Aside from the bigger, more obvious days on the hockey calendar — Trade Deadline, Schedule Release Day, etc. — this is one of my favorite days every season.
One of my favorite days on the annual hockey calendar…@DennisTFP and I get to argue about the @LAKings team awards!
We were asked to cast votes for:
— Team MVP
— Best Newcomer
— Most Outstanding Defenseman
— Best Defensive Player (any roster player, F/D/G) pic.twitter.com/26t7wQWCpO
— The Mayor | John Hoven (@mayorNHL) April 29, 2022
We’ll have a full breakdown of our opinions on this weekend’s Kings Of The Podcast (set to be released early Sunday); however, here are the official winners of the LA Kings 2021-22 Season Awards:
Most Valuable Player – “Bill Libby Memorial Award”:
As Voted by the Media
Winner: Phillip Danault (first time)
Hoven’s vote: Danault
Best Newcomer – “Mark Bavis Memorial Award”:
As Voted by the Media
Winner: Phillip Danault
Hoven’s vote: Danault
Outstanding Defenseman:
As Voted by the Media
Winner: Matt Roy (second time, also 2019-20)
Hoven’s vote: Doughty
Defensive Player:
As Voted by the Media
Winner: Trevor Moore (first time)
Hoven’s vote: Moore
“Ace Bailey Memorial Award” as Most Inspirational:
As Voted by the Players
Winner: Phillip Danault (first time)
Unsung Hero:
As Voted by the Players
Winner: Blake Lizotte (first time)
Player of the Year – presented by McDonald’s:
As Voted on by Fans
Winner: Phillip Danault (first time)
Most Popular Player:
As Voted on by the LA Kings Booster Club
Winner: Adrian Kempe (first time)
Jim Fox Community Service:
As Voted on by the Kings Care Foundation
Winner: Dustin Brown (fourth time, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11)
Daryl Evans Youth Hockey Service:
As Voted on by the LA Kings Hockey Development Department
Winner: Dustin Brown (first time)
In addition:
Anze Kopitar is the Kings leading scorer for the 14th time (five consecutive years). The 14 times are the most by any player in franchise history (next closest is Marcel Dionne who won it nine times). He joins Gordie Howe (17 times) as the only two players in NHL history to lead the same team in points at least 14 times.
Blake Lizotte was selected as the club’s Masterton Memorial Trophy nominee as selected by the Los Angeles chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association (PWHA).
Cal Petersen has been nominated by the Kings for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution to his community.
More to come on KOTP soon.
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