Follow the rules below and submit your ballot to brhlhockey@yahoo.com e-mail address by 6-6-07.
RULES: 1 Ballot per team. If teams with multiple GM submit more than 1 ballot, I will accept the 1st one I received unless noted otherwise.
VERY IMPORTANT. IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW THE RULES, YOUR BALLOT WILL NOT COUNT.
VOTE FOR YOUR TOP 3 IN EACH CATEGORY. THEN TOP 5 FOR THE HART TROPHY.
Example: Blank Memorial Trophy 1 - John Smith <~~~ Person you think of as the highest in that category. 2 - Rick Jones <~~~ Person you think of as the 2nd highest in that category 3 - Bryce Shuck <~~~ Person you think of as the 3rd / last in that category
Keep in mind, that Playoff stats were not taken into consideration for nominees, so they shouldn't be taken into consideration for the winners.
Write in votes are allowed.
Vezina Trophy- VOTE FOR 3
Tim Thomas MTL Tomas Vokoun CLB Martin Brodeur PHO Manny Legace DAL
James Norris Memorial Trophy - VOTE FOR 3
Mathieu Schneider NSH Rob Blake PHO Nicklas Lidstrom EDM Mike Van Ryn COL Pavel Kubina CLB Sami Salo OTT Teppo Numminen MIN
Calder Memorial Trophy - VOTE FOR 3
Henrik Lundqvist FLA Marek Svatos PIT Sidney Crosby BUF Eric Staal SJ Patrick Eaves CAR
Hart Memorial Trophy - VOTE FOR *5*
Alexei Yashin Anaheim Ducks Jason Spezza Carolina Hurricanes Brad Richards Colorado Avalanche Brian Gionta Columbus Blue Jackets Brian Rolston Dallas Stars Ilya Kovalchuk Edmonton Oilers Henrik Zetterburg Minnesota Wild Tim Thomas Montreal Canadiens Martin Brodeur Phoenix Coyotes Marty Turco TampaBay Lightning
Minors MVP - VOTE FOR 3
Dennis Hamel Anaheim Ducks Jason Bacashihua Anaheim Ducks Eric Westrum Detroit Red Wings Milan Bartovic Detroit Red Wings Jussi Markkanen Nashville Predators Alexander Daigle New Jersey Devils Simon Gamanche New Jersey Devils Scott Clemmensen New York Rangers Brian Boucher Phoenix Coyotes Jay McClement Toronto Maple Leafs
GLEN SATHER AWARD GM of the year - VOTE FOR 3
Ryan McClanahan Dallas Stars Kent Sorochuk Florida Panthers Matt Oddette Columbus Blue Jackets Phil Bauer Montreal Canadiens Shawn Pedersen and Jamie Dorgan Minnesota Wild Phillipe Dussault - Tampa Bay Lightning
Top 3 active GMs (commish vote) to be split - Not up for Vote
Jay Latkoczky NYI Phillipe Dussault TampaBay Lightning Matt Odette Columbus Blue Jackets Kirk Shuck Atlanta Thrashers Rex Leak Philadelphia Flyers Shawn Pedersen, Jamie Dorgan Minnesota Wild Aaron Uruski, Luke Wile Buffalo Sabres
Best trade of the year contender - VOTE FOR 3
October 10th:
To Minnesota: Henrik Zetterberg, Brendan Morrison, TOR 2007 3rd To Toronto: Rick Nash, Tyler Arnason
October 31st:
To NewJersey: Alexander Picard, Brian Eklund, Doug Weight, J-P Dumont, Miikka Kiprusoff To Columbus: Jimmy Howard, Joe Sakic, Marty Turco
January 30th:
To Toronto: Fredrik Modin, Kurtis Foster, Edm 2007 Rnd 1, Chi 2007 Rnd 2, Chi 2007 Rnd 3 To Edmonton: Nicklas Lidstrom, Scott Walker, NYI 2007 Rnd 6
Best trade of the year rebuilder - VOTE FOR 3
October 15th:
To Boston: Maxime Talbot To Anaheim: Jason Bacashihua
November 15th:
To NYRangers: Milan Michalek, R.J. Umberger, Wojtek Wolski, Cory Schneider, Nikita Alexeev To Boston: Marian Hossa, Ryan Malone, NJ 2007 Rnd 7
December 10th:
To St.Louis: Jimmy Howard, Alexander Semin, Yannic Tremblay To Columbus: Jarret Stoll, Philippe Boucher
January 14th:
To Pittsburgh: Manny Fernandez, Sami Kapanen, Marek Svatos, Tom Preissing, Tomas Holmstrom, Nsh 2007 Rnd 3, NYR 2007 Rnd 3 To Philly: Brian Savage, Roberto Luongo, Ryan Smyth
February 6th:
To NYIslander: Mattias Weinhandl, Petteri Nokelainen, Sean Bergenheim, Andrei Zubarev, Nigel Dawes To Boston: Zybnek Michalek
February 15th (Trade Deadline):
To Carolina: Chris Phillips, Cody Bass, Radoslav Suchy, Brian Elliot, Taylor Dakers, Cal 2007 Rnd 1, Cal 2007 Rnd 2 To Calgary: Dan Hamhuis, Jason Smith
JACK ADAMS AWARD [Coach of the Year] - VOTE FOR 3
Jacques Lemaire Montreal Canadiens Pat Burns Dallas Stars John Tortorella Columbus Blue Jackets Mike Babc ock Phoenix Coyotes Paul Maurice Pittsburgh Penguins
FRANK J. SELKE TROPHY [Best Defensive Forward] - VOTE FOR 3
Rod BrindAmour Atlanta Thrashers Sergei Samsonov Boston Bruins Chris Drury Calgary Flames Ian Laperriere Columbus Blue Jackets Jason Blake Edmonton Oilers Jeff Halpern Montreal Canadiens Matt Cullen STL
CRAIG LUDWIG TROPHY [Best Defensive Defenseman] - VOTE FOR 3
Zdeno Chara St. Louis Blues Jason Smith Calgary Flames Keith Ballard Toronto Maple Leafs Andrei Zyuzin Colorado Avalanche Philippe Boucher Columbus Blue Jackets Mattias Norstrom Columbus Blue Jackets Bret Hedican Dallas Stars
LADY BYNG TROPHY [Most Sportsmanship] - VOTE FOR 3
Pavel Datsyuk Boston Bruins Sidney Crosby Buffalo Sabres Jason Spezza Carolina Hurricanes Milan Hejduk Chicago Blackhawks Brad Richards Colorado Avalanche Marian Gaborik Dallas Stars Henrik Zetterberg Minnesota Wild Patrik Elias Montreal Canadiens Michael Nylander Nashville Predators Andy McDonald Washington Capitals
-- Edited by Eric_Calgary at 04:57, 2007-05-27
__________________
"As long as those gnome elite molecules emerge, we certainly can reduce casualties. Their warplanes troops would be nice."
I can't say I disagree with Matt, write-ins are allowed but most people are lazy so won't write-in anyone. I think GM of the year nominees could have been looked at more and I guess trades too but then again that's a pain to find.
Yes i do agree that the trades contender and trades rebuilding.. i have lots of write ins for that. i studied each trade. why it was made. if the player stayed on that team.. or traded away.. and studied each nominee for each award.. as long as ppl do their homework and doesn't choose the first 3names they see. we should be fine... but every gm i guess is entitled to their own opinion of the winner
I am a little bit shocked to see that the Crosby trade we made was not on the votes for trade of the year for a rebuilding team. I just want to make a case for this trade as an attempt to have it added.
When you are rebuilding a team, is it not true that acquiring a player you can build your entire franchise around is of absolute most importance?
We single handedly brought in THEE BEST building block any rebuilding team could ever acquire.
The trade was this:
Sidney Crosby (outscored Staal in points by 50!) Dave Andreychuk (later traded for a 3rd rounder) NJ 5th NJ 6th
for
Erik Staal (good young player, dropped off a bit) Ladislav Smid (scored 10 pts all year while logging decent minutes. Future number 4) Tom Preissing (Unrestricted Free Agent) Tampa Bay 1st round pick (bottom 5 pick in the first round) 2 Million Cash
If you ask me, we got Crosby at the best possible time and now have a future brighter than any rebuilding team BECAUSE of this trade.
it doesn't need to be added.. if you read eric's message. he said write in votes are allowed. so this would be classified as a write in vote. if ppl do their homework..
Sorry, I was only briefly at a computer this weekend so I didnt have a chance to more than skim this. Can this please be added as a write in then Eric/Bryce? If you'd like I can email it in to league office.
That should deserve some recognition from the league. I'm not saying we should be voted as GM's of the year but man, a nomination would have been nice for all our hard work this year.
We drafted a team that was in contention throughout the whole year, lost Sundsy mid way, made some great trades to help out our team and actually made ourselves much better and finished first overall.
Dan PHO CO-GM
To be honest when I saw the list of GM of the year nominees i was pretty shocked to see some of the names up there. But drafting a good team wasn't grounds for winning the award..Otherwise TB, Chicago and Us would be tops. Its what you did after the draft that made you get nominated. What trades did you make once the season started which improved your team. PS no one who loses a player because of financial mismanagement will ever win that award, I don't care how great the other trades were. (i'm not saying whos fault it was; i'm just saying as a fact-no one will ever win the award or get nominated with the losing the player because of going over the cap.)
So you think Montreal shouldn't be on the list then?
Question, would you have made any moves if your team was tops in the league for most of the year?
Just my opinion but I think drafting a great team makes you a great GM.
I think that makes you a good GM is if you build a team for the short term as well as the mid-long term. Anyone can trade young players, picks or prospects for UFA's. It's not hard to trade for a Martin Rucinsky or Gary Roberts, it is hard however to upgrade Mark Bell to Alex Tanguay or Alex Kovalev to Vincent Lecavalier by making 2-3 deals, I know I've done both and it is MUCH harder.
So you think Montreal shouldn't be on the list then?
Question, would you have made any moves if your team was tops in the league for most of the year?
Just my opinion but I think drafting a great team makes you a great GM.
Well what about next year? Do Gm's get continual recognition for drafting a good team? Or is it what they've done to change the team they have in the year?
I dont think a qualification of GM of the Year can change, right? So it needs to consistent every year. One year it can't be how a team has draft, traded, and moved lines around...and the next year just be how they have traded and moved liines around. You know what I mean?
This is already a joke, everyone is simply trying to pimp out them selves and then will write in thier own players for awards. the top vote getter for each award will probably win with about 4-5 votes. We may as well just forget about this now and disregard the results. Personally I don't think that I will even vote, or if I do I may as well just vote for all my own players and my self like everyone else is doing. I new as soon as the ballot came out that a select few would be on here right away bitching and complaining like normal.
Well, I just want the Crosby trade added. Other than that, we'll vote, and we dont have many nominations so we cant really vote for ourselves in many. I think you shouldnt be allowed to vote for yourself though.