{"id":80961,"date":"2020-07-21T14:20:53","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T18:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=80961"},"modified":"2020-07-21T14:20:53","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T18:20:53","slug":"nhl-annouces-2020-hart-trophy-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/07\/21\/nhl-annouces-2020-hart-trophy-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Annouces 2020 Hart Trophy Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The NHL has released the three finalists for the 2020 Hart Memorial Trophy. The award is giving to the player judged most valuable to his team. The Professional Hockey Writers&#8217; Association votes each year to determine the award&#8217;s recipient. This year&#8217;s finalists are the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/avalanche\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colorado Avalanche<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mackina01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Nathan MacKinnon<\/strong><\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/oilers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a>&#8216; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/draisle01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Leon Draisaitl<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/panarar01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Artemi Panarin<\/strong><\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/rangers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Rangers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Leon Draisaitl | Nathan MacKinnon (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mackinnon9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Mackinnon9<\/a>) | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/artemiypanarin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@artemiypanarin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Your 2020 Hart Trophy finalists. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHLAwards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NHLAwards<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLdotcom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@NHLdotcom<\/a> \u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QWVvSBW4jE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/QWVvSBW4jE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7rsJhIAfbY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/7rsJhIAfbY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NHL (@NHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHL\/status\/1285624356945760257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>2020 Hart Trophy Finalists Announced<\/h3>\n<p>The Hart Trophy is named for Canadian Dr. David Hart, who donated the original trophy. David was the father of former coach and General Manager Cecil Hart, who worked for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/canadiens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a> in the 1920s and &#8217;30. It often goes to the most dynamic scorer in the league but two goaltenders have won it since 2000-01. Last year&#8217;s winner was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kucheni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Nikita Kucherov<\/strong><\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/lightning\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Nathan MacKinnon<\/h3>\n<p>MacKinnon has been nothing short of outstanding in 2019-20. The 24-year-old had 35 goals and 93 points in 69 games before the league paused its operations. He was more than 40 points ahead of Colorado&#8217;s second-place scorer. MacKinnon scored 99 points in 82 games in 2018-19. The pause prevented the top centre from breaking 100 points for the first time in his career. MacKinnon will help Colorado take its opponent after the play-in round has ended.<\/p>\n<h3>Leon Draisaitl<\/h3>\n<p>Draisaitl was a godsend for Edmonton this season. The 24-year-old from Germany set a new career-high in scoring with 43 goals and 110 points in 71 games. He was a huge part of the Oilers&#8217; success when <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcdavco01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor McDavid<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>briefly missed time in February. Draisaitl benefits from playing next to one of the league&#8217;s absolute best but he showed he can help carry things in 2019-20. The Oilers will face the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blackhawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> for a spot in the playoffs proper.<\/p>\n<h3>Artemi Panarin<\/h3>\n<p>Panarin was worth every penny for the New York Rangers this season. He signed a seven-year deal with the Rangers after two very good campaigns with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blue-jackets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a> and showed he could handle the pressure that comes with a huge contract. Panarin had 32 goals and 95 points in 69 games before the season paused. The Rangers will face the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/hurricanes\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> when the play-in round commences.<\/p>\n<p>The winner will be announced during the conference finals or right before the Stanley Cup Final.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"OvpChd0rScJmZKh_1cmqdg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/1157039443\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'OvpChd0rScJmZKh_1cmqdg',sig:'weHM16uhudZ7JZ0OYh_ukbXOpoP98lSQxGkR0ZKG0Cw=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1157039443',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NHL has released the three finalists for the 2020 Hart Memorial Trophy. The award is giving to the player judged most valuable to his team. The Professional Hockey Writers&#8217; Association votes each year to determine the award&#8217;s recipient. This year&#8217;s finalists are the Colorado Avalanche&#8216;s Nathan MacKinnon, the Edmonton Oilers&#8216; Leon Draisaitl, and Artemi [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3127,"featured_media":80969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4547,28,23,14,34,4548],"tags":[782,36,138,1405,193,77,48],"class_list":["post-80961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hockey","category-avalanche","category-oilers","category-rangers","category-news","category-nhl","tag-artemi-panarin","tag-colorado-avalanche","tag-edmonton-oilers","tag-hart-trophy","tag-leon-draisaitl","tag-nathan-mackinnon","tag-new-york-rangers"],"modified_by":"Jim Biringer","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3127"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80961\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}