Jets’ Kyle Connor wins Lady Byng for gentlemanly conduct
NEW YORK (AP) — Winnipeg Jets ahead Kyle Connor has gained the Woman Byng Trophy, given to the NHL’s most gentlemanly participant.
The league introduced the distinction Monday night time earlier than Sport 4 of the Western Convention ultimate between Colorado and Edmonton.
Connor tied for the second-fewest variety of minor penalties in the course of the common season. He was penalized simply twice in over 1,700 minutes of ice time that included common short-handed shifts and matchups towards high offensive opponents.
It’s his first time successful the Woman Byng. Final 12 months’s winner, Carolina defenseman Jaccob Slavin, was second in voting by the Skilled Hockey Author Affiliation. Minnesota captain Jared Spurgeon was third.
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