SAINT PAUL, Minn. -The National Hockey League (NHL) today announced Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon is a finalist for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy is presented annually to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability.
Spurgeon, 32 (11/29/89), tallied 40 points (10-30=40), a plus-32 rating, 14 power-play assists (PPA), two game-winning goals (GWG), 10 penalty minutes (PIM), 116 shots and 83 blocked shots in 65 games this season. He led Wild defensemen in scoring and goals and ranked second on the team in plus/minus rating, third in PPA and T-5th in assists. The 5-foot-9, 166-pound native of Edmonton, Alberta, set a career-high seven-game assist and point streak (1-7=8) from March 29-April 10. The streak matched the franchise record for longest assist streak by a Wild defenseman in team history (Suter, 7g, 12/11-12/23/13) and the longest point streak by a Wild defenseman for the fourth time. The blueliner became the all-time leader in games played by a Wild defenseman on March 3 at PHI, skating in his 744th career game to surpass Nick Schultz's 743 games (2001-12). Spurgeon collected three assists and nine shots in six Stanley Cup Playoff games this postseason to rank T-2nd on the team in assists. He skated in his 60th career playoff game on May 10 (Game 5) vs. STL to surpass Mikko Koivu (59) for most playoff contests in Wild history.
Jared Spurgeon Named Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Finalist
Defenseman was runner-up for the trophy, which honors sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct, last season
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