This makes Kane the first Blackhawks player to receive the honor since Stan Mikita did in 1968 and the first American-born player to ever win the award.
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Kane also went on the longest point scoring streak by an American and Blackhawk from October to December of 2015.
Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane was the big victor at the NHL Awards.
Captain of the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, earned his fourth appearance on the list of First Team All-Stars.
Coach Lindy Ruff was up for the Jack Adams Award, which is given to the best coach in the league, and GM Jim Nill was up for the GM of the Year Award.
Crosby got off to a slow start this season leading to questions over if his best playing days were behind him.
Vancouver Canucks center Henrik Sedin is this year’s recipient of the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, awarded “to the player who best exemplifies leadership on and off the ice and who has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution to his community”. His coach, Barry Trotz, won the Jack Adams Award for the first time in 17 seasons behind an National Hockey League bench, recognizing the Capitals’ impressive Presidents’ Trophy season.
Chicago Blackhawks forward Artemi Panarin won the Calder Trophy, beating out Philadelphia’s Shayne Gostisbehere and Edmonton’s Connor McDavid, who finished third in the voting.
“Without Patrick Kane, I may not have gotten this award”, he said through a Russian translator.
He was also named the victor of the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHLPA’s most valuable player and received the Art Ross trophy for leading the league in scoring.
Norris Trophy for top defenseman – Drew Doughty, Kings (1,254 points). He didn’t attend the ceremony while tending to his ailing father.
Patrick Kane is MVP of the National Hockey League, and it isn’t very close.
No other Blackhawks received votes for the Hart Trophy.
Pittsburgh’s Jim Rutherford was named General Manager of the Year after making sevearl moves, including a midseason coaching change, that turned the Penguins from a team out of playoff contention into the Stanley Cup champion.
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Panarin scored 77 points in 80 games during his debut season in North America, leading all rookies in goals (30) and assists (47).
