Brent Lewis, The Denver Post)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Center Carl Soderberg is the Avalanche's Professional Hockey Writers' Association Colorado chapter winner and national nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Award, presented annually to the NHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to ice hockey.
Soderberg, 30, entered Monday tied as Colorado's fourth-leading scorer with 47 points, one behind his career high. He has been the team's most consistent center and plays in every situation.
He is also legally blind in one eye, from taking a stick to the eye during a game in Sweden at age 22.