Damn! Am I ever surprised! Sean Pronger, one the two great starting defensemen for the St. Louis Blues, was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy tonight as the year's MVP, as well as the Norris trophy. Jaromir Jagr, right wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins, was given the Pearson award for being voted MVP by the NHLPA. Other winners are:
Olaf Kolzig of the Washington Capitals for the Vezina trophy (top goaltender)
Scott Gomez of the New Jersey Devils for the Calder trophy (top rookie)
Steve Yzerman of the Detroit Red Wings for the Selke trophy (defensive forward)
Pavol Demitra of the St. Louis Blues for the Lady Byng trophy (most gentlemanly)
Joel Quenville of the St. Louis Blues for the Adams award (top coach)
Curtis Joseph of the Toronto Maple Leafs for the Clancy trophy (humanitarianism)
Ken Daneyko of the New Jersey Devils for the Masterton trophy (sportsmanship)
Jaromir Jagr of the Pittsburgh Penguins for the Art Ross trophy (scoring leader)
Pavel Bure of the Florida Panthers for the Richard trophy (goals leader)
Roman Turek of the St. Louis Blues for the Jennings trophy (lowest goals against average)
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR>To alcohol: the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Olaf Kolzig of the Washington Capitals for the Vezina trophy (top goaltender)
Scott Gomez of the New Jersey Devils for the Calder trophy (top rookie)
Steve Yzerman of the Detroit Red Wings for the Selke trophy (defensive forward)
Pavol Demitra of the St. Louis Blues for the Lady Byng trophy (most gentlemanly)
Joel Quenville of the St. Louis Blues for the Adams award (top coach)
Curtis Joseph of the Toronto Maple Leafs for the Clancy trophy (humanitarianism)
Ken Daneyko of the New Jersey Devils for the Masterton trophy (sportsmanship)
Jaromir Jagr of the Pittsburgh Penguins for the Art Ross trophy (scoring leader)
Pavel Bure of the Florida Panthers for the Richard trophy (goals leader)
Roman Turek of the St. Louis Blues for the Jennings trophy (lowest goals against average)
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR>To alcohol: the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>