LAS VEGAS — Connor McDavid said he was worried about his speech. Not necessarily what he was going to say, but just that he was going to have to stand up and say something.
“I hate that part,” he said. “I’m not going to be the guy giving the big, long speech. It will be short and brief and simple.”
Call it an occupational hazard of being one of the best players in the National Hockey League.
That title became official at the NHL Awards in Las Vegas on Wednesday night, where McDavid, who led the league in scoring this season with 100 points, beat out Sidney Crosby, Brent Burns and Sergei Bobrovsky for the Hart Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award as the league’s MVP.