With the 2012-13 regular season now in our rearview mirror, it's time for our team of NHL.com Fantasy Hockey insiders to reflect on the players that have defined the fantasy landscape -- for better or worse -- during this 48-game campaign.
Our fantasy experts -- Matt Cubeta, Pete Jensen, Chris Foster, Matt Sitkoff, Sergei Feldman, Brian Metzer and Justin Goldman -- have cast their votes, outlining the best fantasy players at each position based on eligibility in Yahoo! leagues.
The list of year-end awards is also complete with the biggest underachievers and most notable fantasy rookies, as well as sleeper and bounceback candidates to keep an eye on for next season.
So, as we officially say goodbye to another compelling fantasy hockey season, here are the 2012-13 NHL.com Fantasy Hockey awards. For further video analysis, be sure to watch NHL.com's Fantasy Awards Google+ Hangout.
NOTE: If a player is listed at multiple positions in Yahoo! Leagues, then it is the writer's choice to nominate that player for any eligible positional fantasy award.
| AWARD | MATT CUBETA |
PETE JENSEN |
MATT SITKOFF | CHRIS FOSTER | SERGEI FELDMAN | JUSTIN GOLDMAN | BRIAN METZER |
| Fantasy MVP | Alex Ovechkin | Alex Ovechkin | Sidney Crosby | Alex Ovechkin |
Sidney Crosby |
Alex Ovechkin |
Sidney Crosby |
| Runner-up | Sidney Crosby |
Sidney Crosby |
Alex Ovechkin |
Steven Stamkos |
Alex Ovechkin |
Steven Stamkos | Alex Ovechkin |
| MVP - C | Sidney Crosby | Sidney Crosby | Sidney Crosby |
Steven Stamkos |
Sidney Crosby |
Steven Stamkos | Sidney Crosby |
| Runner-up | Jonathan Toews | Jonathan Toews | Steven Stamkos | Jonathan Toews |
Steven Stamkos | Sidney Crosby |
Steven Stamkos |
| MVP - LW | Alex Ovechkin | Alex Ovechkin | Alex Ovechkin |
Alex Ovechkin | Alex Ovechkin |
Alex Ovechkin |
Chris Kunitz |
| Runner-up | Chris Kunitz |
Chris Kunitz |
Chris Kunitz |
Chris Kunitz |
Chris Kunitz |
Chris Kunitz |
Andrew Ladd |
| MVP - RW | Patrick Kane |
Patrick Kane |
Patrick Kane |
Patrick Kane |
Patrick Kane |
Patrick Kane |
Alex Ovechkin |
| Runner-up | Phil Kessel |
Martin St. Louis |
Jakub Voracek |
Martin St. Louis |
Alexander Semin | Martin St. Louis |
Patrick Kane |
| MVP - D | P.K. Subban |
P.K. Subban |
P.K. Subban |
P.K. Subban |
P.K. Subban |
P.K. Subban |
P.K. Subban |
| Runner-up | Shea Weber |
Keith Yandle |
Keith Yandle |
Kris Letang |
Kris Letang |
Ryan Suter |
Kris Letang |
| MVP - G | Tuukka Rask |
Antti Niemi |
Sergei Bobrovsky | Antti Niemi |
Antti Niemi |
Sergei Bobrovsky | Sergei Bobrovsky |
| Runner-up | Antti Niemi |
Tuukka Rask |
Antti Niemi |
Tuukka Rask |
Henrik Lundqvist | Antti Niemi |
Tuukka Rask |
| Biggest Surprise | Nazem Kadri |
Sergei Bobrovsky | Sergei Bobrovsky | Sergei Bobrovsky | Chris Kunitz |
Jiri Tlusty |
Nazem Kadri |
| Runner-up | Jiri Tlusty |
Nazem Kadri |
Mike Ribeiro |
Nazem Kadri |
Pascal Dupuis |
Ray Emery |
Pascal Dupuis |
| Biggest Underachiever | Scott Hartnell |
Semyon Varlamov | Gabriel Landeskog | Marian Gaborik |
Evgeni Malkin |
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | Gabriel Landeskog |
| Runner-up | Ryan Miller |
Loui Eriksson |
Scott Hartnell |
Patrick Sharp |
Scott Hartnell |
Paul Stastny |
Drew Stafford |
| Standout Rookie |
Brendan Gallagher | Brendan Gallagher | Jonathan Huberdeau | Jonathan Huberdeau | Jonathan Huberdeau | Jonathan Huberdeau | Brendan Gallagher |
| Runner-up | Nail Yakupov |
Justin Schultz |
Justin Schultz |
Cory Conacher |
Brendan Gallagher | Brendan Gallagher | Jonathan Huberdeau |
| Sleeper for next year |
Derick Brassard | Filip Forsberg |
Jonathan Bernier | Slava Voynov |
Pascal Dupuis | Derick Brassard | Sven Baertschi |
| Bounceback candidate |
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | Scott Hartnell |
T.J. Oshie |
Nail Yakupov |
Evgeni Malkin |
Gabriel Landeskog | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
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