Ovechkin Wins Eighth Career Rocket Richard Trophy

[1967th Heaven]

Most NHL goal scoring crowns:

Ovechkin 8
Bobby Hull 7
Esposito 6
Conacher 5
Richard 5
Howe 5
Gretzky 5

 

[txpd]

and for him the games that count start next week. the real question is can Drai back up this season or was it a career year.

 

[gtrower]

Led the league last year in goals, led the playoffs in goals, led the league this year. Russian Machine Never Breaks.

 

[780il]

and for him the games that count start next week. the real question is can Drai back up this season or was it a career year.

Most likely he won't. He was shooting like 21% IIRC.

Really good chance he's above 40 again though.

Rn, Oilers fans don't care about anything other than Connor's health tbh. Very happy for Leon to hit 50 but all prayers are up for Mcdavid to recover.

 

[txpd]

Most likely he won't. He was shooting like 21% IIRC.

Really good chance he's above 40 again though.

Rn, Oilers fans don't care about anything other than Connor's health tbh. Very happy for Leon to hit 50 but all prayers are up for Mcdavid to recover.

What the Oilers need is Bruce Boudreau.

 

[njdevils1982]

f***ing right on…..ovi is the man

 

[Snippit]

GOAT goal scorer.

 

[Bananas]

GGOAT

 

[Kevs Security]

So how did that go?

Went to shit as usual

 

[Bananas]

This quote from NHL article is pretty wild:

He is the only player in NHL history to win a Stanley Cup, a Conn Smythe Trophy (playoff MVP), a Calder, an Art Ross, a Hart, a Ted Lindsay Award (voted best player) and a Richard Trophy.

 

[780il]

This quote from NHL article is pretty wild:

He is the only player in NHL history to win a Stanley Cup, a Conn Smythe Trophy (playoff MVP), a Calder, an Art Ross, a Hart, a Ted Lindsay Award (voted best player) and a Richard Trophy.

Incredible....


Or should I say great? Great 8

 

[jetsforever]

Congrats to him, another amazing season in the books
I wonder how long he can keep doing this
(also props to Drai for getting close)

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

What the Oilers need is Bruce Boudreau.

Yes. I want to see that. McD would score 140 points. Lol.

 

[Firsov99]

This quote from NHL article is pretty wild:

He is the only player in NHL history to win a Stanley Cup, a Conn Smythe Trophy (playoff MVP), a Calder, an Art Ross, a Hart, a Ted Lindsay Award (voted best player) and a Richard Trophy.

Amazing. It’s also astonishing that Gretzky didn’t win the Calder.

 

[Firsov99]

Yes. I want to see that. McD would score 140 points. Lol.

And he probably would, but then lose in the first round of playoffs.

 

[DitchMarner]

Amazing. It’s also astonishing that Gretzky didn’t win the Calder.

Gretzky was ineligible for the Calder. He wasn't considered a rookie because of his time in the WHA or something.

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

And he probably would, but then lose in the first round of playoffs.

Don’t care. Just want to see the extreme Offense. Lol.

 

[Firsov99]

Gretzky was ineligible for the Calder. He wasn't considered a rookie because of his time in the WHA or something.

Shame. But at least this benefits Ovi’s profile

 

[FinProspects]

Ridicilous, just utterly ridicilous. GOAT goal scorer.

 

[Tike Myson]

Jesus 8th???

So nasty

 

[Hockey Outsider]

This quote from NHL article is pretty wild:

He is the only player in NHL history to win a Stanley Cup, a Conn Smythe Trophy (playoff MVP), a Calder, an Art Ross, a Hart, a Ted Lindsay Award (voted best player) and a Richard Trophy.

Not to take anything away from Ovechkin's accomplishment, but Lemieux really should get recognition for doing all of those things too (he led the league in goals multiple times, but it appears they're not giving him credit for actually winning the Rocket Richard trophy, since it was only instituted in 1999).

 

[MartinS82]

Dude just doesn't stop scoring goals.

 

[RorschachWJK]

That's incredible. Best player of his generation.

 

[Hint1k]

Ovechkin has more wins than anyone in 100+ years. We may not see another guy with more Richards in the next 100+ years or may be never. This record is crazy!

 

[Atas2000]

...and counting