For the second time in his career, Nikita Kucherov won the Hart Memorial Trophy - a prize for the hockey player who made the greatest contribution to the success of his team in the NHL regular season. According to the results of journalists' voting, he was only ten points ahead of Canadian Conor McDavid and became the first Russian player after Alexander Ovechkin to achieve recognition twice. The striker traditionally took his personal achievement calmly and thanked his partners, coaches and family members. In turn, Tampa coach John Cooper emphasized that his ward always puts the interests of the team first. Read more