Pro Hockey Resume

(CP)LAS VEGAS — It’s a good thing Henrik Sedin doesn’t mind sharing the spotlight.

The Vancouver Canucks forward capped a breakthrough season by winning the Hart Trophy at the NHL’s awards show Wednesday night, but had to watch as Alex Ovechkin accepted the Ted Lindsay Award.

They’ll go down as co-MVPs — the Hart is voted on by the media, while the Lindsay is selected by the players.

“I don’t mind at all,” said Sedin. “When they called my name for the Hart, it was surreal.”

The humble Swede has spoken repeatedly about how he never fashioned himself as one of the elite players, but there he was accepting the final award of the evening after a season where he led the league in scoring with 112 points. He edged Ovechkin and Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby for the Hart.

It was the second straight year the league staged its award show in Las Vegas and this one came off much better than the first. Host Jay Mohr had the audience in stitches during his opening monologue — taking shots at the Phoenix Coyotes and Boston Bruins, among others — and Anaheim Ducks teammates Ryan Getzlaf and Bobby Ryan were shown in a hilarious taped skit making light of the fact they faced one another in the Olympic final.

Meanwhile, a couple of Buffalo Sabres teammates went home happy.

Ryan Miller won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s top goaltender while defenceman Tyler Myers took the Calder Trophy as the league’s top rookie. They were also both humbled.

The party continued for Chicago Blackhawks defenceman Duncan Keith, who added even more hardware to his collection — winning the Norris Trophy as the league’s top blue-liner. His season also included an Olympic gold medal and the Stanley Cup.

Among the other award winners: Dave Tippett of the Phoenix Coyotes won the Jack Adams Award as top coach; Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings won his third consecutive Selke Trophy as top defensive forward; and Tampa Bay Lightning forward Martin St. Louis won the Lady Byng Trophy as the league’s most gentlemanly player.