Former No. 1 pick Sidney Crosby is still grabbing Stanley Cups, but two more recent top picks look poised to grab their share of the NHL’s spotlight.
That much should be clear during the 2017 NHL Awards at T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday at 5 p.m., where the No. 1 overall selections from 2015 and 2016 are up for some of the game’s biggest awards.
At 20, Connor McDavid, picked first by the Oilers two years ago, is attempting to become the third-youngest player to win the Hart Trophy as the league’s most valuable player, behind fellow finalist Crosby and Wayne Gretzky.