NHL Will Begin Announcing Award Finalists Tuesday; Bruins Likely In Mix

The NHL will start announcing the finalists for the major end-of-the-season awards Tuesday, April 22.

The winners will be unveiled during a special ceremony June 24 in Las Vegas.

The list of awards that will be presented include the Hart Trophy, Vezina Trophy, Norris Trophy, Selke Trophy, Calder Trophy and Jack Adams Award.

Here’s when the finalists for each award will be made public.

Tuesday: Lady Byng Trophy

Wednesday: Calder Trophy

Thursday Selke Trophy

Friday: Vezina Trophy

Monday, April 28: Norris Trophy

Tuesday, April 29: Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award

Wednesday, April 30: Masterton Trophy

Thursday, May 1: Hart Trophy

Friday, May 2: NHL Foundation Player Award

Monday, May 5: Ted Lindsay Award

Tuesday, May 6: Jack Adams Award

There should be a couple of Boston Bruins among the finalists for several awards.

Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask is the favorite to win the Vezina Trophy, center Patrice Bergeron is a top candidate to win the Selke Trophy for the second time in his career, and captain Zdeno Chara is expected to be a finalist for the Norris Trophy.

It also wouldn’t be surprising if B’s head coach Claude Julien was nominated for the Jack Adams Award after leading the Original Six franchise to the best record in the league.

Gregory Campbell is Boston’s nominee for the Bill Masterton Trophy.

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