For the second time in his career, Nikita Kucherov was deemed the best player in the league by his peers. The future hall-of-famer was presented the Ted Lindsey Award on Wednesday by his captain, Victor Hedman, while surrounded by a group of his teammates at the Lightning’s facilities in Tampa.
The NHL is shaking things up as to how they announce some of their award winners. They are going on location and surprising the winners in hopes of catching some viral fame. They will still have an awards show on June 12 prior to Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final for some of the major trophies such as the Hart Trophy, of which Kucherov is a finalist.