Iginla won the Lester B. Pearson Award as most outstanding player as voted by the members of the N.H.L. Players Association.
WASHINGTON — Henrik Lundqvist was named a finalist for the Ted Lindsay Award, given to the most outstanding player as voted by other N.H.L. players.
Diego Costa was the most outstanding performer as judged against expectations and arguably the most decisive player in the league – although he, like Ronaldo, missed much of the final weeks, including the draw at the Camp Nou that clinched the title.
Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens became the first goaltender in single-season NHL history to win the Hart Trophy (NHL MVP), the Vezina Trophy (NHL's best goaltender), and the Ted Lindsay Award (most outstanding player as voted by the players).
Since 1981, the award has been given to the most outstanding goaltender as determined by a vote of NHL general managers.
In the 1930s and 1940s, groups of students competed for the "Big Cup," a trophy given to the most outstanding team, as judged by a cross-sport point system.
Gretzky captured nine Hart Trophies as the most valuable player, ten Art Ross Trophies for most points in a season, two Conn Smythe Trophies as playoff MVP, and five Lester B. Pearson Awards (now called the Ted Lindsay Award) for most outstanding player as judged by other players.
But recently the heroes of March have had little success after taking their talents to the N.B.A.; in fact, just 2 of the last 20 most outstanding players have earned as much as an All-Star selection (Carmelo Anthony and Richard Hamilton).
From there she went to the Curtis Institute, in Philadelphia, whose head, the pianist Gary Graffman, immediately recognized her quality, and took her on as his student, something he did only with the most outstanding talents, such as Lang Lang.
