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 Capitals' Ovechkin earns league player of year award - NHL
Capitals' Ovechkin earns league player of year award - NHL
•James Norris Memorial Trophy, defenseman -- Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit •Calder Memorial Trophy, rookie -- Patrick Kane, Chicago •Frank J. Selke Trophy, defensive forward -- Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit •Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, most gentlemanly -- Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit •Jack Adams Award, coach -- Bruce Boudreau, Washington •King Clancy Trophy, humanitarian contribution to hockey -- Vincent ...
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What Would Oakley Do? — ... 5. Alexander Ovechkin. The precocious young Capitals' star took home the Hart Trophy, was awarded the NHL MVP. He was the first pucksmith to score 60+ goals in a single-season since Mario Lemieux pulled off the feat in 1996. ...

...And the Hart Goes To...
The DC Sports Page — ... Alex Ovechkin. In last night's NHL awards, the Capitals MVP became league MVP. He also won the Lester B Pearson Award to show that he's the Most Outstanding Player in the NHL as chosen by players. MVP and MOP. Hard to beat that. ...

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Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals earned plenty of consolation prizes in a season that produced a first-round playoff exit. Ovechkin won the Hart Trophy and The Lester B. Pearson Award on Thursday night, honoring his MVP season that produced ...
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Caps' Ovechkin full of HartBruins & NHL - BostonHerald.com 6/13/2008
You can call Alex Ovechkin NHL MVP. What the Washington Capitals young star really wants is to be known as Stanley Cup champion. Ovechkin capped off a special season...
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Alex Ovechkin of the Capitals capped off a special season Thursday night by capturing the NHL's two most prestigious individual awards. He won the Hart Trophy as league MVP and the Lester B. Pearson Award as the players' choice for the most ...
Caps' Ovechkin earns Hart Trophy at NHL awardsESPN.com - NHL 6/13/2008
Alex Ovechkin kicked off a big night Thursday when the Washington Capitals star forward won the Lester B. Pearson Award, given by the NHL Players' Association to the league's player of the year.