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Just a quick update before hopping on my connecting flight to Nashville.
Mitch Marner was ranked the highest of any Toronto Maple Leafs players at the NHL Awards in Nashville on Monday, finishing 3rd in voting for the Selke Trophy for best defensive forward behind Patrice Bergeron and Nico Hischer.
Auston Matthews finished 14th in voting for the Selke. Other Leafs players in the voting:
Matthews received a first place vote but finished 19th in voting for the Lady Byng, Marner was 23rd, David Kampf and William Nylander were tied for 39th.
This was my second year that i had the honor through @ThePHWA of voting for the NHL Awards. Here is my ballot: pic.twitter.com/lTFeCoKm1X
— Michael Augello (@MikeInBuffalo) June 27, 2023
Sheldon Keefe received a second place vote for the Jack Adams Trophy and finished tied for 11th place.
Marner (13th) and Matthews (16th) received votes for the Hart Trophy.
Matthews finished 7th in voting for NHL All-Star center, Marner was 5th for NHL All-Star right wing,
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