Flames' Hudler wins Lady Byng Trophy

Calgary Flames forward Jiri Hudler has captured the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, awarded "to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability," as selected by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association.

Hudler polled 700 voting points, including 52 first-place tallies, for a tight win over four-time Lady Byng Trophy winner Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings, who collected 648 voting points.

Hudler finished eighth in the NHL scoring race and established career highs in goals (31), assists (45) and points (76), helping the Flames qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2009. Hudler tallied 23 points in March, when the team jumped from the outside of the playoff picture into third place in the Pacific Division. It marked the most points by any player in a calendar month this season and the most by a Flames player since December 2006 (Jarome Iginla: 10-16--26). A first-time NHL Trophy finalist, Hudler was assessed just 14 penalty minutes all season, fewest among the League's top 20 scorers.

2014-2015 Lady Byng Trophy Voting, Top 20 Finishers

Pts. (1st-2nd-3rd-4th-5th)

1. Jiri Hudler, CGY 700 (52-13-12-8-5)

2. Pavel Datsyuk, DET 648 (29-28-24-10-12)

3. Anze Kopitar, LAK 379 (11-18-20-13-4)

4. Daniel Sedin, VAN 267 (6-10-15-18-8)

5. Sean Monahan, CGY 232 (13-5-8-7-6)

6. Jason Pominville, MIN 205 (8-10-7-5-5)

7. Matt Moulson, BUF 150 (4-8-6-6-6)

8. Logan Couture, SJS 148 (3-6-2-16-18)

9. Ryan O'Reilly, COL 139 (2-8-7-6-10)

10. Patrick Kane, CHI 130 (3-4-8-8-8)

11. Roman Josi, NSH 101 (4-5-3-3-2)

12. Tyler Johnson, TBL 96 (3-6-2-4-2)

13. Jonas Brodin, MIN 88 (5-2-2-4-2)

14. Henrik Sedin, VAN 72 (1-1-7-5-5)

15. Tyler Seguin, DAL 61 (2-3-2-2-4)

16. Radim Vrbata, VAN 44 (0-2-4-2-4)

17. Johnny Gaudreau, CGY 43 (1-1-1-6-3)

18. Patrick Marleau, SJS 43 (0-3-1-4-5)

19. Loui Eriksson, BOS 38 (1-2-2-1-1)

20. Martin St. Louis, NYR 36 (1-0-4-1-3)