In another surprising turn of events tonight, although he lost out on winning the Masterton, Daniel Alfredsson has won the NHL’s King Clancy Memorial Trophy.
Take it away NHL press release…
Senators’ Alfredsson Awarded King Clancy Trophy Ottawa Senators right wing Daniel Alfredsson is the 2011-12 recipient of the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, awarded “to the player who best exemplifies leadership on and off the ice and who has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution to his community.” Returning from off-season back surgery for his 16th NHL season, Alfredsson was a key contributor to the Senators’ successful Stanley Cup Playoff drive and was voted a 2011-12 Bill Masterton Trophy finalist for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. The NHL’s longest-serving captain (1999-2000), Alfredsson was selected by his peers to serve as one of two team captains at the 2012 NHL All-Star Game held in Ottawa. In addition to being a leader and fan favorite on the ice, Alfredsson contributes to the Ottawa community through a number of initiatives. He leads the “You Know Who I Am” campaign for the Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health, devoted to eliminating the stigma of mental illness. He provides a suite for each Senators home game to the Boys & Girls Club of Ottawa and supports a number of its events, including his role as title sponsor for ?Ringside for Youth,” an annual gala that has raised millions to fund programs that reach out to kids living in at-risk communities. He supports the ?You Can Play” campaign, aimed at ensuring equality, respect and safety for all athletes without regard to sexual orientation, and takes his perennial leadership role in Senators annual events, including the Christmas visit to the Children?s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and Sens Soiree, the premier fundraising event for the Sens Foundation.
Congrats to the captain.
TSN highlighted some of Alfie’s aforementioned community service in this segment that aired during the ASG:
Other News of Pithy Importance:
– Paul MacLean finished third in the voting for the Jack Adams Trophy. Here was the voting:
2011-2012 Jack Adams Award Voting Pts. (1st-2nd-3rd)
1. Ken Hitchcock, STL 355 (63-11-7)
2. John Tortorella, NYR 108 (5-23-14)
3. Paul MacLean, OTT 89 (4-19-12)
4. Kevin Dineen, FLA 82 (5-14-15)
5. Barry Trotz, NSH 39 (3-5-9)
6. Dan Bylsma, PIT 25 (2-3-6)
7. Dave Tippett, PHX 22 (0-4-10)
8. Alain Vigneault, VAN 12 (0-3-3)
9. Peter DeBoer, N.J. 4 (0-0-4)
10. Mike Babcock, DET 1 (0-0-1) Peter Laviolette, PHI 1 (0-0-1)
– GM Bryan Murray finished sixth in the voting for NHL GM of the Year
2011-2012 NHL General Manager of the Year Award Voting Pts. (1st-2nd-3rd)
1. Doug Armstrong, STL 119 (16-11-6)
2. Dale Tallon, FLA 88 (10-11-5)
3. David Poile, NSH 62 (11-1-4)
4. Glen Sather, NYR 17 (1-2-6)
5. Paul Holmgren, PHI 17 (0-4-5)
6. Bryan Murray, OTT 10 (0-2-4)
7. Don Maloney, PHX 9 (0-2-3)
8. Ken Holland, DET 8 (0-2-2)
9. Mike Gillis, VAN 7 (0-2-1)
10. Stan Bowman, CHI 5 (1-0-0)
11. Greg Sherman, COL 3 (0-1-0)
12. Lou Lamoriello, N.J. 1 (0-0-1) Ray Shero, PIT 1 (0-0-1)
– 2011-2012 NHL ALL-STAR TEAM VOTING RESULTS GOALTENDER Pts. (1st-2nd-3rd) Career All-Star Selections
1. HENRIK LUNDQVIST, NYR 591 (87-50-6) 1 First Team, 0 Second Team
2. Jonathan Quick, L.A. 424 (47-54-27) 0 First Team, 1 Second Team
3. Pekka Rinne, NSH 166 (9-26-43)
4. Mike Smith, PHX 57 (0-6-39)
5. Brian Elliott, STL 37 (1-6-14)
6. Marc-Andre Fleury, PIT 24 (1-3-10)
7. Jaroslav Halak, STL 3 (0-0-3)
8. Jimmy Howard, DET 2 (0-0-2)
9. Cory Schneider, VAN 1 (0-0-1)
DEFENSE Pts. (1st-2nd-3rd) Career All-Star Selections
1. ERIK KARLSSON, OTT 625 (102-36-7) 1 First Team, 0 Second Team
2. SHEA WEBER, NSH 620 (94-49-3) 2 First Team, 0 Second Team
3. Zdeno Chara, BOS 597 (83-59-5) 2 First Team, 4 Second Team
4. Alex Pietrangelo, STL 315 (4-84-43) 0 First Team, 1 Second Team
5. Nicklas Lidstrom, DET 123 (5-19-41)
6. Ryan Suter, NSH 93 (1-12-52)
7. Brian Campbell, FLA 79 (2-8-45)
8. Dan Girardi, NYR 64 (2-9-27)
9. Kris Letang, PIT 37 (1-7-11)
10. Dan Hamhuis, VAN 19 (0-2-13)
11. Dustin Byfuglien, WPG 14 (0-2-8)
12. Alexander Edler, VAN 12 (0-0-12)
13. Ryan McDonagh, NYR 11 (0-3-2)
14. Duncan Keith, CHI 9 (0-1-6)
15. Michael Del Zotto, NYR 7 (0-1-4)
16. Dan Boyle, S.J. 5 (0-0-5)
17. Kevin Shattenkirk, STL 4 (0-0-4)
18. Braydon Coburn, PHI 3 (0-1-0) Keith Yandle, PHX 3 (0-1-0)
20. Kevin Bieksa, VAN 2 (0-0-2)
21. Drew Doughty, L.A. 1 (0-0-1) Filip Kuba, OTT 1 (0-0-1) Willie Mitchell, L.A. 1 (0-0-1) Kimmo Timonen, PHI 1 (0-0-1)
Filip Kuba? WTF?
CENTER Pts. (1st-2nd-3rd) Career All-Star Selections
1. EVGENI MALKIN, PIT 735 (145-3-1) 3 First Team, 0 Second Team
2. Steven Stamkos, T.B. 379 (4-112-23) 0 First Team, 2 Second Team
3. Claude Giroux, PHI 146 (0-28-62)
4. Jason Spezza, OTT 53 (0-4-41)
5. Henrik Sedin, VAN 16 (0-1-13)
6. John Tavares, NYI 6 (0-1-3)
7. Patrice Bergeron, BOS 3 (0-0-3)
8. Pavel Datsyuk, DET 2 (0-0-2)
9. David Backes, STL 1 (0-0-1)
LEFT WING Pts. (1st-2nd-3rd) Career All-Star Selections
1. ILYA KOVALCHUK, N.J. 537 (91-24-10) 1 First Team, 1 Second Team
2. Ray Whitney, PHX 219 (14-36-41) 0 First Team, 1 Second Team
3. James Neal, PIT 217 (26-27-6)
4. Scott Hartnell, PHI 99 (7-17-13)
5. Loui Eriksson, DAL 62 (1-13-18)
6. Patrick Sharp, CHI 51 (2-8-17)
7. Daniel Sedin, VAN 22 (0-7-1)
8. Matt Moulson, NYI 18 (0-3-9) Henrik Zetterberg, DET 18 (0-3-9)
10. Alex Ovechkin, WSH 17 (1-3-3)
11. Patrik Elias, N.J. 14 (2-1-1)
12. Zach Parise, N.J. 10 (0-1-7)
13. Jamie Benn, DAL 9 (1-1-1)
14. Joffrey Lupul, TOR 9 (0-1-6)
15. Marian Hossa, CHI 8 (1-1-0)
16. Marian Gaborik, NYR 5 (1-0-0) Milan Lucic, BOS 5 (1-0-0)
18. Phil Kessel, TOR 4 (0-1-1)
19. Milan Michalek, OTT 3 (0-1-0)
20. Jordan Eberle, EDM 1 (0-0-1) Brad Marchand, BOS 1 (0-0-1) Thomas Vanek, BUF 1 (0-0-1) David Perron, STL 1 (0-0-1) Chris Kunitz, PIT 1 (0-0-1)
RIGHT WING Pts. (1st-2nd-3rd) Career All-Star Selections
1. JAMES NEAL, PIT 345 (58-15-10) 1 First Team, 0 Second Team
2. Marian Gaborik, NYR 324 (21-61-36) 0 First Team, 1 Second Team
3. Claude Giroux, PHI 224 (43-3-0)
4. Marian Hossa, CHI 192 (10-34-40)
5. Phil Kessel, TOR 140 (7-23-36)
6. Ilya Kovalchuk, N.J. 45 (7-3-1)
7. Jordan Eberle, EDM 26 (1-3-12)
8. Martin St. Louis, T.B. 15 (0-3-6)
9. Steven Stamkos, T.B. 10 (2-0-0)
10. Radim Vrbata, PHX 5 (0-1-2)
11. Ray Whitney, PHX 4 (0-1-1)
12. Zach Parise, N.J. 3 (0-1-0) Corey Perry, ANA 3 (0-1-0)
14. Ryan Callahan, NYR 1 (0-0-1) Scott Hartnell, PHI 1 (0-0-1) Jarome Iginla, CGY 1 (0-0-1) Jason Pominville, BUF 1 (0-0-1) Patrick Sharp, CHI 1 (0-0-1)
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