Datsyuk Wins Third Straight Selke, the Lone Award for Red Wings

Pavel Datsyuk became the first man since Bob Gainey won the first 4 Selke trophies awarded, to win the honor of being the League's top defensive forward on three consecutive occasions.

Three awards had a Red Wing up for nomination -- Jimmy Howard for the Calder Trophy as well as Datsyuk up for both the Selke and Lady Byng but only the one will make its way to Detroit. The lone award makes it the leanest Awards night for the franchise since 2003/04 when Kris Draper also took home the Frank J. Selke Trophy.

The night extends one streak for Datsyuk but ends another. After winning the last four Lady Byng Trophies for sportsman-like play, he lost out to Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning missing his chance at a fifth.

And to own up to my predictions -- it wasn't too bad of a result. Out of the eight predictions, five of them turned out to be correct, including the 'certainty', Dave Tippett. The three stumbles were the newly-named Ted Lindsay Award and two Red Wing nominated awards, the Selke (yes, I believe Kesler was a deserving winner but was ultimately done in by his +/- rating) and the Calder Trophy (close call, I knew if it wasn't Jimmy it'd be Tyler Myers). So 5/8 ain't so bad. I'm just glad the Wings got something. I believe the last time the Red Wings as an organization received no awards was in 1998/99. Good to keep the streak going!