Who Won the 2021 NHL Season?

The 2021 NHL season was one for the ages. From the first puck drop to the final buzzer, there was never a dull moment. But who ultimately came out on top?

NHL Teams

As the 2021 NHL season comes to an end, we take a look at the teams that made it to the playoffs. The Tampa Bay Lightning were the Stanley Cup champions, but there were other teams that had a great season as well. Let’s take a look at the top teams in the NHL.

Boston Bruins

The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making them the third-oldest active team in the NHL, and the oldest to be based in the United States.

The Bruins have won six Stanley Cup championships, tied for fourth most of any team with the Blackhawks and tied for second most of any US-based NHL team with the Canadiens. They are also one of only two NHL teams to win their first Stanley Cup in their first season after joining the league, along with the expansion St. Louis Blues (in 1967–68).

Tampa Bay Lightning

The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The Lightning have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. The team is often referred to as the Bolts, and the nickname was used on their former third jerseys from 2010 to 2017.

Vegas Golden Knights

The Vegas Golden Knights are a professional ice hockey team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The Golden Knights were established by an expansion draft held on June 21, 2017.

NHL Players

Although many people believe that the NHL is a team sport, it is the players that make up the team that are the most important aspect of the game. There are many great players in the NHL, but there can only be one winner of the season. This year, the winner is _____.

Sidney Crosby

Sidney Crosby, born August 7, 1987, is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Crosby was drafted first overall by the Penguins in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation. A gifted playmaker and fast skater despite his relatively small stature, Crosby has earned comparisons to Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux. He played junior hockey for the Rimouski Océanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) before making his professional debut with the Penguins in 2005.

In his first NHL season, Crosby finished sixth in league scoring with 102 points and was a runner-up for the Calder Memorial Trophy, awarded to the league’s top rookie. He helped lead Pittsburgh to the Stanley Cup Finals that year where they were defeated by the Detroit Red Wings in six games. The following season, Crosby won his first Stanley Cup after scoring the game-winning goal in overtime of Game 7 of the Finals against Detroit. He has since captured two more Stanley Cups with Pittsburgh in 2009 and 2016. Along with winning three Stanley Cups, he has also earned a Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP twice; however, he has yet to win an individual award at the regular season level during his career. Individually, Crosby has led Pittsburgh to eight division championships and has been selected for six All-Star Games; he competed in a seventh during the 2020–21 NHL All-Star Game Challenge alongside global icons Cristiano Ronaldo and LeBron James as part of a special event. Internationally, Crosby has represented Team Canada in numerous tournaments including multiple World Championships – winning gold four times – as well as consecutive Winter Olympic Games; winning gold both times. He is also a member oficht name is Sidney

Nathan MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon (born September 1, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected first overall by the Avalan

Connor McDavid

Connor McDavid (born January 13, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is considered one of the best players in the world by many colleagues and peers, winning numerous awards and accolades throughout his career. McDavid was drafted first overall by the Oilers in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, while serving as captain of the OHL’s Erie Otters. He made his NHL debut in 2016 and was named captain of the Oilers before his 19th birthday, making him the youngest team captain in NHL history at that time.

NHL Awards

The National Hockey League (NHL) awards are a series of trophies awarded annually by the National Hockey League to recognize its top performers of the season. The first official NHL awards were presented in 1947. The most prestigious award is the Hart Memorial Trophy, which is presented to the most valuable player (MVP) of the regular season as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association.

Hart Memorial Trophy

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals has won the Hart Memorial Trophy for the 2020-21 NHL season. The Hart Trophy is awarded to “the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team.” Ovechkin is a three-time winner of the Hart Trophy and is now tied for sixth all-time in wins.

Vezina Trophy

The Vezina Trophy is awarded “to the goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at his position” as voted on by the general managers of the teams in the National Hockey League (NHL). It is named in honor of Georges Vezina, goaltender of the Montreal Canadiens from 1910 until 1925, who died in 1926 of tuberculosis. The trophy was first awarded after the 1926–27 NHL season and was awarded to Georges Vézina’s successor, Cecil Hart.

Calder Memorial Trophy

The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League (NHL). It is the oldest trophy awarded to a league’s Rookie of the Year, and is named after Frank Calder, who was the first president of the NHL from 1926 to 1943. The winner is selected in a poll of all NHL general managers at the conclusion of each regular season.

Notable past winners of the Calder Memorial Trophy include Conn Smythe Trophy winners Sidney Crosby, Patrick Kane, and Jonathan Toews; Vezina Trophy winners Martin Brodeur and Carey Price; Hart Memorial Trophy winners Crosby, Kane, and Toews; Art Ross Trophy winners Kane and Crosby; Stanley Cup winners Kane, Toews, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, Corey Perry, Jeff Skinner, Nathan MacKinnon, and Mathew Barzal.

NHL Season

Regular season

The National Hockey League (NHL) regular season is a grueling 82-game marathon. It starts in October and ends in April, with teams playing an average of three games per week. The schedule is so demanding that even the best teams usually have trouble winning more than 60 percent of their games.

The regular season is followed by the playoffs, which is a single-elimination tournament to determine the Stanley Cup champion. In recent years, the playoffs have been expanded to include 24 teams (12 from each conference). The first two rounds are best-of-seven series, and the conference finals and Stanley Cup Final are best-of-seven series.

The 2021 NHL regular season was shortened to 56 games due to the COVID pandemic.

Stanley Cup Playoffs

The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are a best-of-seven elimination tournament among 16 teams (eight from each conference) that qualified for the playoffs. The playoffs began on April 11 and ended on June 11, with the Tampa Bay Lightning winning the Stanley Cup for the second time in their history.

NHL Finals

The 2021 NHL season has come to an end with the Tampa Bay Lightning defeating the Dallas Stars in the Stanley Cup Finals. This was a highly anticipated matchup between two of the league’s best teams. The Lightning were the favorites to win going into the series, but the Stars put up a good fight. In the end, the Lightning were too much for the Stars and won the series in six games.

Stanley Cup Finals

The Stanley Cup Finals are the National Hockey League’s (NHL) championship series to determine the winner of the Stanley Cup, North America’s oldest professional sports trophy.

The Stanley Cup was first awarded in 1893, making it the oldest professional hockey championship in North America. The Montreal Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup a record 24 times and have been the most successful NHL franchise since 1915.

The 2021 Stanley Cup Finals were contested between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Dallas Stars. The Lightning won the best-of-seven series four games to two, giving them their second Stanley Cup in franchise history.