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At 19, Crosby adds MVP honors to scoring title

By Jesse Andrews,  Newser User

Posted Jun 15, 2007 5:45 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Pittsburgh phenom Sidney Crosby was voted hockey's MVP by both writers and players, adding the Hart trophy and the Pearson award to his collection. Only Wayne Gretzky received the Hart at a younger age, edging out the 19-year-old Crosby by two months. Fellow Penguin Evgeni Malkin, at twenty, won top rookie honors.

In his first season after fleeing his Russian team of Magnitogorsk, Malkin became the first player in 89 years to notch a point in each of his first six games. Runners-up for the Hart were Vancouver netminder Roberto Luongo and New Jersey's cagey veteran goalie Martin Brodeur, who set a record with 48 wins in the season.

Pittsburg Penguins' Sidney Crosby poses with, from left to right, the Hart for the NHL's most valuable player; Lester B. Pearson for the most outstanding player as selected by the NHLPA; and Art Ross, for the top point scorer in the NHL, trophies after winning them at the 2007 NHL...
Pittsburg Penguins' Sidney Crosby poses with, from left to right, the Hart for the NHL's most valuable player; Lester B. Pearson for the most outstanding player as selected by the NHLPA; and Art Ross,...   (Associated Press)
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, congratulates Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby after he won the Lester B. Pearson award at the 2007 NHL awards in Toronto on Thursday June 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Frank Gunn, CP)
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, congratulates Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby after he won the Lester B. Pearson award at the 2007 NHL awards in Toronto on Thursday June 14, 2007. (AP...   (Associated Press)
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