Boston Bruins, Patrice Bergeron (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Five days ago, Boston Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron was robbed of winning an NHL record fifth Selke Trophy when Aleksander Barkov of the Florida Panthers was voted the winner by the Professional Hockey Writers Assocation (PHWA).
While Bergeron will have to wait another year to claim a record fifth Selke Trophy, Wednesday night, he won a much-deserved award. Bergeron won the Mark Messier Leadership Award, which was announced by the NHL.
The award is given to the player who exemplifies great leadership qualities on and off the ice and who plays a leading role in his community growing the game of hockey.