The NHL has a catalog of trophies that can rival any of the professional sports leagues from around the world. The MVP Award is called the "Hart Memorial Trophy," the Rookie of the Year Award is called the "Calder Memorial Trophy,", the trophy awarded to the NHL's best defenseman os called the "James Norris Memorial," Trophy. There is even a trophy handed out every year to the NHL's "player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct with a high standard of playing ability." That trophy is called the "Lady Byng Memorial Trophy." There are several others. So, for whom are all of these trophies named? And, what is the relation to the NHL for some of the people for whom the trophy is named? On this episode of Sports' Forgotten Heroes I will explore, in-depth, the Lady Byng, Hart, and Calder Memorial Trophies, and touch upon a few others, with my guest Eric Zweig. Eric joined SFH on episode 125 to explore the career of Art Ross and the trophy named after him. A huge shoutout to Firefly Publishing sending Eric's new book, "Hockey Hall of Fame True Stories 2," to help with the research needed for this episode.
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