Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov was named the recipient of the 2018-19 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy awarded to the “player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability” at the 2019 NHL Awards at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas
Named a finalist for the third time over his last four seasons, this is the first time he has been awarded the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. Other finalists for this year’s Lady Byng Memorial Trophy were Sean Monahan (Calgary Flames) and Ryan O’Reilly (St. Louis Blues).
Here are the winners of the other awards handed out last night
Hart Trophy: Sidney Crosby, Nikita Kucherov, Connor McDavid
Winner: Nikita Kucherov
Kucherov had already won the Art Ross Trophy as league’s leading scorer.
Vezina Trophy: Ben Bishop, Robin Lehner, Andrei Vasilevskiy
Winner: Andrei Vasilevskiy
Norris Trophy: Brent Burns, Mark Giordano, Victor Hedman
Winner: Mark Giordano
Selke Trophy: Patrice Bergeron, Ryan O’Reilly, Mark Stone
Winner: Ryan O’Reilly
A Selke to go with the Stanley Cup and the Conn Smyth… nice!
Jack Adams Award: Craig Berube, Jon Cooper, Barry Trotz
Winner: Barry Trotz
Ted Lindsay Award: Connor McDavid, Patrick Kane, Nikita Kucherov
Winner: Nikita Kucherov
Calder Trophy: Elias Pettersson, Jordan Binnington, Rasmus Dahlin
Winner: Elias Pettersson
King Clancy Memorial Trophy: Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Jason Zucker, Henrik Lundqvist
Winner: Jason Zucker
Mark Messier Leadership Award: Mark Giordano, Wayne Simmonds, Justin Williams
Winner: Wayne Simmonds
Masterton Trophy: Nick Foligno, Robin Lehner, Joe Thornton
Winner: Robin Lehner
GM Of The Year: Doug Armstrong, Don Sweeney, Don Waddell
Winner: Don Sweeney