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Draper nominated for Selke
NEW YORK (April 21, 2004) -- Goaltender Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils and right wings Jarome Iginla of the Calgary Flames and
Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning have been voted finalists for the Hart Trophy as League MVP as the NHL announced today the nominees for seven annual awards.
This is the second career nomination as Hart Trophy finalist for Brodeur and Iginla. St. Louis was named for the first time. Brodeur, also a Vezina Trophy finalist, and St. Louis, named a finalist for the Lady Byng Trophy, are the only players nominated for multiple awards.
The winners will be announced Thursday, June 10 during the 2004 NHL Awards Television Special in Toronto. The Awards show will be broadcast nationally in Canada on CBC and in the United States on ESPN2 from 8:30 - 10 p.m., ET.
All voting is conducted at the conclusion of the regular season. The Professional Hockey Writers’ Association votes for five trophies (Hart, Norris, Selke, Calder and Lady Byng), the NHL Broadcasters’ Association selects the Jack Adams Award and NHL General Managers vote for the Vezina Trophy.
The results are tabulated by the accounting firm Ernst & Young. Following are the finalists for each trophy, in alphabetical order:
HART MEMORIAL TROPHY JAMES NORRIS MEMORIAL TROPHY
(MVP to his Team) (Outstanding All-Around Defenseman)
Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils Zdeno Chara, Ottawa Senators
Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames Scott Niedermayer, New Jersey Devils
Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues
FRANK J. SELKE TROPHY LADY BYNG MEMORIAL TROPHY
(Outstanding Defensive Forward) Sportsmanship and Gentlemanly Conduct)
Kris Draper, Detroit Red Wings Daniel Alfredsson, Ottawa Senators
John Madden, New Jersey Devils Brad Richards, Tampa Bay Lightning
Alyn McCauley, San Jose Sharks Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning
CALDER MEMORIAL TROPHY VEZINA TROPHY
(Outstanding Rookie) (Outstanding Goaltender)
Trent Hunter, NY Islanders Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils
Andrew Raycroft, Boston Bruins Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary Flames
Michael Ryder, Montreal Canadiens Roberto Luongo, Florida Panthers
JACK ADAMS AWARD
(Outstanding Coach)
Darryl Sutter, Calgary Flames
John Tortorella, Tampa Bay Lightning
Ron Wilson, San Jose Sharks
FRANK J. SELKE TROPHY
The Frank J. Selke Trophy is awarded annually "to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game," as selected by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.
KRIS DRAPER - Center, Detroit Red Wings
* A first-time Selke finalist
* Posted a +22 rating and ranked eighth in the NHL in face-off winning percentage (56.9%)
* Tied for second in the NHL in shorthanded goals (five); Detroit’s penalty-killers led the NHL (86.8%)
JOHN MADDEN - Center, New Jersey Devils
* A Selke finalist for the third time in four years; captured the award in 2001, was second last season
* Took 1,377 face-offs and posted a career-best 53.3% winning percentage
* The Devils allowed 164 goals, the fewest ever in an 82-game season
ALYN McCAULEY - Center, San Jose Sharks
* A first-time Selke finalist
* Appeared in all 82 games, finished second on the Sharks in plus-minus (+23)
* Helped the Sharks allow the fourth-fewest goals in the NHL (183), a drop of 56 over 2002-2003
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