By Eliot j. Schechter, Getty ImagesMartin St. Louis, Lady Byng Trophy winner last year, is one of the finalists again this season.
By Eliot j. Schechter, Getty ImagesMartin St. Louis, Lady Byng Trophy winner last year, is one of the finalists again this season.
Another top-three finish in the formula he landed Lady Bing Trophy voting.He, Nicklas Lidstrom finalist six times (Detroit Red Wings) and Loui Eriksson (Dallas Stars) on Thursday were named finalists for the award of "sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high level of ability to play" St. Louis won last year after finishing second from 2007-09. He set a franchise record with 68 assists and his low penalty minute combined career total of last season. Lidstrom has never won the prize and no defenseman has since Red Kelly in 1961, but he finished second or third each season from 1999 to 2003. Lidstrom, also is expected to be announced next week as a finalist for the Norris Trophy as top defenseman, finished in second place among blue liners with 62 points and put together a streak of 11-point game. He had 20 penalty minutes.Eriksson, finalist for the first time spent even less time in the penalty box, eight minutes, the lowest among the top 50. He led the stars in power play goals (10) and game-winning goals (six) and was second with 73 points, a career high and a plus-10 rating. His nine-game assist streak of 28 December 15 Jan tied for the longest in the League this season. Eriksson "is always fun to be recognized for something, I really don't have a lot of penalties when I'm out there," said in a statement released by the team. "I try to play my game when I'm on the ice, I'm not the guy who sits in the penalty generally and that is how I've played since I started."Members of the Association of professional hockey writers vote on the award before the start of the playoffs and the top three vote-getters go to the awards ceremony in Las Vegas, where the winner will be announced on June 22. for more information about reprints & permissions, visit our FAQ. To report corrections and clarifications, contact standards Editor Brent Jones. For consideration of publication in the newspaper, send comments to letters@usatoday.com. Include name, phone number, city and State for verification. To view our corrections, go to corrections usatoday.com. We've updated the guidelines of the conversation. Changes include a brief review of the moderation process and an explanation of how to use the "report abuse" button. Read more.
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