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Duncan Keith wins Norris Trophy as NHL's top defenseman

Chicago Blackhawks rearguard Duncan Keith topped Nashville's Shea Weber and Boston's Zdeno Chara to claim his second Norris Trophy as the NHL's best defenseman.

Keith, an absolute speed demon who factors heavily in the Blackhawks offensive brilliance (highest scoring team in the league), was second among NHL defensemen in points with 61, while leading his team in ice-time with almost 25 minutes per game.

The 30-year-old Manitoba native won his first Norris Trophy during the Blackhawks 2009-10 Stanley Cup winning campaign, and represented Canada at the 2014 Olympics, recording a single point in six games.

Here's how the Norris voting went down.

Player Points 1st Place Votes
Duncan Keith, Chicago 1,033 68
Zdeno Chara, Boston 667 21
Shea Weber, Nashville 638 26
Ryan Suter, Minnesota 351 9
Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis 304 3
Drew Doughty, Los Angeles 284 8
Erik Karlsson, Ottawa 70 0
Ryan McDonagh, NY Rangers 53 0
Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay 42 1
Mark Giordano, Calgary 36 1

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