NHL Awards 2016 Results, Winners, Highlights and Twitter Reaction

June 22nd, 2016 by Joe Pantorno Leave a reply »

On the same day the NHL announced it awarded Las Vegas the league's 31st franchise, the city hosted the NHL Awards.     

With some of the biggest names in hockey in attendance Wednesday night, the league gave recognition where it was due, as the results below reflect:  



 

Notable Awards Calder Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Artemi Panarin, Chicago Blackhawks



Chicago Blackhawks forward Artemi Panarin led off the night with his reception of the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's Rookie of the Year. 

The 24-year-old, who previously competed professionally in the Kontinental Hockey League, led all rookies with 30 goals along with 47 assists. 

He reaped the benefits of playing on a line with Patrick Kane as the two formed one of the most explosive scoring duos in hockey. The NHL showed how they played off each other last season:



However, Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times saw something fishy in the amount of votes Panarin received—it was the same number as the one on Kane's ...

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