After the playoffs are over and the Stanley Cup Champion has been determined there is only one thing left to do before the end of the season which is the award ceremony. In all there are nine awards that are awarded to players and coaches at the end of season. Most online sportsbooks allow you to bet on the awards ceremony at the end of the year. You will need to decide which one of the nominees you think is going to win the award.
Generally the odds become available on the sportsbooks almost as soon as the nominees are released, which leaves you with plenty of time to make your picks. Often you will be able to find previews of the nominees online so that you can see who the public votes as the favourite. Often some of the awards have pretty clear cut winners and you should be able to predict the winner fairly easily.
The awards up for grabs at the end of every NHL season are as followed.
The Hart Trophy is awarded to the hockey odds player who is deemed to be the best in the league for the given season and is the most rewarding award to receive in the NHL.
The Vezina Trophy is awarded to the best goalie in the NHL for the given season and is based on lots of different factors. Some of the factors considered are wins, GAA, save percentage, how valuable they are to the team among other factors.
The Norris Trophy is awarded to the best defenseman in the NHL every season and is the ultimate achievement for any defenseman.
The Calder Trophy is awarded to the rookie who performs the best throughout the entire NHL season.
The Lady Byng Trophy is awarded to the one player each NHL season that is voted the most gentlemanly players in the NHL. Often this award will go to a high scoring superstar who doesn’t get many penalties.
The Frank Selke Trophy is awarded to the top defensive-forward every single year. The award is based on which superstar forward displays the most defensive skills during the season.
The Jack Adams Award is awarded to the best coach of the season and isn’t totally dependant on who wins the Stanley Cup. For instance, in 2008 the Capitals coach won the award and they weren’t even in the Stanley Cup.
The Masterson Trophy is given out to the player who shows the most perseverance towards the sport of hockey every season.
The Lester B. Pearson Award is the one trophy which is awarded to a player every year that is actually voted on by the players only. This award means a lot to the winners because they win it through votes from their peers and not fans.
You can win some easy money at the end of the NHL season by hockey betting on who you think will win certain rewards. Some of them are really easy to bet on, but the odds will also reflect this so you will need to wager quite a bit if you want to make and decent money.