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Daniel Alfredsson: Ottawa's lone shining star at the awards ceremony.

An unapologetic review of the 2009 NHL Awards Show.

I'm not indifferent to the NHL award show, it's just that I usually can't find enough curiosity to tune in. Perhaps that is due in part to a lack of suspense from my point of view. I've always felt that announcing the finalists beforehand numbs whatever enthusiam I could muster. As an example, when was the last time you guessed wrong on the Hart Trophy winner?

Steve Mason wins the Calder Trophy at the NHL Awards Show in Las Vegas.

The Bruins picked up some hardware at the NHL Awards Show.

Rick Nash is the 11th NHL Foundation Award winner. Congratulations Rick!

Steve Mason is the NHL's 2009 Rookie of the Year! Congratulations to Steve and the Blue Jackets organization.

Live blog for the 2009 NHL Awards Show in Las Vegas.

His competition is fierce, but if you ask around the hockey world today, people think Flyers captain Mike Richards has a good shot at taking some hardware home from Las Vegas tonight. He's one of...

NHL Awards show is tonight; 6:00pm CDT on VERSUS