And your Lady Byng Memorial Trophy finalists are …
Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings, Jiri Hudler of the Calgary Flames and Anze Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings.
The award is annually given to “the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability.”
Generally, this ends up being some sort of combination of the best player with the fewest penalty minutes.
So let’s break down the finalists as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association shall we?