Downtown Edmonton Leon Draisaitl fights Las Vegas players – illustration photo.
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Twenty-five-year-old Kubalík finished third in the poll of the Association of Professional Hockey Journalists behind Makar and American quarterback Quinn Hughes from Vancouver, who were the main favorites.
The Pilsen offspring gained 554 points, he was not in first place on any of the 170 questionnaires and only on two he got to the second position. Makar reigned with 1538 points and 116 voters had him as the first choice. Hughes lost 201 points to him.
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— #StanleyCup Final on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) September 21, 2020
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Czech hockey was represented among NHL winners this year thanks to gunner David Pastrňák, who won the Maurice Rocket Richard Trophy for the best scorer with 48 goals together with the Russian Alexander Ovečkin from Washington. Until this season, the last winner in 2016 was Jaromír Jágr, who received the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for endurance, sportsmanship and devotion to hockey.
Dominik Kubalík from Chicago in action.
Vlastimil Vacek, Right
But Pastrňák, like other awards, lost the traditional June announcement of the NHL Awards in Las Vegas, which was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic and eventually took place in an improvised format.
The Boston Gunner also made it to the season’s first All Star team, along with Draisaitl, another New York Rangers striker Artemie Panarin, Nashville’s Roman Jose defender, Washington’s John Carlson and Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck.
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Pensive David Pastrnak.
Among the top six of the league, Pastrňák is the first Czech since 2015 after another forward Jakub Voráček from Philadelphia. Striker Jaromír Jágr joined the first All Star team seven times (in 1995, 1996 and 1998 to 2001 in the Pittsburgh jersey and in 2006 as a New York Rangers player), goalkeeper Dominik Hašek six times (1994, 1995, 1997 to 1999 and 2001 while working in Buffalo) and once by Patrik Eliáš from New Jersey (2001).
Kubalík in the All Star team of newcomers
Kubalík was included in the All Star team of newcomers along with other strikers Victor Olofsson from Buffalo, Nick Suzuki from Montreal, Beka Makar and Hughes and goalkeeper Elvis Merzlikins from Columbus. He was included in the selection as the first representative from the Czech Republic since 2014, when the forward Ondřej Palát from Tampa Bay succeeded.
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— #StanleyCup Final on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) September 21, 2020
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Before that, the attackers David Volek from New York Islanders (1989), Jágr from Pittsburgh (1991), Petr Sýkora (1996) with Eliáš from New Jersey (1999), Milan Hejduk from Colorado (1999), Martin Havlát from Ottawa (2001), goalkeeper Hašek from Chicago (1992) and back Rostislav Klesla from Columbus (2002).
No Czech hockey player has won the Calder Trophy yet. Eliáš, Hejduk, Havlát and Palát were also among Kubalík among the three finalists.
Connor Hellebuyck is the 2020 Vezina Trophy WINNER!#GoJetsGo | @NHLJets ???? pic.twitter.com/7dxYv6DLIU
— #StanleyCup Final on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) September 21, 2020
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Kubalík, who headed to Chicago before the season from the Swiss club Ambri-Piotta with 30 goals from 68 matches, ruled the newcomers by 10 goals ahead of the Swede Olofsson and the Russian Denis Gurjanov from Dallas. With 46 points, he was third behind Hughes (53 points) and Makar (50). But he controlled the statistics with 38 points and 26 goals with the full number of players on the ice and with 157 shots on goal.
Twenty-four-year-old Draisaitl achieved the most valuable two trophies after sovereignly securing the Art Ross Trophy for the most productive player after the unfinished basic part of the NHL due to the coronavirus pandemic. He scored 110 points for 43 goals and 67 assists in 71 matches and surpassed the second Connor McDavid, his teammate, by 13 points.
Leon Draisaitl joins this group of recent SUPERSTARS to win the Hart Trophy.
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The American Hellebuyck won the Vezina Trophy for the best goalkeeper and the James Norris Memorial Trophy for the best Swiss defender Josi.
| List of winners of individual NHL awards in the 2019/20 season: |
| Hart Memorial Trophy (most useful player according to the Association of Professional Hockey Journalists): |
| Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton). |
| Ted Lindsay Award (most useful player according to members of the NHLPA Players’ Association): |
| Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton). |
| Vezina Trophy (best goalkeeper): |
| Connor Hellebuyck (Winnipeg). |
| Calder Memorial Trophy (best rookie): |
| Cale Makar (Colorado). |
| James Norris Memorial Trophy (best defender): |
| Roman Josi (Nashville). |
| First All Star team: |
| Connor Hellebuyck (Winnipeg) – Roman Josi (Nashville), John Carlson (Washington) – David Pastrnak (Boston), Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton), Artěmij Panarin (NY Rangers). |
| Second All Star team: |
| Tuukka Rask (Boston) – Victor Hedman (Tampa Bay), Alex Pietrangelo (St. Louis) – Nikita Kučerov (Tampa Bay), Nathan MacKinnon (Colorado), Brad Marchand (Boston). |
| All Star rookie team: |
| Elvis Merzlikins (Columbus) – Cale Makar (Colorado), Quinn Hughes (Vancouver) – Dominik Kubalík (Chicago), Victor Olofsson (Buffalo), Nick Suzuki (Montreal). |
| An overview of the winners of certain trophies after the basic part and announced during the conference finals: |
| Art Ross Trophy (NHL’s most productive player): |
| Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton) – 110 points. |
| Maurice Richard Trophy (top scorer): |
| David Pastrnak (Boston), Alexander Ovechkin (Washington) – both 48 goals. |
| William M. Jennings Trophy (for goalkeepers from the team with the lowest number of goals in the NHL regular season): |
| Tuukka Rask, Jaroslav Halák (Boston) – 167 goals collected. |
| Frank J. Selke Trophy (best defending striker): |
| Sean Couturier (Philadelphia). |
| Jack Adams Award (best coach): |
| Bruce Cassidy (Boston). |
| Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (hokejový gentleman): |
| Nathan MacKinnon (Colorado). |
| Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (endurance, sportsmanship and devotion to hockey): |
| Bobby Ryan (Ottawa). |
| Mark Messier Leadership Award: |
| Mark Giordano (Calgary). |
| King Clancy Trophy (for leadership skills and humanitarian work): |
| Matt Dumba (Minnesota). |
| Award for General Manager of the Year: |
| Lou Lamoriello (NY Islanders). |
| Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award: |
| Dampy Brar (Apna Hockey). |
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