HOCKEY AND HOLLYWOOD STARS ALIGN IN LAS VEGAS AT 2009 NHL AWARDS
NHL’s Annual Awards Show Set for Thursday, June 18, at Palms Hotel
Limited Tickets On Sale Now To Public
NEW YORK (May 28, 2009) – The National Hockey League’s biggest names,
together with celebrities from music, stage and screen, will unite for a
spectacular celebration of hockey at the star-studded 2009 NHL Awards on
Thursday, June 18, at the Pearl Concert Theater inside the Palms Hotel in
Las Vegas. The 2009 NHL Awards will be broadcast in high definition on
VERSUS in the United States at 7:30 p.m. ET and on CBC in Canada at 8:30
p.m. local time.
Award-winning multi-platinum recording artist Robin Thicke and
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Chaka Khan will perform. The NHL Awards
house band will be led by Saturday Night Live bandleader Katreese Barnes.
Canadian buzz band Arkells will perform a set at the NHL Awards Party at
the Palms Pool and Rain Nightclub following the Awards broadcast.
Notable hockey fans Snoop Dogg, Michael Bublé, William Fichtner (
Prison Break, Blades of Glory), Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galatica, Burn
Notice), Lauren Holly (NCIS, Dumb & Dumber), Colin Ferguson (Eureka) and
others are scheduled to appear alongside NHL stars such as Washington
Capitals Alex Ovechkin and Mike Green, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Evgeni
Malkin, Detroit Red Wings Pavel Datsyuk and Nicklas Lidstrom, the Chicago
Blackhawks’ Kris Versteeg, Boston Bruins Zdeno Chara and Tim Thomas, the
Philadelphia Flyers’ Mike Richards and many more.
NHLers past and present scheduled to participate in the 2009 NHL
Awards include Tony Esposito, Sergei Fedorov, Ron Francis, Doug Gilmour,
Kelly Hrudey, Pat LaFontaine, Igor Larionov, Brian Leetch, Reggie Lemelin,
Mark Messier, Stan Mikita, Andy Moog, Joe Nieuwendyk, Luc Robitaille and
Jeremy Roenick. Former NHL coach Pat Burns also is scheduled to present.
Players, coaches, presenters and special guests will arrive on the red
carpet at the Palms Hotel beginning at 3:15 p.m. PT / 6:15 p.m. ET.
NHL.com will provide streaming coverage of the red carpet arrivals.
Tickets to the 2009 NHL Awards are on sale now to the public at
www.ticketmaster.com/nhlawards and at the Pearl Concert Theater Box Office.
Tickets include access to the 2009 NHL Awards show and the official NHL
Awards Party held immediately after at Rain Nightclub inside the Palms
Hotel. You must be 21 years or older to attend the NHL Awards Party at
Rain.
Individual honors to be presented at the 2009 NHL Awards include: Art
Ross Trophy (top scorer for the regular season), Bill Masterton Memorial
Trophy (perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey), Calder
Memorial Trophy (outstanding rookie), Frank J. Selke Trophy (outstanding
defensive forward), Hart Memorial Trophy (most valuable player to his
team), Jack Adams Award (outstanding coach), James Norris Memorial Trophy
(outstanding all-around defenseman), King Clancy Memorial Trophy
(leadership and humanitarian contribution to his community), Lady Byng
Memorial Trophy (sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct), Mark Messier
Leadership Award Presented by Bridgestone (superior leader in hockey and a
contributing member of society), Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy (top
goal-scorer for the regular season), Scotiabank/NHL FAN FAV™ Award (voted
the best overall regular season performer), Williams M. Jennings Trophy
(goaltender(s) with fewest goals scored against) and Vezina Trophy
(outstanding goaltender).
The Lester B. Pearson Award, which is presented annually to the “most
outstanding player” in the NHL as voted by fellow members of the National
Hockey League Players’ Association, also will be announced.
Following are the finalists for each award, in alphabetical order:
BILL MASTERTON MEMORIAL TROPHY
Chris Chelios, Detroit Red Wings
Steve Sullivan, Nashville Predators
Richard Zednik, Florida Panthers
CALDER MEMORIAL TROPHY
Steve Mason, Columbus Blue Jackets
Bobby Ryan, Anaheim Ducks
Kris Versteeg, Chicago Blackhawks
FRANK J. SELKE TROPHY
Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings
Ryan Kesler, Vancouver Canucks
Mike Richards, Philadelphia Flyers
HART MEMORIAL TROPHY
Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings
Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
JACK ADAMS AWARD
Claude Julien, Boston Bruins
Todd McLellan, San Jose Sharks
Andy Murray, St. Louis Blues
JAMES NORRIS MEMORIAL TROPHY
Zdeno Chara, Boston Bruins.
Mike Green, Washington Capitals
Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings
LADY BYNG MEMORIAL TROPHY
Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings
Zach Parise, New Jersey Devils
Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning
LESTER B. PEARSON AWARD
Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings
Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
NHL FOUNDATION PLAYER AWARD
Dustin Brown, Los Angeles Kings
Alex Kovalev, Montreal Canadiens
Rick Nash, Columbus Blue Jackets
VEZINA TROPHY
Niklas Backstrom, Minnesota Wild
Steve Mason, Columbus Blue Jackets
Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins
About the National Hockey League
The National Hockey League, founded in 1917, is the second-oldest of the
four major professional team sports leagues in North America. Today, the
NHL consists of 30 Member Clubs, each reflecting the League’s international
makeup, with players from more than 20 countries represented on team
rosters. According to a Simmons Market Research study, NHL fans are
younger, more educated, more affluent, and access content through digital
means more than any other sport. The NHL entertains more than 100 million
fans each season in-arena and through its partners in national television
(VERSUS, NBC, TSN, CBC, RDS, RIS, ESPN America, ASN and NHL Network™) and
radio (NHL Radio™, Sirius XM Radio and XM Canada). Through the NHL
Foundation, the League’s charitable arm, the NHL raises money and awareness
for Hockey Fights Cancer™ and NHL Youth Development, and supports the
charitable efforts of NHL players. For more information on the NHL, log on
to NHL.com.
About LVCVA
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is charged with
marketing Southern Nevada as a tourism and convention destination
worldwide, and also with operating the Las Vegas Convention Center and
Cashman Center. With approximately 140,000 hotel rooms in Las Vegas alone
and more than 9.7 million square feet of meeting and exhibit space
citywide, the LVCVA mission centers on attracting ever-increasing numbers
of leisure and business visitors to the area. For more information, go to
www.lvcva.com or www.VisitLasVegas.com.
About the Palms Hotel Las Vegas
The Palms Hotel Las Vegas, heralded as one of Las Vegas’ hippest resorts,
is an all-encompassing, one-stop destination. Owned by the Maloof family,
the 703-room property boasts a diverse mix of bars and restaurants and a
95,000-square-foot casino. Amenities include the legendary Playboy Club –
the first and only club of its kind to open in 25 years; The Pearl Concert
Theater; Moon Nightclub; N9NE Steakhouse; Nove Italiano; Little Buddha; The
Palms Pool & Bungalows; Palms Spa and AMP Salon; Brenden Theatres, a
14-theatre Cineplex; Rain Night Club; Ghostbar; the Fantasy Suites,
including the Hardwood Suite, the only hotel room in the world with its own
basketball court; and over 60,000 square-feet of meeting space. The Palms
has played host to MTV’s 2007Video Music Awards, Real World: Las Vegas and
Bravo’s Celebrity Poker Showdown, as well as E!’s Party at the Palms,
hosted by Jenny McCarthy, and A&E’s Inked. E!’s Girls Next Door and Sunset
Tan feature the resort on a regular basis and the Victoria’s Secret Angels
made the Palms a featured destination on their “Angels Across America”
tour. The Palms Hotel Las Vegas is located just west of the Las Vegas Strip
and I-15 on Flamingo Road. For room reservation information, call toll free
at (866) PALMS-RES, (866) 725-6773, or visit www.palms.com. For groups of
15 rooms or more, contact the Sales Department at (866) PALMS-MTG or (866)
725-6768.
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