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PensBurgh Awards finalists

By JustinM
Image depicts Hooks, Stephen, tehchico, and GoPens! showing off the Hart Trophy.
Image depicts Hooks, Stephen, tehchico, and GoPens! showing off the Hart Trophy.

Ah yes, it's that time you've all been (not) waiting for, the PensBurgh Awards. This year we did it a little differently, so I'm going to mirror what the NHL does a bit by announcing the finalists for each award. The actual winners and voting tallies will be announced concurrently with the actual NHL awards.

Here's how it worked, in short: I asked each PensBurgh contributor to vote on the seven "big" awards in the same way that the NHL conducts its awards voting.

For the Hart, Norris, Selke, Calder, and Byng, each voter ranked five players, and those players were assigned point values of 10, 7, 5, 3, or 1 depending on where that voter ranked the player.

For the Vezina and Adams, each voter ranked three players, and those players were assigned point values of 5, 3, or 1 depending on where that voter ranked the player.

Without further ado, the finalists listed (alphabetically) for each award! It's a long one...

Hart Memorial Trophy

...for the player adjudged most valuable to his team.

Claude Giroux

#28 / Right Wing / Philadelphia Flyers

5-11

172

Jan 12, 1988

GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG GTG SOG PCT
2011 - Claude Giroux 77 28 65 93 6 29 6 0 5 242

Evgeni Malkin

#71 / Center / Pittsburgh Penguins

6-3

195

Jul 31, 1986

GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG GTG SOG PCT
2011 - Evgeni Malkin 75 50 59 109 18 70 12 0 9 339

Steven Stamkos

#91 / Center / Tampa Bay Lightning

6-1

188

Feb 07, 1990

GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG GTG SOG PCT
2011 - Steven Stamkos 82 60 37 97 7 66 12 0 12 303

James Norris Memorial Trophy

...for the defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position.

Zdeno Chara

#33 / Defenseman / Boston Bruins

6-9

255

Mar 18, 1977

GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG GTG SOG PCT
2011 - Zdeno Chara 79 12 40 52 33 86 8 0 0 224

Erik Karlsson

#65 / Defenseman / Ottawa Senators

6-0

175

May 31, 1990

GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG GTG SOG PCT
2011 - Erik Karlsson 81 19 59 78 16 42 3 0 5 261

Shea Weber

#6 / Defenseman / Nashville Predators

6-4

232

Aug 14, 1985

GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG GTG SOG PCT
2011 - Shea Weber 78 19 30 49 21 46 10 2 1 230

Frank J. Selke Trophy

...for the forward who demonstrates the most skill in the defensive component of the game.

Patrice Bergeron

#37 / Center / Boston Bruins

6-2

194

Jul 24, 1985

GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG GTG SOG PCT
2011 - Patrice Bergeron 81 22 42 64 36 20 5 2 3 191

Pascal Dupuis

#9 / Left Wing / Pittsburgh Penguins

6-1

205

Apr 07, 1979

GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG GTG SOG PCT
2011 - Pascal Dupuis 82 25 34 59 18 34 0 3 8 214

Anze Kopitar

#11 / Center / Los Angeles Kings

6-3

225

Aug 24, 1987

GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG GTG SOG PCT
2011 - Anze Kopitar 82 25 51 76 12 20 8 2 2 230

Calder Memorial Trophy

...for the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League.

Adam Henrique

#14 / Center / New Jersey Devils

6-0

195

Feb 06, 1990

GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG GTG SOG PCT
2011 - Adam Henrique 74 16 35 51 8 7 0 4 3 130

Gabriel Landeskog

#92 / Left Wing / Colorado Avalanche

6-1

204

Nov 23, 1992

GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG GTG SOG PCT
2011 - Gabriel Landeskog 82 22 30 52 20 51 6 0 5 270

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

#93 / Center / Edmonton Oilers

6-0

171

Apr 12, 1993

GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG GTG SOG PCT
2011 - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 62 18 34 52 -2 16 3 0 2 134

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

...for the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability.

Brian Campbell

#51 / Defenseman / Florida Panthers

6-0

189

May 23, 1979

GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG GTG SOG PCT
2011 - Brian Campbell 82 4 49 53 -9 6 1 0 0 131

Jordan Eberle

#14 / Center / Edmonton Oilers

6-0

185

May 15, 1990

GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG GTG SOG PCT
2011 - Jordan Eberle 78 34 42 76 4 10 10 0 4 180

Matt Moulson

#26 / Left Wing / New York Islanders

6-1

205

Nov 01, 1983

GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG GTG SOG PCT
2011 - Matt Moulson 82 36 33 69 1 6 14 0 5 219

Vezina Trophy

...for the goaltender who is adjudged to be the best at this position.

Henrik Lundqvist

#30 / Goalie / New York Rangers

6-1

195

Mar 02, 1982

GP MIN W L EGA GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
2011 - Henrik Lundqvist 62 3754 39 18 123 1.97 1753 1630 .930 8

Jonathan Quick

#32 / Goalie / Los Angeles Kings

6-1

212

Jan 21, 1986

GP MIN W L EGA GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
2011 - Jonathan Quick 69 4099 35 21 133 1.95 1863 1730 .929 10

Mike Smith

#41 / Goalie / Phoenix Coyotes

6-4

215

Mar 22, 1982

GP MIN W L EGA GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
2011 - Mike Smith 67 3903 38 18 144 2.21 2066 1922 .930 8

Jack Adams Award

...for the coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success.

Unfortunately, no pics for this part. The three finalists are Kevin Dineen of the Florida Panthers, Ken Hitchcock of the St. Louis Blues, and Dave Tippett of the Phoenix Coyotes.

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