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Winnipeg Jets' Patrik Laine poses before the NHL Awards, Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Las Vegas.
THE NHL Expansion Draft and Awards Show came with a minimum of pain for the Winnipeg Jets Wednesday night.
The franchise’s splendid young right-winger, Finnish phenom Patrik Laine, finished second to centre Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs for the Calder Trophy as the league’s top rookie in balloting by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. Matthews earned 164 of 167 first-place votes, with Laine getting the other three.