Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks, Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins and Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings are finalists for the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the NHL’s best defensive forward. Bergeron, who won last year, was the NHL’s top face-off man this season at 62.1 percent. He ranked sixth overall and led the Bruins in plus-minus with a plus-24 rating and [...]

The 2012 NHL Awards Winners are listed below. Congratulations to all the winners. Calder Trophy (Top Rookie) Gabriel Landeskog Selke Trophy (Top Defensive Forward) Patrice Bergeron Lady Byng Trophy (Skill/Sportsmanship) Brian Campbell Masterton Trophy (Perseverance, Dedication) Max Pacioretty General Manager of the Year Doug Armstrong (St. Louis Blue) Vezina Trophy (Top Goaltender) Henrik Lundqvist Norris Trophy (Top Defenseman) Erik Karlsson Hart Trophy (Most Valuable [...]

The 2012 NHL Awards Show is tonight at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas at 7PM (ET). Below are the award nominees. Announced: Calder Trophy (Top Rookie) Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Gabriel Landeskog Adam Henrique Selke Trophy (Top Defensive Forward) Patrice Bergeron David Backes Pavel Datsyuk Lady Byng Trophy (Skill/Sportsmanship) Brian Campbell Jordan Eberle Matt Moulson Masterton [...]

Be sure to check out the updated 2012 NHL Free Agents page. Below are some quick hits from around the NHL this morning: Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli is downplaying the amount of player movement that will happen this summer, even saying he won’t trade Tim Thomas.  He tells the Boston Globe he may add a defenseman or [...]

Contracts to the Kings, Blues, Predators and Flyers for advancing to the second round of the NHL playoffs. Below are quick hits from around the league: Patrice Bergeron, David Backes and Pavel Datsyuk are the three finalists for the Selke Trophy NHL Award which is the award for the league’s best defensive forward. Brian Campbell, Jordan Eberle and Matt Moulson are [...]