While there won’t be an end of season party in Vegas to hand out the 2019-20 NHL Awards there has been plenty of chatter during the pause as to who would win what when it comes to the various trophies usually handed out by the NHL.
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With time on his hands during the pause Mark Scheifele for the Players’ Tribune handed out his winners of the Calder, Hart and Vezina awards as well as a few he made up including His Favorite Goal of The Year and His Favorite Players to Watch. Not a surprise who he picked for top goaltender but it is interesting to read how he first caught wind of Connor Hellebuyck:
I’ve got this buddy, Julian Melchiori, who was playing with our AHL team, the Manitoba Moose, in 2016. He was roommates with a goalie, and I remember he was talking to me one day about the guy.
“Bro, this guy I live with, he’s going to be one of the best goalies in the world one day, I’m serious.”
I didn’t believe him.
He said, “Man, I swear to you.”
His roommate was Connor Hellebuyck.
And now, yeah, I believe him.
Plenty of insight from number 55 on how he sees some of his fellow NHLers.
You can give it a full read here.
