> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # 2015-2016 NHL Awards picks and predictions - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2015-2016-nhl-awards-predictions/ - Published: 2016-04-13T12:00:02.000Z - Updated: 2016-04-13T12:00:02.000Z - Description: The NHL season is complete and it's time for PPP's annual award predictions. - Author: Scott Wheeler - Tags: #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 10:50 The ballots are in and the staff at PPP has picked its NHL Awards winners. Each of the winners below are drawn from the averaged selection of 17 of the site's past and present staff. ### NHL Awards #### Hart (MVP) ##### Alex Ovechkin It was narrow, but a late push (including a hat trick in his last game) gave Alex Ovechkin the league's MVP award over other frontrunners, such as [Sidney Crosby](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/55428/sidney-crosby?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and [Erik Karlsson](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/71658/erik-karlsson?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com). [Alex Ovechkin's](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54337/alex-ovechkin?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) astonishing 7th 50-goal season and the success the Caps had as the league's best team made him hard to ignore, even if he was below a point per game on the year. #### Norris (best defensemen) ##### [Erik Karlsson](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/244210/erik-karlsson?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) In the biggest landslide of any of this year's awards voting, Erik Karlsson received all but two votes, including several votes for the MVP as well. In a year where league scoring continued to fall, Karlsson's 82 points in 82 games is remarkable. No defensemen has scored more than 82 points since Brian Leetch more than 20 years ago (1995-1996). PK Subban and [Drew Doughty](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54553/drew-doughty?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) were the only other players to receive a Norris Trophy vote from our staff. #### Vezina (best goalie) ##### [Braden Holtby](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54328/braden-holtby?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) It was close, but Braden Holtby edged out the Vezina Trophy over [Henrik Lundqvist](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54202/henrik-lundqvist?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and [Ben Bishop](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54828/ben-bishop?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) in this year's voting. Holtby is fresh off a .922 save percentage and an NHL record 48 wins, tying Martin Brodeur. Holtby never lost two consecutive games this season, propelling the [Capitals](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/washington-capitals?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) to an NHL-best 120 points. #### Jack Adams (best coach) ##### Mike Sullivan If there was one year to give a coach the Jack Adams award when he didn't even start the season as an NHL coach, it's probably this one. Sullivan took a struggling [Penguins](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/pittsburgh-penguins?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) team, on the outside looking in on the playoff picture and turned them into [Stanley Cup](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl-playoffs?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) favourites, finding a dominant role for [Phil Kessel](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54905/phil-kessel?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) along the way. #### Calder (best rookie) ##### [Connor McDavid](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/255253/connor-mcdavid?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Much like Mike Sullivan, [Connor McDavid](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/257579/connor-mcdavid?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) has earned the Calder Memorial Trophy despite missing a big chunk of the season. As a teenager, McDavid notched 48 points in 45 games. Had he played the full season, that pace would have been good enough for top five in NHL scoring. There isn't another rookie with nearly as much skill, but longevity for Panarin, Eichel and Gostisbehere earned them some consideration from our voters as well. #### Selke (best defensive forward) ##### [Anze Kopitar](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54555/anze-kopitar?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) It's not Datsyuk or Bergeron! After posting 74 points and exceptional possession numbers on the once again overpowering [Kings](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/los-angeles-kings?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), Anze Kopitar narrowly surpassed [Joe Thornton](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54760/joe-thornton?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) as our collective Selke winner. At 28 years old Kopitar doesn't appear to be slowing down as one of the league's best centres, offensively or defensively. #### GM of the Year ##### Jim Nill This award is almost impossible to choose or predict but after finishing 10th in the Western Conference last season, the [Dallas Stars](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/dallas-stars?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) bounced back and finished first this season. The additions of [Johnny Oduya](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54979/johnny-oduya?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), [Patrick Sharp](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/56118/patrick-sharp?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and [Antti Niemi](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/56130/antti-niemi?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), among others, have paid dividends and added to a core that includes some youth and two of the game's best players. ##### The Full Results | **NHL Awards** | **Hart** | **Norris** | **Vezina** | **Jack Adams** | **Calder** | **Selke** | **GM of the Year** | | ------------------ | ------------ | ---------- | ---------- | -------------- | ------------ | --------- | ------------------ | | Chemmy | Kane | Doughty | Luongo | Sullivan | McDavid | Thornton | B. Murray | | Scottcwheeler | Karlsson | Karlsson | Holtby | Trotz | McDavid | Kopitar | Tallon | | Ben Smith | Price | Karlsson | Bishop | Boudreau | Gostisbehere | Bergeron | Lamoriello | | Clrkaitken | Ovechkin | Karlsson | Lundqvist | Boudreau | Panarin | Thornton | Nill | | Gunnar Carlsson | Karlsson | Karlsson | Holtby | Babcock | McDavid | Kopitar | Rutherford | | Draglikepull | Karlsson | Karlsson | Lundqvist | Sullivan | McDavid | Bergeron | T. Murray | | Ari Yanover | Crosby | Karlsson | Holtby | Sullivan | Gostisbehere | Kopitar | Nill | | JP Nikota | Ovechkin | Karlsson | Bishop | DeBoer | McDavid | Bergeron | MacLellan | | Mf37 | Crosby | Karlsson | Crawford | Sullivan | McDavid | Thornton | Lamoriello | | Chris Hatzitolios | Holtby | Burns | Holtby | Gallant | Panarin | Kopitar | MacLellan | | Species 1967 | Karlsson | Doughty | Holtby | DeBoer | Eichel | Kopitar | Nill | | Birky | Crosby | Karlsson | Lundqvist | Gallant | Gostisbehere | Bergeron | MacLellan | | Katya Knappe | Ovechkin | Karlsson | Lundqvist | Sullivan | Eichel | Kopitar | B. Murray | | Charlottes Webster | Thornton | Karlsson | Lundqvist | Sullivan | McDavid | Bergeron | B. Murray | | Achariya | Gostisbehere | Subban | Bishop | Hakstol | Gostisbehere | Palat | Yzerman | | 50\_MissionCap | Ovechkin | Karlsson | Holtby | Gallant | McDavid | Kopitar | Nill | | ElSeldo | Price | Karlsson | Holtby | Sullivan | Gostisbehere | Datsyuk | Lamoriello | Leave your picks in the comment section below and vote in our Hart Trophy poll (which includes all of our staff's selections). ### Who should win the Hart Trophy as the 2015-2016 MVP? | Alex Ovechkin | 129 | | ------------------ | --- | | Erik Karlsson | 47 | | Joe Thornton | 20 | | Carey Price | 27 | | Shane Gostisbehere | 15 | | Sidney Crosby | 70 | | Patrick Kane | 113 | | Braden Holtby | 4 |