There are always a number of player's who's individual accomplishments could put them in the running for MVP - in Season 35 that includes Jack Hansen for Montreal, putting in over 30 more minutes this season than any other player and showing how valuable he is to his team both on the points (or defensemen) and shots blocked leader boards; Brett Kennedy for St. Louis, showing an incredibly strong all around game, on the leaderboard for every support category you could think of - Hits, Fights, Face-offs, +/-. And you always have the high scorers, like Vratislav Zbyněk from Colorado who not only has 21 goals and 40 points this season, but for whom 1/3 of those goals were game winners.
But I believe the top MVP candidate this season was Carrick Murphy. The Vancouver Whaler's goalie has had a historic season, leading the league in Save Percentage (0.911) and Goals Against Average (2.06 - over .2 goals less per game than the next best goalie in the league) and tying the league record for most shutouts ever in a season with 7. Murphy has had help from his team, who are strong defensively in general, but his play has taken his team to the next level and is a huge part of why they're so close to the top of the standings. There's no question to me that Murphy deserves to win the Raymond Lindsay this season.
Olli Saarinen, Jr | New Orleans Specters Name: Olli Saarinen, Jr Position: Goalie Measurements: 6'11, 181 lbs Number: 79 Birthplace: Finland Awards ------------------------------------------------------------- - History & Leadership ------------------------------------------------------------- S51 SMJHL Entry Draft: 7th overall (Halifax Raiders aka Maine Timber) Career Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------- Regular Season: S51 SMJHL (HAL): GP:11 | W: 3 | L: 2 | OTL: 2 | PCT:0.921 | GAA:2.28 | SO: 0 Playoffs - Profile | Updates Isak Ødegård | San Francisco Pride Name: Isak Ødegård Position: Defense Player Type: Offensive Defenseman Measurements: 5'11, 170 lbs Number: 9 Birthplace: Hell, Norway Awards ------------------------------------------------------------- S35: Won the Occasus Trophy with the Whalers S35: Won the 4 Star Cup with the Whalers S35: Won Vancouver Whalers' Rookie Award S35: Won IIHF Gold with Team Norway S36: Won the Laurifer Trophy with the Whalers S36: Won the Occasus Trophy with the Whalers S36: Won the 4 Star Cup with the Whalers S36: Won Vancouver Whalers' Top Defenseman Award S36: Won IIHF Silver with Team Norway S38: Won IIHF Silver with Team Norway S39: Won the Mathias Chouinard Trophy with the Chiefs S39: Won the Challenge Cup with the Chiefs S40: Won the Mathias Chouinard Trophy with the Chiefs S50: Won the President's Trophy with the Pride History & Leadership ------------------------------------------------------------- S35 SMJHL Entry Draft: 1st overall (Vancouver Whalers) S36 SHL Entry Draft: 1st overall (Minnesota Chiefs) S36: Named Alternate Captain of the Vancouver Whalers S44: Traded to the San Francisco Pride Career Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------- Regular Season: S35 SMJHL (VAN): GP:50 | G: 7 | A:18 | P:25 | SB:30 S36 SMJHL (VAN): GP:50 | G:10 | A:27 | P:37 | SB:66 S37 SHL (MIN): GP:50 | G: 1 | A: 7 | P: 8 | SB:35 S38 SHL (MIN): GP:50 | G: 4 | A:15 | P:19 | SB:66 S39 SHL (MIN): GP:50 | G: 5 | A:14 | P:19 | SB:64 S40 SHL (MIN): GP:50 | G:12 | A:20 | P:32 | SB:78 S41 SHL (MIN): GP:50 | G: 8 | A:23 | P:31 | SB:58 S42 SHL (MIN): GP:50 | G:11 | A:26 | P:37 | SB:58 S43 SHL (MIN): GP:50 | G: 7 | A:34 | P:41 | SB:88 S44 SHL (MIN/SFP):GP:49|G:12| A:24 | P:36 | SB:95 S45 SHL (SFP): GP:50 | G: 9 | A:30 | P:39 | SB:69 S46 SHL (SFP): GP:50 | G: 6 | A:31 | P:37 | SB:86 S47 SHL (SFP): GP:50 | G:12 | A:24 | P:36 | SB:63 S48 SHL (SFP): GP:50 | G: 9 | A:29 | P:38 | SB:69 S49 SHL (SFP): GP:50 | G:13 | A:16 | P:29 | SB:61 S50 SHL (SFP): GP:50 | G: 3 | A:28 | P:31 | SB:74 S51 SHL (SFP): TBD Playoffs S35 SMJHL (VAN): GP: 9 | G: 1 | A: 3 | P: 4 | SB: 4 S36 SMJHL (VAN): GP:12 | G: 4 | A: 7 | P:11 | SB:10 S37 SHL (MIN): GP: 6 | G: 0 | A: 0 | P: 0 | SB: 2 S38 SHL (MIN): GP:14 | G: 4 | A: 3 | P: 7 | SB:18 S39 SHL (MIN): GP:15 | G: 3 | A: 2 | P: 5 | SB:21 S40 SHL (MIN): GP:20 | G: 2 | A: 9 | P:11 | SB:29 S41 SHL (MIN): GP: 6 | G: 1 | A: 4 | P: 5 | SB:13 S42 SHL (MIN): n/a S43 SHL (MIN): GP: 4 | G: 0 | A: 1 | P: 1 | SB: 4 S44 SHL (SFP): n/a S45 SHL (SFP): n/a S46 SHL (SFP): n/a S47 SHL (SFP): GP: 5 | G: 2 | A: 0 | P: 2 | SB: 4 S48 SHL (SFP): GP: 6 | G: 0 | A: 0 | P: 0 | SB: 8 S49 SHL (SFP): n/a S50 SHL (SFP): GP: 4 | G: 0 | A: 2 | P: 2 | SB: 8 S51 SHL (SFP): TBD Profile Nathan Russell | NE Wolfpack | Hall of Fame Name: Nathan Russell Position: Right Wing Player Type: Power Forward Height: 6'3" Number: 14 Birthplace: Easton, MA Awards ------------------------------------------------------------- S23: Won the Mathias Chouinard Trophy with the Wolfpack S23: Won the Challenge Cup with the Wolfpack S24: Won IIHF Bronze with the USA S25: Selected to 2nd All Star Team - W S27: Selected to 2nd East All Star Team - C S27: Nominated for the Sarmad Khan Trophy S27: Won IIHF Bronze with the USA S28: Won the Jeff Dar Trophy S28: Nominated for the Sarmad Khan Trophy S30: Won the Mathias Chouinard Trophy with the Wolfpack S30: Won the Challenge Cup with the Wolfpack S30: Won the Jeff Dar Trophy S31: Won the President's Trophy with the Wolfpack S31: Won the Mathias Chouinard Trophy with the Wolfpack S31: Won the Challenge Cup with the Wolfpack S31: Won IIHF Gold with the USA S31: Selected to 2nd All Star Team - F S31: Nominated for the Jeff Dar Trophy S31: Nominated for the Sarmad Khan Trophy S32: Nominated for the Jeff Dar Trophy S32: Won the Damien Littleton Trophy S33: Won the President's Trophy with the Wolfpack S33: Won the Mathias Chouinard Trophy with the Wolfpack S33: Won the Challenge Cup with the Wolfpack S33: Nominated for the Anton Razov Trophy S34: Won the President's Trophy with the Wolfpack S34: Won IIHF Gold with the USA S37: Inducted into the SHL Hall of Fame History & Leadership ------------------------------------------------------------- S19 SMJHL Entry Draft: 2nd Round, 10th overall (Regina Force) S20 SHL Entry Draft: 1st Round, 7th overall (New England Wolfpack) S22: Named Alternate Captain of the Wolfpack S22: Named Co-General Manager of the Wolfpack S23-29: Named General Manager of the Wolfpack S30-35: Named Captain of the Wolfpack Career Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------- Regular Season: S19 SMJHL (REG): GP:40 | G: 8 | A:11 | P:19 | H:70 S20 SHL (NEW): GP:50 | G: 1 | A: 4 | P: 5 | H:81 S21 SHL (NEW): GP:52 | G: 4 | A: 7 | P:11 | H:61 S22 SHL (NEW): GP:52 | G: 7 | A:14 | P:21 | H:142 S23 SHL (NEW): GP:52 | G: 5 | A:26 | P:31 | H:137 S24 SHL (NEW): GP:52 | G:14 | A:22 | P:36 | H:134 S25 SHL (NEW): GP:50 | G:25 | A:24 | P:49 | H:116 S26 SHL (NEW): GP:50 | G:13 | A:28 | P:41 | H:94 S27 SHL (NEW): GP:50 | G:16 | A:27 | P:43 | H:135 | FO:55.30% S28 SHL (NEW): GP:50 | G:19 | A:29 | P:48 | H:213 | FO:54.74% S29 SHL (NEW): GP:50 | G:22 | A:21 | P:43 | H:157 | FO:54.94% S30 SHL (NEW): GP:50 | G:16 | A:37 | P:53 | H:217 | FO:54.66% S31 SHL (NEW): GP:50 | G:21 | A:34 | P:55 | H:228 | FO:57.15% S32 SHL (NEW): GP:50 | G:14 | A:34 | P:48 | H:152 | FO:55.14% S33 SHL (NEW): GP:50 | G:12 | A:28 | P:40 | H:103 | FO:56.85% S34 SHL (NEW): GP:50 | G:16 | A:26 | P:42 | H:95 | FO:54.45% S35 SHL (NEW): GP:50 | G:15 | A:31 | P:46 | H:186 | FO:54.93% Playoffs S19 SMJHL (REG): GP: 4 | G: 0 | A: 0 | P:0 | H:4 S20 SHL (NEW): GP:11 | G: 1 | A: 2 | P: 3 | H:11 S21 SHL (NEW): GP:11 | G: 0 | A: 3 | P: 3 | H: 7 S22 SHL (NEW): GP: 5 | G: 0 | A: 0 | P: 0 | H: 7 S23 SHL (NEW): GP:19 | G: 4 | A: 4 | P: 8 | H: 50 S24 SHL (NEW): n/a S25 SHL (NEW): n/a S26 SHL (NEW): GP: 4 | G: 1 | A: 2 | P: 3 | H: 3 S27 SHL (NEW): n/a S28 SHL (NEW): GP: 7 | G: 1 | A: 1 | P: 2 | H:23 | FO:53.23% S29 SHL (NEW): n/a S30 SHL (NEW): GP:14 | G: 7 | A:12 | P:19 | H:71 | FO:56.49% S31 SHL (NEW): GP:19 | G: 5 | A: 9 | P:14 | H:55 | FO:54.34% S32 SHL (NEW): GP:11 | G: 2 | A: 3 | P: 5 | H:30 | FO:55.61% S33 SHL (NEW): GP:18 | G: 6 | A: 7 | P:13 | H:57 | FO:53.31% S34 SHL (NEW): GP:11 | G: 3 | A: 4 | P: 7 | H:26 | FO:53.31% S35 SHL (NEW): GP: 9 | G: 5 | A: 5 | P:10 | H:40 | FO:56.84% Profile
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