NHL Awards Show concludes season

LAS VEGAS – With Jay Mohr hosting the 2011 NHL Awards at The Palms Casino in Las Vegas, the show got underway with the presentation of the
 
Mohr joked on nearly every subject from the retirements of a number of NHL players, to LeBron James of the NBA’s Miami Heat, to the Vancouver melee after game seven.  
 
From there, the presentations were made.
 
James Norris Memorial Trophy (presented by Kevin Smith & Cobie Smulders)
Nominees: Zdeno Chara, Nicklas Lidstrom, Shea Weber
Winner:   Nicklas Lidstrom
 
Art Ross Trophy (presented to Daniel Sedin by Jay Mohr)
 
Frank J. Selke Trophy (presented by Criss Angel)
Nominees: Pavel Datsyuk, Ryan Kesler, Jonathan Toews
Winner:   Ryan Kesler
 
Jack Adams Award (presented by Donny Osmond)
Nominees: Dan Bylsma, Barry Trotz, Alain Vigneault
Winner:   Dan Bylsma
 
Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award Presented by Bridgestone (presented by Mark Messier)
Nominees: Zdeno Chara, Shane Doan, Nicklas Lidstrom
Winner:   Zdeno Chara
 
Calder Memorial Trophy (presented by George Stroumboulopoulos & Jeremy Roenick)
Nominees: Logan Couture, Michael Grabner, Jeff Skinner
Winner:   Jeff Skinner
 
William M. Jennings Trophy (presented to Cory Schneider andd Roberto Luongo by Jay Mohr)
 
NHL General Manager of the Year Award (presented by Craig Patrick)
Nominees: Mike Gillis, David Poile, Steve Yzerman
 Winner:   Mike Gillis
 
Maurice ‘Rocket’ Richard Trophy (presented to Corey Perry by Jay Mohr)
 
Ted Lindsay Award (presented by Ted Lindsay)
Nominees: Corey Perry, Daniel Sedin, Steven Stamkos
Winner :   Daniel Sedin
 
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (presented by Luc Robitaille & David Henrie)
Nominees: Ray Emery, Daymond Langkow, Ian Laperriere
Winner:   Ian Laperriere
 
King Clancy Memorial Trophy (presented by Jerry Bruckheimer)
Doug Weight
  
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (presented by Camille Grammer & Adrienne Maloof)
Nominees:  Loui Eriksson, Nicklas Lidstrom, Martin St. Louis
Winner:   Martin St. Louis
 
NHL Foundation Player Award (presented by Michelle Beisner & Commissioner Gary Bettman)
Nominees: Dustin Brown, Mike Green, Daniel & Henrik Sedin
Winner :   Dustin Brown
 
Vezina Trophy (presented by Jon Hamm)
Nominees: Roberto Luongo, Pekka Rinne, Tim Thomas
Winner :   Tim Thomas
 
Hart Memorial Trophy (presented by Jennifer Beals & Jason Reitman)
Nominees: Corey Perry, Daniel Sedin, Martin St. Louis
Winner :   Corey Perry
 
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