2009 NHL Awards heads to Las Vegas for first time NHLcom NHL Awards Welcome PROFILE ACCOUNT SIGN OUT USERNAME or EMAILPASSWORDFORGOT YOUR USERNAME OR PASSWORDSIGN IN REGISTER SCORES LEAGUE SCORES NHL GAMECENTER LIVE SCHEDULE TODAY BY WEEK BY MONTH BY SEASON STANDINGS DIVISION CONFERENCE LEAGUE VS EAST VS WEST 2009 PRESEASON STATS LEAGUE LEADERS INDIVIDUALS TEAMS GAMEBYGAME CAREER SHOOTOUTS 2009 PRESEASON TEAMS Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators St Louis Blues Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals PLAYERS SEARCH PLAYERS ROOKIES DRAFT HISTORY NEWS HEADLINES FEATURES NHL ENTRY DRAFT NHL AWARDS STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS NHL ALLSTAR GAME NHL WINTER CLASSIC HOCKEYS FINEST ALL NEWS STORIES NOUVELLES EN FRANAIS FANTASY PLAY FANTASY HOCKEY 09 VIDEO LIVE GAME VIDEO NHL NETWORK PHOTOS FANS NHL FANS NHL ON FACEBOOK NHL ON TWITTER NHL ON YOUTUBE NHL TOOLBARS SATURDAYNHLPICKS NHL TWITTER LISTS NHL TWEETMIXX WINTER CLASSIC TWEETUP MOBILE TICKETS NHL TICKETS BUY AND SELL NHL TICKETS SHOP SHOPNHLCOM AUCTIONS JERSEYS MEN WOMEN KIDS NYC NHL STORE HEADLINES DIVISION NOTES IN THE SPOTLIGHT ALL FEATURES FANTASY 2009 NHL Awards heads to Las Vegas for first timeNHL announces threeyear agreement with Las Vegas Convention and Visitors AuthorityFriday 03132009 416 PM NHL Awards REVISIT 2008 NHL AWARDS Ovechkin wins Hart TrophyMike G Morreale NHLcom Staff WriterAlex Ovechkin was the big individual winner at the 2008 NHL Awards Show Ovechkin took home the Hart Trophy and the Lester B Pearson Trophy READ MORE Brodeur wins Vezina for the fourth time Wings add individual honors to Stanley Cup victory Lecavalier shows commitment to charity ALL TROPHIES STORIES NEW YORK The National Hockey League (NHL) today announced that its annual awards celebration will take place in Las Vegas June 18 and will serve as the inaugural event of a threeyear agreement with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) The 2009 NHL Awards the first ever to originate from Las Vegas will be broadcast live from the Pearl Concert Theater inside the Palms Hotel Las Vegas on VERSUS in the United States and CBC in CanadaLas Vegas specializes in shining the spotlight on outstanding performers said NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman Its innate energy offers an exciting setting for o...