2009 NHL Award Nominees and Winners

I thought I'd post a list of the NHL players who will be up for awards during tonight's ceremony in Las Vegas for those who are interested. The ceremony starts at 7:30 PM ET on Versus, and CBC will start airing the awards at 8:30 PM ET. The winners for each award will be in bold and italics.

CALDER TROPHY - Top Rookie
Steve Mason, Columbus Blue Jackets
Bobby Ryan, Anaheim Ducks
Kris Versteeg, Chicago Blackhawks

NORRIS TROPHY - Top Defenseman
Zdeno Chara, Boston Bruins
Mike Green, Washington Capitals
Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings

LADY BYNG TROPHY - Most Gentlemanly Player
Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings
Zach Parise, New Jersey Devils
Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning

VEZINA TROPHY - Top Goaltender
Niklas Backstrom, Minnesota Wild
Steve Mason, Columbus Blue Jackets
Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins

SELKE TROPHY - Top Defensive Forward
Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings
Ryan Kesler, Vancouver Canucks
Mike Richards, Philadelphia Flyers

HART TROPHY - League MVP
Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings
Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals

MASTERTON TROPHY - Perseverance, Sportsmanship, & Dedication to Hockey
Chris Chelios, Detroit Red Wings
Steve Sullivan, Nashville Predators
Richard Zednik, Florida Panthers

JACK ADAMS AWARD - Coach-of-the-Year
Claude Julien, Boston Bruins
Todd McLellan, San Jose Sharks
Andy Murray, St. Louis Blues

MARK MESSIER LEADERSHIP AWARD - Top Captain
Zdeno Chara, Boston Bruins
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames

KING CLANCY TROPHY - Humanitarian Contribution to Hockey
Ethan Moreau, Edmonton Oilers

NHL FOUNDATION PLAYER AWARD - Commitment & Service to Charities in their Communities
Dustin Brown, Los Angeles Kings
Alexei Kovalev, Montreal Canadiens
Rick Nash, Columbus Blue Jackets

NHL FIRST ALL-STAR TEAM
LW - Alex Ovechkin (WSH)
RW - Jarome Iginla (CGY)
C - Evgeni MalKin (PIT)
D - Zdeno Chara (BOS)
D - Mike Green (WSH)
G - Tim Thomas (BOS)

NHL SECOND ALL-STAR TEAM
LW - Zach Parise (NJ)
RW - Marian Hossa (DET)
C - Pavel Datsyuk (DET)
D - Nicklas Lidstrom (DET)
D - Dan Boyle (SJ)
G - Steve Mason (CLM)

NHL ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
LW - Kris Versteeg (CHI)
RW - Bobby Ryan (ANH)
C - Patrik Berglund (STL)
D - Luke Schenn (TOR)
D - Drew Doughty (LA)
G - Steve Mason (CLM)