2011–12 NHL season
NHL awards
Awards were presented at the NHL Awards ceremony, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 20, 2012. Finalists for voted awards are announced during the playoffs and winners are presented at the award ceremony.

2011–12 NHL season

Section Title: NHL awards
Table Section Text: Awards were presented at the NHL Awards ceremony, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 20, 2012. Finalists for voted awards are announced during the playoffs and winners are presented at the award ceremony.

Award	Recipient(s)	Finalists

Stanley Cup	Los Angeles Kings	New Jersey Devils

Presidents' Trophy (Best regular-season record)	Vancouver Canucks	New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues

Prince of Wales Trophy (Eastern Conference champion)	New Jersey Devils	New York Rangers

Clarence S. Campbell Bowl (Western Conference champion)	Los Angeles Kings	Phoenix Coyotes

Art Ross Trophy (Top scorer)	Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins)

Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (Perseverance, Sportsmanship, and Dedication)	Max Pacioretty (Montreal Canadiens)	Daniel Alfredsson (Ottawa Senators) Joffrey Lupul (Toronto Maple Leafs) Max Pacioretty (Montreal Canadiens)

Calder Memorial Trophy (Best first-year player)	Gabriel Landeskog (Colorado Avalanche)	Adam Henrique (New Jersey Devils) Gabriel Landeskog (Colorado Avalanche) Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (Edmonton Oilers)

Conn Smythe Trophy (Most valuable player, playoffs)	Jonathan Quick (Los Angeles Kings)

Frank J. Selke Trophy (Defensive forward)	Patrice Bergeron (Boston Bruins)	David Backes (St. Louis Blues) Patrice Bergeron (Boston Bruins) Pavel Datsyuk (Detroit Red Wings)

Hart Memorial Trophy (Most valuable player, regular season)	Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins)	Henrik Lundqvist (New York Rangers) Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins) Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning)

Jack Adams Award (Best coach)	Ken Hitchcock (St. Louis Blues)	Ken Hitchcock (St. Louis Blues) Paul MacLean (Ottawa Senators) John Tortorella (New York Rangers)

James Norris Memorial Trophy (Best defenseman)	Erik Karlsson (Ottawa Senators)	Zdeno Chara (Boston Bruins) Erik Karlsson (Ottawa Senators) Shea Weber (Nashville Predators)

King Clancy Memorial Trophy (Leadership and humanitarian contribution)	Daniel Alfredsson (Ottawa Senators)

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (Sportsmanship and excellence)	Brian Campbell (Florida Panthers)	Brian Campbell (Florida Panthers) Jordan Eberle (Edmonton Oilers) Matt Moulson (New York Islanders)

Ted Lindsay Award (Outstanding player)	Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins)	Henrik Lundqvist (New York Rangers) Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins) Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning)

Mark Messier Leadership Award (Leadership and community activities)	Shane Doan (Phoenix Coyotes)	Dustin Brown (Los Angeles Kings) Ryan Callahan (New York Rangers) Shane Doan (Phoenix Coyotes)

Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy (Top goal-scorer)	Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning)

NHL Foundation Player Award (Award for community enrichment)	Mike Fisher (Nashville Predators)	Mike Fisher (Nashville Predators) John-Michael Liles (Toronto Maple Leafs) Matt Moulson (New York Islanders)

NHL General Manager of the Year Award (Top general manager)	Doug Armstrong (St. Louis Blues)	Doug Armstrong (St. Louis Blues) David Poile (Nashville Predators) Dale Tallon (Florida Panthers)

Vezina Trophy (Best goaltender)	Henrik Lundqvist (New York Rangers)	Henrik Lundqvist (New York Rangers) Jonathan Quick (Los Angeles Kings) Pekka Rinne (Nashville Predators)

William M. Jennings Trophy (Goaltender(s) of team with fewest goals against)	Brian Elliott and Jaroslav Halak (St. Louis Blues)

Lester Patrick Trophy (Service to ice hockey in U.S.)	Dick Patrick and Bob Chase

Sentence(s)

The Los Angeles Kings defeated the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup.

final_sentence: The Los Angeles Kings defeated the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup.