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This was my first year as a Professional Hockey Writers Association voter for the NHL Awards.

Truthfully, I can do better as a voter, and I will -- I haven't developed my philosophy enough yet.

For example, I could've done better with my Lady Byng vote -- some research into the trophy's history revealed space for improvement.

The PHWA will be revealing each member's vote on their website in the next couple days.

Anyway, here's my ballot!

HART TROPHY ("to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team") -- FIVE selections

Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles
Taylor Hall, New Jersey
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado
Connor McDavid, Edmonton
Alex Ovechkin, Washington

NORRIS TROPHY ("to the defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position") -- FIVE selections

Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay
P.K. Subban, Nashville
Drew Doughty, Los Angeles
Erik Karlsson, Ottawa
John Carlson, Washington

CALDER TROPHY ("to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition") -- FIVE selections

Mathew Barzal, New York Islanders
Clayton Keller, Arizona
Yanni Gourde, Tampa Bay
Brock Boeser, Vancouver
Charlie McAvoy, Boston

LADY BYNG TROPHY ("to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability") -- FIVE selections

Aleksander Barkov, Florida
William Karlsson, Vegas
Ryan O'Reilly, Buffalo
Logan Couture, San Jose
Jaccob Slavin, Carolina

SELKE TROPHY ("to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game") -- FIVE selections

Sean Couturier, Philadelphia
Mikko Koivu, Minnesota
Aleksander Barkov, Florida
Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles
Brayden Point, Tampa Bay

NHL ALL-STAR TEAM CENTER -- THREE selections

Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado
Connor McDavid, Edmonton

NHL ALL-STAR TEAM RIGHT WING -- THREE selections

Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay
Blake Wheeler, Winnipeg
Phil Kessel, Pittsburgh

NHL ALL-STAR TEAM LEFT WING -- THREE selections

Taylor Hall, New Jersey
Alex Ovechkin, Washington
Claude Giroux, Philadelphia

NHL ALL-STAR TEAM DEFENSE -- SIX selections

Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay
P.K. Subban, Nashville
Drew Doughty, Los Angeles
Erik Karlsson, Ottawa
John Carlson, Washington
Ryan Suter, Minnesota

NHL ALL-STAR TEAM GOALTENDER -- THREE selections

Pekka Rinne, Nashville
Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus
John Gibson, Anaheim

NHL ALL-ROOKIE TEAM FORWARD --

Mathew Barzal, New York Islanders
Clayton Keller, Arizona
Yanni Gourde, Tampa Bay

NHL ALL-ROOKIE DEFENSE --

Charlie McAvoy, Boston
Will Butcher, New Jersey

NHL ALL-ROOKIE GOAL --

Juuse Saros, Nashville

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It was a banner night for the Golden Knights, who went four out of four with their nominations.

A successful first haul at the #NHLAwards 👌 pic.twitter.com/wqyZa9WitF

— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) June 21, 2018

Here are some fun quotes from the winners:

Karlsson, on his Lady Byng: "I want to thank the team, the other Golden Misfits."

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) June 21, 2018

Karlsson might have been joking, but he just said that he and Marchessault are getting Reilly Smith a moped a la Jon Merrill. So move over Golden Misfits, hello Golden Mopeds

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) June 21, 2018

Gallant, on grandson's name: "Dylan. I'll never forget that name again."

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) June 21, 2018

In Detroit, Gallant played for the only back-to-back Jack Adams winner ever, Jacques Demers.

After winning his own Adams, Gallant reflected on Demers's influence on his coaching style #NHLAwards pic.twitter.com/CvMrwT53nG

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) June 21, 2018

And here are the official voting results:

Voting for the James Norris Memorial Trophy by members of the PHWA: pic.twitter.com/ZlXsDF2Bjk

— PHWA (@ThePHWA) June 21, 2018

Voting for the Calder Memorial Trophy by members of the PHWA: pic.twitter.com/mVfQz4QxAJ

— PHWA (@ThePHWA) June 21, 2018

Voting for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy by members of the PHWA: pic.twitter.com/iwvqpJ3mjs

— PHWA (@ThePHWA) June 21, 2018

Voting for the Frank J. Selke Trophy by members of the PHWA: pic.twitter.com/2F3toKOfOJ

— PHWA (@ThePHWA) June 21, 2018

Voting for the Hart Memorial Trophy by members of the PHWA: pic.twitter.com/0nnksEGw6o

— PHWA (@ThePHWA) June 21, 2018

Pekka Rinne won the Vezina Trophy for the first time in his career and is the first in @PredsNHL history to capture the award. #NHLAwards pic.twitter.com/fZSYFxniTW

— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) June 21, 2018

Gerard Gallant was the clear leader among Jack Adams Award finalists with 102 first-place votes. #NHLAwards pic.twitter.com/lK8qpWdiUv

— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) June 21, 2018

An incredible inaugural season and an honor well earned. #NHLAwards pic.twitter.com/vW7YTFJqKl

— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) June 21, 2018

Voting for the NHL All-Star Teams by members of the PHWA.

Center: pic.twitter.com/UEQ7aWMBI3

— PHWA (@ThePHWA) June 21, 2018

Left wing: pic.twitter.com/4jKeIQ0Qgg

— PHWA (@ThePHWA) June 21, 2018

Right wing: pic.twitter.com/eJ9qoRcSae

— PHWA (@ThePHWA) June 21, 2018

Defensemen: pic.twitter.com/tcbS5K3QAs

— PHWA (@ThePHWA) June 21, 2018

Goaltender: pic.twitter.com/iC1xUcAp02

— PHWA (@ThePHWA) June 21, 2018

The NHL's All-Rookie Team as voted by members of the PHWA: pic.twitter.com/NOtqmzrVk2

— PHWA (@ThePHWA) June 21, 2018

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