|
 |   |
|
EVENTS Fantasy Central Inside Game Multimedia Central Statitudes Your Turn Message Boards Email Newsletters Golf Guide Cities Work in Sports
CNNSI.com GROUP
COMMERCE |  |
Carbonneau among Masterton finalists
Posted: Wednesday May 31, 2000 03:01 PM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Guy Carbonneau, Ken Daneyko and Adam Graves are the finalists for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy that goes to the NHL player who best exemplifies perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. Carbonneau, 40, is the oldest player in the league and after 18 seasons remains one of the key defensive players on the Dallas Stars, who are seeking their second consecutive Stanley Cup against the New Jersey Devils. Daneyko, 36, has battled injury and alcoholism in his 15-year NHL career with the Devils. He remains a team leader and scored his first playoff goal in five years in a 7-3 victory against the Stars in the first game of the finals Tuesday night. Graves, 32, has played 12 NHL seasons, the last nine with the New York Rangers. One of his twin sons died this season after being born prematurely, but Graves' commitment to his teammates and to the various charities he supports remained constant. The trophy is named after Bill Masterton, who died of a head injury Jan. 15, 1968, while playing for the Minnesota North Stars. The trophy was first awarded in 1969. Winners are determined in voting by members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. A $2,500 grant is awarded annually to the Bill Masterton Scholarship Fund in Bloomington, Minn., in the name of the winner.
| ||||||||||||||||
