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Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks, Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins and Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings are finalists for the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the NHL's best defensive forward.

From the official NHL release: BERGERON, DATSYUK AND TOEWS NAMED SELKE TROPHY FINALISTS NEW YORK (May 15, 2013) -- Centers Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins, Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings and Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Bla...

Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews said Wednesday he disagreed with Minnesota Wild coach Mike Yeo's recent suggestion that the Blackhawks were cheating on faceoffs during their Western Conference quarterfinal series.

On the strength of three strong performances last week, San Jose goaltender Antti Niemi vaults to the No. 1 goalie spot. Meanwhile, Winnipeg forward Andrew Ladd joins the skater rankings at No. 6 and Chicago's Jonathan Toews moves up a spot to No. 2.

Story | Conversation | April 22, 2013

On the strength of three consecutive wins, Columbus goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky vaults to the No. 1 goaltender spot. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh forward Pascal Dupuis joins the skater rankings and Washington's Alex Ovechkin moves up a spot to No. 5.

Story | Conversation | April 15, 2013

Alex Ovechkin is back to his old offensive ways, shooting and scoring at a ridiculous rate -- a streak that has helped propel him on to the MVP leaderboard.

Story | Conversation | April 08, 2013

Victoria Matiash rounds up the action in the OHL, examining forward Sean Monahan of the Ottawa 67's and monitoring the progress of several prospects who have been drafted.

Blog | Conversation | January 11, 2013

Negotiations between hockey owners and players are going so well that NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says he's "pleased with the process" -- even if he has been left outside the latest rounds of discussions.

Neil Greenberg compares the historical bar for entry into the Hockey Hall of Fame with the production of current NHL players to see which are worthy of lock status going forward.

Story | Conversation | November 12, 2012

Neil Greenberg ranks the best 25 players in the NHL under the age of 25, with Jonathan Toews retaining his position as the NHL's top young gun.

Story | Conversation | October 04, 2012

A complete list of Conn Smythe Trophy winners (playoffs MVP) in NHL history.

In the final regular season edition of the Player Power Rankings from Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus, Evgeni Malkin completes the season as the No. 1 skater, and Phoenix's Mike Smith takes the top goalie spot.

Story | Conversation | April 09, 2012

In the latest edition of the Player Power Rankings from Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus, Jonathan Quick dethrones New York's Henrik Lundqvist as the No. 1 goalie. Evgeni Malkin maintains his spot as the top skater.

Story | Conversation | April 02, 2012

In the latest edition of Player Power Rankings from Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus, a new Penguin cracks the top 10 skaters, but a familiar one remains No. 1. Dallas' Kari Lehtonen makes an appearance in the goalie rankings.

Story | Conversation | March 26, 2012

In the latest edition of Player Power Rankings from Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus, Tyler Seguin gives the Boston Bruins their second skater in the top 10, and the top five goalies all hold on to their spots.

Story | Conversation | March 19, 2012

In the latest edition of Player Power Rankings from Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus, Flyers forward Claude Giroux slides up to the No. 2 skater spot, while Henrik Lundqvist retains his title as the rankings' top goalie.

Story | Conversation | March 12, 2012