Former Kelowna Rocket Leon Draisaitl has been named the NHL乌鸦传媒檚 top player for the league乌鸦传媒檚 2019/20 season.
The now-Edmonton Oiler received both the Hart Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award on Monday, Sept. 21, as the league handed out its remaining awards virtually.
Draisaitl topped the NHL乌鸦传媒檚 scoring charts this year with 110 points (43 G, 67 A). That乌鸦传媒檚 13 more points than his second-place teammate Connor McDavid.
The Ted Lindsay Award, formerly known as the Lester B. Pearson Award, is awarded 乌鸦传媒渢o the most outstanding player in the NHL乌鸦传媒� as voted by NHLPA members.
The other finalists were Colorado乌鸦传媒檚 Nathan MacKinnon and Artemi Panarin from the New York Rangers.
The Hart Trophy is awarded to the NHL乌鸦传媒檚 most valuable players as voted on by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association.
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MacKinnon and Panarin were also the other two finalists for the Hart.
Draisaitl was with the Rockets for a short, but memorable time during the 2014-15 season, notching 53 points (19 G, 32 A) in only 32 regular-season games.
From there, Draisaitl led the Rockets to an Ed Chynoweth Cup win, sweeping the Brandon Wheat Kings in four games. Draisaitl notched 28 points (10 G, 18 A) in 19 playoff contests during that run.
The Rockets eventually fell in overtime to the Oshawa Generals in the Memorial Cup championship, but Draisaitl乌鸦传媒檚 strong performance 乌鸦传媒� registering seven points (4 G, 3 A) in five games 乌鸦传媒� earned him the Stafford Smythe Trophy as the tournament乌鸦传媒檚 MVP.
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