Patrick Kane becomes 1st American-born player to win Hart Trophy
Patrick Kane made history Wednesday night.
The Chicago Blackhawks forward won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player at the NHL Awards in Las Vegas, becoming the first American-born player to receive the honor.
Kane won it over Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn.
The voting for the Hart trophy as selected by @ThePHWA pic.twitter.com/GKTd1mAOjW
— PHWA (@ThePHWA) June 23, 2016
He is the first Blackhawks player to win the award since Stan Mikita won his second straight Hart Trophy in 1968.
Kane claimed the Art Ross Trophy this season, leading the NHL with a career-high 106 points while appearing in all 82 regular-season games.
He authored a franchise-record 26-game point streak between Oct. 17 and Dec. 13, which was the longest such stretch by an American-born player.
Kane also received the Ted Lindsay Award as the league's most oustanding player as voted on by his peers.