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Nashville captain Roman Josi is named best defensive player of the 2019/2020 season at the NHL Awards.
What a great honor for Roman Josi – the Swiss captain of Nashville has won the Norris Trophy for the best defender in the NHL. The 30-year-old Bernese clearly prevailed ahead of John Carlson (Washington) and Victor Hedman (Tampa Bay). Josi is the first Swiss to win this prestigious award. The Norris Trophy is awarded each year through a vote in the Association of Professional Hockey Writers.
A lot of points, a lot of responsibility, a lot of playing time
Josi achieved a career best of 65 points (16 goals, 49 assists) despite numerous lost games due to the Corona break for the Nashville Predators. This made him the second most successful defender in the NHL. With a playing time of 25:47 minutes per game, the Swiss was the third busiest player in the league. Josi was nominated for the Norris Trophy for the first time.
This award also belongs to my colleagues. Ice hockey is the quintessential team sport.
“It is a great honor for me,” Josi said via video call. In her acceptance speech, the Bernese highlighted her parents, brother and wife in particular, without whose support she would not have been able to celebrate this success. Josi also added: “Ice hockey is the quintessential team sport. So this award also belongs to my teammates. “
Josi signed an 8-year contract with Nashville last fall that will bring him a total of $ 72 million by 2028.
Draisaitl is the MVP
Josi was also selected to the All-Star Team along with goalkeeper Connor Hellebuyck (Winnipeg), defender Carlson and forwards David Pastrnak (Boston), Artemi Panarin (NY Rangers) and Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton).
Draisaitl also won the Hart Trophy for Best Player in the NHL. For the first time, the most important individual trophy in the best league in the world goes to a player from Germany.
