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The NHL Awards 2021 ceremony was on Tuesday night, and we got the presentations of major awards, such as the Norris trophy, Vezina trophy, Calder trophy, and more. Without further ado, let's see who won those awards.
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Ted Lindsay award: Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
McDavid has won the 2021 Ted Lindsay award, which is given to the most outstanding player in the NHL, which is voted on by fellow NHL players. It's the 3rd season that McDavid has brought home the award. The other finalists for the award were Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, and Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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Calder trophy: Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild
Kaprizov wins the Calder trophy, given annually to the rookie of the year in the NHL. Kaprizov received 99 first place votes, finishing one first place vote shy of a unanimous vote. Dallas Stars forward Jason Robertson received the other first place vote. Kaprizov totaled 55 points this season, split across 27 goals and 28 assists. Robertson and Carolina Hurricanes goalie Alex Nedleljkovic were the other finalists.
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Norris trophy: Adam Fox, New York Rangers
In just his second NHL season, Fox captures his first Norris trophy. The award is given to the best all around defenseman in the league, and Fox received 40 of 100 first place votes, and 34 second place votes. Fox posted 5 goals and 42 assists in 55 games for the Rangers. Victor Hedman of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche were the other finalists.
Hart trophy: Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Hey look, it's that McDavid guy again. McDavid has won the Hart trophy, given to the NHL MVP annually. It's the second season McDavid has won NHL MVP, and this time, he won it unanimously, getting all 100 first place votes. He is only the second player in NHL history to win the MVP unanimously, joining Wayne Gretzky. Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche were the other finalists.
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Vezina trophy: Marc-Andre Fleury, Vegas Golden Knights
Flower power. Fleury has taken home the Vezina trophy, given annually to the league's best goalie. Fleury had one of his best seasons in the league this year, going 26-10-0 this season with a personal best .928 save percentage. He was a workhorse in net for the Golden Knights when Robin Lehner missed a long stretch of time, and took home the Jennings trophy with Lehner recently as well. Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Philipp Grubauer of the Colorado Avalanche were the other finalists.
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