Russian Tampa goalie Andrei Vasilevsky has been named the 22 NHL Team of the Year, according to an official EA SPORTS NHL tweet.
Along with Vasilevsky, his Lightning partner defenseman Victor Hedman, as well as Rangers defenseman Adam Fox, Edmonton captain Connor McDavid, Boston leader Brad Marchand and Colorado forward Mikko Rantanen were included in the six. symbolic.
The top six players of the year include players who EA SPORTS NHL say “have been the best in the league in the past calendar year.”
In total, in 2021, in both regular season and playoff games, Vasilevsky scored 64 wins, playing 64-21-4, and broke Marc-André Fleury’s record for number of wins in a calendar year. In 2009, the Canadian veteran played 62-30-6 for Pittsburgh.
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In addition to Vasilevsky, four other Russian hockey players were nominated for Team of the Year: Tampa forward Nikita Kucherov, Washington captain Alexander Ovechkin, Minnesota forward Kirill Kaprizov and Rangers frontman. Artemy Panarin.
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