EDMONTON, Alberta -- Tampa Bay defenseman Victor Hedman won the Conn Smythe Award as the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs MVP.
Hedman, 29, scored 10 goals this summer -- Paul Coffey (12) and Brian Leetch (11) are the only defenseman to ever record more. He also led the Lightning in ice time throughout the postseason, averaging more than 26 minutes a game.
Prior to this summer, Hedman had never scored more than four goals or recorded more than 14 points in one playoff run. He is the third-ever Swedish born player to win the award, following Nicklas Lidstrom (2002) and Henrik Zetterberg (2008).