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LAS VEGAS – Even though the NHL awards changed venues, the same man remained in the spotlight.Alex Ovechkin captured the two most prestigious awards in hockey for the second straight season on Thursday, winning the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP and the Lester B

LAS VEGAS – Tim Thomas has truly received his due.The Boston Bruins goaltender was awarded the Vezina Trophy on Thursday, beating out Steve Mason of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Niklas Backstrom of the Minnesota Wild in voting by the NHL’s 30 general managers

LAS VEGAS – A great season for the Boston Bruins has helped earn Claude Julien the Jack Adams Award.He was named the NHL’s coach of the year on Thursday after being selected over San Jose’s Todd McLellan and Andy Murray of St

LAS VEGAS – They might as well just give Pavel Datsyuk the Lady Byng Trophy.He received the award for the fourth straight season, beating New Jersey’s Zach Parise and Tampa’s Martin St

PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma was thrilled to get a call from president Barack Obama congratulating him on his team’s Stanley Cup championship

LAS VEGAS – Pavel Datsyuk is the NHL’s top defensive forward again.The Detroit Red Wings centre was given the Selke Trophy for a second straight year in voting conducted by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association

LAS VEGAS – NHL players believe that Alex Ovechkin was the best among them yet again.They gave the Russian superstar the Lester B. Pearson Award for the second straight season

LAS VEGAS – Steve Mason repeatedly shut the door on NHL teams during his rookie season so it was only fitting that he did the same to his competitors for the Calder Trophy

PHOENIX – In a renewed effort to sell to Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie, the Phoenix Coyotes have asked a bankruptcy judge to set a Sept

CHICAGO – Blackhawks assistant general manager Rick Dudley has resigned after three years in that position.Dudley spent four years in Chicago’s hockey operation department, the last three as assistant GM

TORONTO – Mr. Hockey says people should cut Sid The Kid some slack.Hockey legend Gordie Howe doesn’t believe Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby intentionally failed to shake hands with some Detroit players after Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final

MONTREAL – Hockey legend Guy Lafleur will have a criminal record after being fined $100 and given a one-year-suspended sentence.The former Montreal Canadiens sniper has also been ordered to donate $10,000 to charity after being convicted last month of giving contradictory evidence at his son’s bail hearing in 2007

LAS VEGAS – With so many images of hockey players plastered around Las Vegas this week, the question of whether the city could accommodate an NHL franchise naturally resurfaced

HAMILTON, Ont. – Jim Balsillie hopes to make a splash Friday with a rally in Hamilton as part of his so-called “Make It Seven Day.”The BlackBerry billionaire, whose US$212

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed offensive-minded defenceman Alex Goligoski to a US$5.5-million, three-year contract.Goligoski, 23, split time last season between the team’s AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre and the NHL, where he had six goals and 14 assists in 45 regular season games

LAS VEGAS – Gary Bettman isn’t the least bit surprised that Jim Balsillie intends to continue his pursuit of an NHL team.While the commissioner was happy that a U

OTTAWA – Roy Mlakar took over as president of the Senators at a low point for the franchise and on Wednesday, he took the high road in discussing his departure from Ottawa

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke isn’t interested in acquiring Dany Heatley – and he isn’t fond of the all-star forward’s decision to request a trade out of Ottawa

BOSTON – The Boston Bruins say defenceman Andrew Ference has undergone successful surgery to repair an abdominal hernia and a torn groin.Ference’s recovery time is estimated at four to six weeks following the surgery Wednesday at Massachusetts General Hospital

LAS VEGAS – The NHL is going for a little more glitz and glam by announcing its award winners at the Palms Hotel Las Vegas on Thursday night