NHL: Sid the Kid has big night at 2007 NHL awards

Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Sidney Crosby finished his fantastic season with another two awards to go with his Art Ross trophy, as he garnered the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player and was also awarded the Lester B. Pearson award as most valuable player as voted upon by the NHL Players Association at the season-ending awards ceremony on Thursday.
Crosby finished the season with 120 points (36 goals, 84 assists) to become the youngest player ever to secure the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer at the age of 19 years, seven months. It was later revealed that he skated the last few weeks of the regular season and the entire postseason with a broken foot. Crosby was the youngest Hart finalist since Wayne Gretzky was nominated at 19 years, five months in 1979-80. Gretzky took home the Hart that season.
"It kinda hits you right away when you win," said Crosby. "Any honor is a privilege, I can't rank them, it's a great accomplishment. Getting recognition from the guys you play against each and every night is special, these guys are part of the NHL family. I'm not going to say that the Hart doesn't mean more with the writers here."
The Hart is voted upon by the Professional Hockey Writer's Association.
Of the other two Hart finalists, one took home one trophy while the other went home empty-handed.

Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils won his third Vezina trophy as the 35- year-old set an NHL record this season with 48 wins. His win total eclipsed Bernie Parent's record of 47 wins in the 1974-74 season. In addition, he posted career-highs in games played (78), shutouts (12) and minutes played (4,696). He finished the season with a 48-23-7 mark with a 2.18 goals-against averaged and a .922 save percentage.