A month has passed since the 2016 NHL Awards ceremony was held in Las Vegas on June 22.
Last year's biggest winner was Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks. He went home with the Hart Trophy as most valuable player, the Ted Lindsay Award as MVP voted by the players and the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer.
Anze Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings didn't attend but picked up two awards: the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct and the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game.
Mike Johnston of Sportsnet has the list of the top 20 players who received Selke votes last season, when first-time honoree Kopitar beat out stiff competition from past winners like Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins, Ryan Kesler of the Anaheim Ducks and Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks.
When I peered into my crystal ball last year at this time, I correctly named Kopitar as the winner, as well as identifying five of the top six honorees. Not bad!
Let's see if I can do as well this time around. With a mix of familiar faces and new blood, here are the pla ...
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