Three stars
The Three Stars are awards that are given to the three best players in North American ice hockey after each game. The First Star corresponds to the best player in the game, who is recognized as Man of the Match in other sports . The three stars are usually awarded by voting by local media or directly by the spectators in the stadium. Often the players with the best points or outstanding goalkeepers, for example for shutouts , are awarded.
history
The awards were first given in the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1936/37 season. The Canadian oil company Imperial Oil sponsored the radio show Hockey Night in Canada at the time and initially introduced the awards as an advertisement for its fuel brand Three Stars . At the same time, the NHL saw the award as an opportunity to recognize the achievements of their best players. The awards were initially only given after games that were broadcast during Hockey Night in Canada. When Imperial Oil ended the partnership as a sponsor in 1976, the awards continued to be given as they had become a tradition.
Today the three stars in all professional hockey leagues in North America are awarded following each game. The NHL also awards the three best players as three stars on its website after each game day . The results of these awards result in a league-wide ranking, with the choice of First Star with 30 points, Second Star with 20 points and Third Star with ten points. Based on the scores from the Three Stars after the games, all Canadian teams will also award the Molson Cup to the player with the most points in this rating. Since the 2007/08 season , the NHL has also replaced the election for offensive and defensive player of the week with the Three Stars of the Week . The top three players will also be honored as three stars in the vote for the NHL Player of the Month .
In European ice hockey, with the exception of the German Ice Hockey League , as well as in international tournaments such as the Ice Hockey World Championship , which are under the direction of the International Ice Hockey Federation , no three stars are awarded. Instead, the best player on each team is awarded.
Special three stars
Since the Three Stars are not "official" statistics of the NHL, the awards are occasionally varied. For the first time on March 23, 1944 Maurice Richard was awarded by the Canadiens de Montréal as First , Second and Third Star of the game when he scored all five Canadiens goals in the 1944 NHL playoffs in the semi-final game against the Toronto Maple Leafs . Since then, the awards for special achievements have been given several times to just one player, including:
- Wayne Gretzky at his last NHL game in Canada on April 15, 1999 and his last home game for the New York Rangers the following day.
- Mats Sundin , who on October 11, 2007 simultaneously set new team records for goals (390) and scorer points (917) for the Toronto Maple Leafs .
- Sam Gagner , who was involved in the Edmonton Oilers 8: 4 win on February 2, 2012 with four goals and four assists on all goals of his team.
- Teemu Selänne at his last NHL regular season game on April 13, 2014.
In addition, the awards were not given to players several times. For example, on April 12, 1996 , the Winnipeg Jets awarded their fans the First Star at their last home game of the regular season . The following season the franchise moved to Phoenix , Arizona, USA .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Top 10 Hockey gimmicks ... or if you prefer, innovations. In: CBC Sports . November 24, 2003, archived from the original on June 15, 2006 ; Retrieved May 29, 2014 .
- ↑ a b Jim Hodges: The history of hockey's three stars. In: Virginian Pilot. February 14, 2013, accessed May 29, 2014 .
- ^ Molson Cup 2013-14. In: Montréal Canadiens . Retrieved May 29, 2014 .
- ↑ Anderson, Marleau, Vanek are January's 'Three Stars'. In: NHL.com. February 1, 2013, accessed May 29, 2014 .
- ↑ Rocket's Three Stars. In: Montréal Canadiens. Retrieved May 29, 2014 .
- ↑ Don Schwartz: 10 Years Ago: 99's Last Game. (No longer available online.) In: Gretzky.com. April 13, 2009, archived from the original ; Retrieved May 29, 2014 .
- ↑ Mats Sundin sets 2 club records as Leafs trounce Islanders 8-1. In: USA Today . October 11, 2007, accessed May 29, 2014 .
- ^ Postmedia News: Sam Gagner ties team record with eight points as Oilers rout Blackhawks. (No longer available online.) In: National Post . February 3, 2012, archived from the original on May 29, 2014 ; Retrieved May 29, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Kyle Newport: Retiring Teemu Selanne Named All 3 Stars and Takes Emotional Victory Lap. In: Bleacher Report . April 14, 2014, accessed May 29, 2014 .
