NHL Awards Were Presented Wednesday Night

The NHL Awards were handed out Wednesday and it was another big night for the Vegas Golden Knights. Vegas’ Gerard Gallant and George McPhee were named coach and general manager of the year; William Karlsson won the Lady Byng trophy and defenseman Deryk Engelland took home the Mark Messier Leadership Award.

New Jersey Devils winger Taylor Hall was named MVP, the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Victor Hedman won for top defenseman, Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne was named best goaltender and the New York Islanders’ Mathew Barzal won rookie of the year.