The NHL Awards is celebrating its ninth season in Las Vegas this summer, but for the first time a hometown team will be eligible for some hardware.
The June 20 show won’t be exciting as last year, when the league announced the players the Golden Knights selected in the expansion draft, but Vegas will still be up for four of these major awards. Before the trophies get passed out though, here’s a breakdown of everything that will get handed out:
Hart Trophy — League MVP. The original trophy was donated to the NHL in 1923 by David Hart, the father of longtime Montreal Canadiens coach Cecil Hart.