2002/03 Award Winers; Alfredsson Named MVP
Following Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Chicago Saints and the Miami Tropics, the league announced the winners for the major RSHA awards.
Hart Trophy
Daniel Alfredsson heads into free agency as the league's Most Valuable Player. The Olympiques winger had a career year, putting up 44 goals and 68 asssits for a career high 112 points. Of his 44 goals, he had a league leading 16 on the powerplay, and 9 of them stood up as game winners. Alfredsson picked up 10 first place votes en route to MVP.
1. Daniel Alfredsson (MTL) - 142 points (10-6-0-0-0)
2. Miikka Kiprusoff (MIN) - 112 points (6-5-2-2-1)
3. Jason Allison (PHI) - 74 points (0-4-8-2-0)
4. Saku Koivu (CHI) - 29 points (0-1-2-2-6)
5. Tommy Salo (PHI) - 22 points (0-0-1-5-2)
6. Radek Bonk (CHI) - 19 points (0-0-3-1-1)
7. Alex Kovalev (DET) - 9 points (0-0-0-2-3)
8. Mike Modano (MIN) - 4 points (0-0-0-1-1)
9. Felix Potvin (LAA) - 3 points (0-0-0-1-0)
10. Glen Murray (DEN) - 2 points (0-0-0-0-2)
Norris Trophy
After coming in as the runner-up last year, Minnesota's Mathieu Dandenault is this year's Norris Trophy winner as RSHA's Most Outstanding Defenseman. Dandenault picked up 13 first place votes after a very well rounded career year which saw him score 12 times, add 40 assists for a total 52 points, plus a league leading +31 rating, and over 200 hits.
1. Mathieu Dandenault (MIN) - 66 points (13-0-1)
2. Janne Niinimaa (DET) - 41 points (1-12-0)
3. Sandis Ozolinsh (VAN) - 21 points (1-2-10)
4. Brian Leetch (CHI) - 7 points (1-0-2)
5. REDACTED (NYB) - 5 points (0-1-2)
6. Roman Hamrlik (DEN) - 3 points (0-1-0)
7. Kevin Hatcher (DEN) - 1 point (0-0-1)
Vezina Trophy
After a league record 42 win season, there was no surprise when it came to who was taking home the Veinza Trophy. Miikka Kiprusoff of the Minnesota Northern Lights was the unanimous winner, earning all 16 first place votes. It's the first career Vezina for Kipper, and his remarkable season also saw him come in second in league MVP voting.
1. Miikka Kiprusoff (MIN) - 80 points (16-0-0)
2. Tommy Salo (PHI) - 46 points (0-15-1)
3. Felix Potvin (LAA) - 18 points (0-1-15)
Calder Trophy
There was also no suspense when it came to the Calder Trophy vote. Philadelphia's Dany Heatley was the unanimous winner after one of the better rookie seasons in recent memory. Heatley had 37 goals and 36 assists for 73 points, while also putting up a +12 rating.
1. Dany Heatley (PHI) - 80 points (16-0-0)
2. Daniel Sedin (MIA) - 46 points (0-15-1)
3. Mike Fisher (EDM) - 6 points (0-1-3)
T4. Henrik Lundqvist (WPG) - 5 points (0-0-5)
T4. Douglas Murray (MIN) - 5 points (0-0-5)
6. Michael Ryder (BOS) - 2 points (0-0-2)