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 | NHL called on the NHL to establish a new prize for defenders for the game in defense: now we have only Norris, and this is absurd. The forwards have villages, but the defenders do not have such a rew30-09-2025 |
Mark Edward Vlashik called on the NHL to establish a prize for defensive defenders. The 37-year-old defender San Jose never once entered the top 10 in the vote for the owner of Norris Trophy (prize to the best defender of the NHL). Its best result was 11th place in the 2017/18 season.
At the same time, he twice got into the Canadian national team in tournaments with the participation of the best NHL players. His asset of victories at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi and the 2016 World Cup in Toronto.
Norris is an individual award in team sport. Yes, its owners are beautiful players, but the first thing they say is to thank their partners. It’s like Conn Smite Trophy - no one really worries anyone who received it if the team took the Stanley Cup.
I strove for the victories of the team and tried to help Sharks take the Cup. But I hope that in the future the defenders will be given two prizes. They deserve it. Now we have only Norris, and this is absurd. Forwards have villages, that is, the best protective player is given due. And the defenders do not have this, and this is outrageous.
It doesn’t matter how exactly it is worth calling such a reward. The goalkeepers have two prizes - Vesina and Jennings. The defenders have one, the goalkeepers have two, and the rest are for the attackers. It makes no sense.
Talk about this for a long time, but nothing changes. Probably, those who vote can do something? If they said: we want to change the situation, they could listen to them.
But you know, even if I won 10 or 12 prizes to the best defender of the defensive plan, I would exchange them for one Stanley Cup. I would give all individual awards to help the team. And any player would say the same, ”said Vlashik.