDavid and Draisaitl are the first set of teammates to receive the award in back-to-back seasons since Evgeni Malkin (2011-12) and Crosby (2012-13).

McDavid played in all 56 of Edmonton’s regular-season games to help lead the Oilers to a second-place finish in the North Division. The 24-year-old forward led the league in points (105) to win his third Art Ross Trophy, finishing 21 points ahead of the next highest scorer. He also paced all players in assists (72), points per game (1.88), power-play points (37) and even-strength points (68). McDavid recorded 33 multi-point games, and finished second in goals (33), game-winning goals (11) and even-strength goals (24). He averaged the second-highest time on ice per game (22:09) of his career – fourth among NHL forwards.

The Ted Lindsay Award is the only award voted on by the players themselves, carrying on the tradition established with the Lester B. Pearson Award in 1970-71. NHLPA members annually vote on the player they deem to be the most outstanding in the NHL regular season. Reintroduced in 2009-10 as the namesake of the late Ted Lindsay – the Ted Lindsay Award honours his legacy as a Hall of Fame forward known for skill, tenacity, leadership and his role in establishing the original Players’ Association. For more information on the TLA, visit NHLPA.com. Join the conversation by using #TedLindsayAward.

EW YORK (June 29, 2021) – Marc-Andre Fleury of the Vegas Golden Knights is the 2020-21 recipient of the Vezina Trophy, awarded “to the goaltender adjudged to be the best at his position,” as selected by NHL general managers.

Fleury was named on 30 of the 31 ballots and received 14 first-place selections in amassing 108 voting points, edging 2018-19 Vezina Trophy winner Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning (99 points), a first choice on 12 ballots. Philipp Grubauer of the Colorado Avalanche ranked third with 36 points.

Fleury, who combined with Robin Lehner to capture the William M. Jennings Trophy as the goaltenders on the team that allowed the fewest goals during the regular season, ranked third in the NHL in wins (26), goals-against average (1.98), save percentage (.928) and shutouts (6) in 36 appearances. The 36-year-old Sorel, Que., native yielded two or fewer goals in 25 of his 36 outings (69.4%) en route to posting the best goals-against average and save percentage of his 17-season NHL career. He closed the season on a nine-game winning streak (April 11 – May 12: 1.43 GAA, .943 SV%, 2 SO) and climbed two spots into third place on the League’s all-time wins list (492), surpassing Ed Belfour (5th; 484) and Roberto Luongo (4th; 489). He also moved into a tie, with Roy Worters, for 14th place on the NHL’s all-time shutout list (67).

Fleury takes home the Vezina Trophy in his first year as a finalist and becomes the first player in Golden Knights history to win the award, following the four individual trophies the team claimed during its inaugural season in 2017-18.

For more on the Vezina Trophy, including a list of past winners, click here.

2020-21 Vezina Trophy Voting

* Points allocation: 5-3-1 (1st-2nd-3rd)

NEW YORK (June 29, 2021) – Adam Fox of the New York Rangers is the 2020-21 recipient of the James Norris Memorial Trophy, awarded “to the defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position,” as selected by the Professional Hockey Writers Association.

Fox was named on 99 of 100 ballots, including 40 first-place selections, for 743 voting points. Second-place Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche was the top choice of 31 voters in collecting 655 points, while third-place Victor Hedman of the Tampa Bay Lightning garnered 22 first-place votes and 433 points.

Playing in his second NHL season, Fox ranked among the top defensemen in assists (1st; 42), points (2nd; 47), power-play assists (2nd; 21), takeaways (3rd; 38) and power-play points (3rd; 23) across 55 contests. Fox, who also placed seventh among all skaters in total time on ice (1,358:51) while recording a +19 rating, accumulated nearly half of his points during a 12-game streak from March 17 – April 8 (3-19—22), the fourth-longest by any player in 2020-21 and second-longest by a blueliner behind only Dougie Hamilton (14 GP w/ CAR).

The 23-year-old Jericho, N.Y., native was the Rangers’ first Norris Trophy finalist since 1996-97, when Brian Leetch won the award for the second time (also 1991-92 w/ NYR), and is the fourth player in franchise history to capture the trophy, after Leetch, Harry Howell (1966-67) and Doug Harvey (1961-62). He also is the second defenseman in League history to take home the award in his second NHL season (or earlier), after Bobby Orr accomplished the feat in 1967-68 (2nd NHL season w/ BOS).

For more on the Norris Trophy, including a list of past winners, click here.

2020-21 Norris Trophy Voting

* Points allocation: 10-7-5-3-1 (1st-2nd-3rd-4th-5th)

NEW YORK (June 29, 2021) – Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid is the 2020-21 recipient of the Hart Memorial Trophy, awarded “to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team,” as selected by the Professional Hockey Writers Association.

McDavid made a clean sweep in the poll, receiving first-place votes on all 100 ballots. He is just the second unanimous Hart Trophy winner in the 97-year history of the award, which was first presented in 1923-24. McDavid joins another Oilers center, Wayne Gretzky, who was the top choice of all 63 voters following his 92-goal, 212-point season in 1981-82.

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews, who earned 69 second-place votes and was named on 98 of the 100 ballots, finished second to McDavid with 600 voting points, followed by Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (313).

McDavid posted a League-best 105 points (33-72—105 in 56 GP) – 21 more than the next-closest player (teammate and reigning Hart Trophy winner Leon Draisaitl) – to power the Oilers to their second straight playoff berth. McDavid, who also topped the League in assists (72) and power-play points (37), factored on 57.38 percent of Edmonton’s 183 total goals (excluding the shootout) – the highest single-season percentage in NHL history. He also recorded an NHL-best 1.88 points per game – the most by any player since 1995-96, when Mario Lemieux averaged 2.30 (w/ PIT).

The 24-year-old Richmond Hill, Ont., native, who also won the Hart Trophy in 2016-17, is the fifth player in NHL history to capture the award multiple times before his 25th birthday (age as of final day of regular season), after Gretzky (6x), Bobby Orr (3x), Gordie Howe (2x) and Alex Ovechkin (2x). The Oilers are the first team with different Hart Trophy winners in consecutive seasons since the Boston Bruins in 1968 69 (Phil Esposito) and 1969-70 (Orr).

For more on the Hart Trophy, including a list of past winners, click here.

2020-21 Hart Trophy Voting

* Points allocation: 10-7-5-3-1 (1st-2nd-3rd-4th-5th)

NEW YORK (June 29, 2021) – The National Hockey League announced today the 2020-21 NHL All-Rookie Team, including the three players voted as finalists for the Calder Memorial Trophy as the League’s top rookie: forwards Kirill Kaprizov of the Minnesota Wild and Jason Robertson of the Dallas Stars as well as goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic of the Carolina Hurricanes.

Also named to the 2020-21 NHL All-Rookie Team are forward Josh Norris of the Ottawa Senators and defensemen K’Andre Miller of the New York Rangers and Ty Smith of the New Jersey Devils.

Voting was conducted by the Professional Hockey Writers Association at the conclusion of the regular season. Following is a summary of each NHL All-Rookie Team member’s outstanding campaign:

GOALTENDER

Alex Nedeljkovic, Carolina Hurricanes

Nedeljkovic, a second-round pick (37th overall) in the 2014 NHL Draft, led all goaltenders (rookie or veteran) with a 1.90 goals-against average and .932 save percentage – both single-season franchise records – to power the Hurricanes to their first division title since 2005-06. Nedeljkovic, who began the season on Carolina’s taxi squad, went 15-5-3 in 23 total appearances, including three shutouts (Feb. 20 vs. TBL, March 22 at CBJ and April 8 vs. FLA). That record was aided by a pair of lengthy point streaks: seven games from March 1-25 (6-0-1) and eight contests from April 8 – May 3 (7-0-1). The 25-year-old Parma, Ohio, native is the Hurricanes’ first All-Rookie Team representative since defenseman Justin Faulk in 2011-12 and the second goaltender in franchise history to make the list, following Peter Sidorkiewicz in 1988-89 (w/ HFD).

DEFENSEMEN (in alphabetical order)

K’Andre Miller, New York Rangers

Miller, the 22nd overall selection in the 2018 NHL Draft, ranked second among rookie defensemen in both average time on ice (21:07) and total time on ice (1,118:49) while registering a +9 rating – tied for second among first-year blueliners. Miller, who played in 53 of New York’s 56 games, also led rookie defensemen in goals (5) and blocked shots (77) and placed third in overall scoring (5-7—12). He topped rookie blueliners and finished sixth among all NHL defensemen with 33 takeaways while receiving only 20 penalty minutes, the second-fewest among rookies who averaged at least 20 minutes per game in 2020-21 (minimum: 10 GP). The 21-year-old St. Paul, Minn., native is the fourth defenseman in Rangers history who has been voted to the All-Rookie Team, joining Brady Skjei (2016-17), Michael Del Zotto (2009-10) and Brian Leetch (1988-89).

Ty Smith, New Jersey Devils

Smith, the 17th overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, paced rookie defensemen in assists (21), points (23), power-play assists (6) and power-play points (7) while averaging 20:07 across 48 contests. Smith, who scored in his League debut (Jan. 14 vs. BOS), became the sixth blueliner in NHL history to begin his career with a point streak of at least five games (Jan. 14-24: 1-5—6), following Marek Zidlicky (6 GP w/ NSH), Harry Cameron (5 GP w/ Toronto Arenas), Hap Day (5 GP w/ Toronto St. Patricks), Cale Makar (5 GP w/ COL) and Larry Murphy (5 GP w/ LAK). The 21-year-old Lloydminster, Alta., native is the sixth Devils defenseman who has been named to the All-Rookie Team, after Will Butcher (2017-18), Colin White (2000-01), Brian Rafalski (1999-00), Scott Niedermayer (1992 93) and Eric Weinrich (1990-91).

FORWARDS (in alphabetical order)

Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild

Kaprizov, a fifth-round selection (135th overall) in the 2015 NHL Draft, led NHL rookies and all Wild skaters in both goals (27) and points (51) in 55 games to power Minnesota to the postseason for the eighth time in nine years. Only three other rookies since 1993-94 have paced their team in points during the regular season while also helping them qualify for the playoffs: Auston Matthews (2016-17 w/ TOR), Filip Forsberg (2014-15 w/ NSH) and Trent Hunter (2003-04 w/ NYI). Kaprizov – who set several franchise rookie records despite the shortened season – also led all rookies in shots on goal (157) and ranked second in assists (24) while topping rookie forwards in average time on ice (18:18). The 24-year-old Novokuznetsk, Russia, native is the second player in Wild history who has been selected to the All-Rookie Team, joining teammate Jonas Brodin (2012-13).

Josh Norris, Ottawa Senators

Norris, the 19th overall pick by the San Jose Sharks in the 2017 NHL Draft, ranked third on the Senators and among NHL rookies with 17-18—35 while playing in all 56 games. Norris, who paced first-year skaters in both power-play assists (8) and power-play points (14), finished among the leading rookies in several other offensive categories, including shooting percentage (2nd; 17.7%), goals (t-2nd; 17), power-play goals (t 2nd; 6), assists (4th; 18) and shots on goal (7th; 96). He also topped rookies in face-offs won (379), face-offs taken (724) and face-off winning percentage (52.3%). The 22-year-old Oxford, Mich., native is the sixth Senators’ forward to make the All-Rookie Team, after Brady Tkachuk (2018-19), Mark Stone (2014-15), Martin Havlat (2000-01), Marian Hossa (1998-99) and Daniel Alfredsson (1995-96).

Jason Robertson, Dallas Stars

Robertson, a second-round choice (39th overall) in the 2017 NHL Draft, finished second on the Stars and among NHL rookies with 17-28—45 in 51 contests. He topped League rookies in assists (28), plus/minus (tied, +13) and even-strength points (39), and also ranked among the leading rookies in shots on goal (2nd; 127), goals (t-2nd; 17), game-winning goals (t-4th; 3), power-play assists (t-5th; 5) and shooting percentage (8th; 13.4%). Robertson’s season was highlighted by a nine-game point streak from April 13-27 (4-9—13), the longest by a rookie since the franchise relocated to Dallas in 1993-94 and the longest by any rookie since 2017-18 (Clayton Keller: 10 GP w/ ARI). The 21-year-old Arcadia, Calif., native is the fifth player in Stars/North Stars history who has been selected to the All-Rookie Team and just the second forward, following Mike Modano (1989-90).

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2020-21 NHL ALL-ROOKIE TEAM VOTING

(1 point per vote)

NEW YORK (June 29, 2021) – Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid, who earlier today captured the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP and Ted Lindsay Award for most outstanding player as selected by the players at the 2021 NHL Awards presented by Bridgestone, heads the list of players voted to the 2020-21 NHL First All-Star Team.

Flanking McDavid as First Team forwards are Brad Marchand of the Boston Bruins at left wing and Mitchell Marner of the Toronto Maple Leafs on right wing. The defensemen are Adam Fox of the New York Rangers and Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche. The goaltender is Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning.

McDavid has been voted to the First Team for the fourth time in his six NHL seasons. Marchand and Vasilevskiy are making their second career First Team appearance, while Marner, Fox and Makar are making their First Team debut.

Five of the six places on the Second Team are taken by players selected to their first postseason All-Star Team, including Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, who finished his 17th NHL campaign ranked third on the all-time wins list (492). Other first-time recipients are Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dougie Hamilton and the entire forward line of center Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs, right wing Mikko Rantanen of the Colorado Avalanche and left wing Jonathan Huberdeau of the Florida Panthers.

Rounding out the Second Team is Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman, voted to his fifth career postseason All-Star Team (1 First Team, 4 Second Team). The only active NHL blueliner with more is Zdeno Chara (seven: 3 First Team, 4 Second Team).

Voting for the All-Star Team was conducted among representatives of the Professional Hockey Writers Association after the conclusion of the regular season.

The complete list of NHL First and Second All-Star Team rosters by season since their inception in 1930-31 is available at the NHL’s official records site, Records.NHL.com. The site also lists all-time and active leaders voted to the First and Second Teams by position.

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2020-21 NHL ALL-STAR TEAM VOTING RESULTS

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NHL Public Relations June 29, 2021