Presenters for the 2022 NHL Awards helped inspire hockey community
The NHL announced who will be presenting the league's awards tonight earlier today.
The NHL will announce the winners of the Hart Memorial Trophy, Calder Memorial Trophy, James Norris Memorial Trophy, Ted Lindsay Award and the Vezina Trophy.
The NHL released this statement on the presenter's stories:
"Among the presenters will be Seattle Kraken fan Nadia Popovici, who rose to worldwide fame after pointing out a cancerous mole on the neck of Vancouver Canucks assistant equipment manager Red Hamilton. Popovici and Hamilton will reunite as part of the broadcast.
Other inspiring figures presenting during the live show include Calgary Flames assistant general manager and ALS survivor and advocate Chris Snow, as well as his wife, Kelsie, and children, Cohen and Willa; Milton Academy (Mass.) hockey player Jake Thibeault, who was paralyzed by an injury in September 2021; and emergency backup goalie Thomas Hodges, who overcame blindness in one eye to play in a game for the Anaheim Ducks this season. Martin Lafleur, the son of the late Guy Lafleur, also will present an award."
Other inspiring figures presenting during the live show include Calgary Flames assistant general manager and ALS survivor and advocate Chris Snow, as well as his wife, Kelsie, and children, Cohen and Willa; Milton Academy (Mass.) hockey player Jake Thibeault, who was paralyzed by an injury in September 2021; and emergency backup goalie Thomas Hodges, who overcame blindness in one eye to play in a game for the Anaheim Ducks this season. Martin Lafleur, the son of the late Guy Lafleur, also will present an award."
Emmy Award-winning actor Kenan Thompson will host the 2022 NHL Awards, which will be live from Tampa, Florida, tonight at 7 p.m. EST on ESPN in the U.S. and Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada.
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