Ovechkin 'happiest 22-year-old': You can call Alex Ovechkin NHL MVP. What the Washington Capitals young star really wants is to be known as Stanley Cup champion. Ovechkin capped off a special season Thursday night by capturing the NHL's two most prestigious individual awards. He won the Hart Trophy as league MVP and the Lester B. Pearson Award as the players' choice for the most outstanding player. "I think I'm the happiest 22-year-old guy on the planet," Ovechkin said. "I want to win everything, so next year maybe the Stanley Cup." The trophy haul already included the Rocket Richard Trophy with a league-best 65 goals and the Art Ross Trophy with 112 points. "Next year I think we will be much better, and I can't wait to see it start," he said. (Updated 06/13/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/25/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Ovechkin, the first player to score 60 goals since Mario Lemieux in 1996, earned 128 of 134 first-place Hart votes from the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. He joined Sergei Fedorov (1994) as the only Russian-born players to win the Hart and Pearson. Jarome Iginla of the Calgary Flames and Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins were the other finalists for both the Hart and Pearson. But the night, and the year, belonged to Ovechkin. "Sixty-five goals, leading scorer in the league, and their team made the playoffs," Iginla said. "He's very deserving. It was fun to watch him, too." Ovechkin signed a 13-year contract extension during the season and we don't see the 22-year-old forward slowing down any time soon. He will be among the top players off the board Darft Day 2008. (Updated 06/13/2008).
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Ovechkin 'happiest 22-year-old': You can call Alex Ovechkin NHL MVP. What the Washington Capitals young star really wants is to be known as Stanley Cup champion. Ovechkin capped off a special season Thursday night by capturing the NHL's two most prestigious individual awards. He won the Hart Trophy as league MVP and the Lester B. Pearson Award as the players' choice for the most outstanding player. "I think I'm the happiest 22-year-old guy on the planet," Ovechkin said. "I want to win everything, so next year maybe the Stanley Cup." The trophy haul already included the Rocket Richard Trophy with a league-best 65 goals and the Art Ross Trophy with 112 points. "Next year I think we will be much better, and I can't wait to see it start," he said. (Updated 06/13/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/25/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Ovechkin, the first player to score 60 goals since Mario Lemieux in 1996, earned 128 of 134 first-place Hart votes from the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. He joined Sergei Fedorov (1994) as the only Russian-born players to win the Hart and Pearson. Jarome Iginla of the Calgary Flames and Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins were the other finalists for both the Hart and Pearson. But the night, and the year, belonged to Ovechkin. "Sixty-five goals, leading scorer in the league, and their team made the playoffs," Iginla said. "He's very deserving. It was fun to watch him, too." Ovechkin signed a 13-year contract extension during the season and we don't see the 22-year-old forward slowing down any time soon. He will be among the top players off the board Darft Day 2008. (Updated 06/13/2008).
