McDavid wins men's hockey MVP, Hellebuyck earns top goalie
Canada's star forward Connor McDavid was named Most Valuable Player of the men's Olympic hockey tournament in Milan Cortina, the IIHF announced Sunday, following the United States' gold-medal triumph over Canada.
McDavid tallied 13 points in six games to lead the tournament in scoring. It's the most points an NHL player has ever scored at the Olympics.
Here's the full list of players recognized:
Top players
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Top goaltender | 🇺🇸 Connor Hellebuyck |
| Top defenseman | 🇺🇸 Quinn Hughes |
| Top forward | 🇨🇦 Connor McDavid |
Hellebuyck starred in the gold-medal game with 41 saves. He led the Olympics with a .956 save percentage in five starts.
Hughes paced all defenders with eight points in six games. He led all Americans with 25:40 in the gold-medal game.
All-Star team
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goaltender | 🇺🇸 Connor Hellebuyck |
| Defenseman | 🇺🇸 Quinn Hughes |
| Defenseman | 🇨🇦 Cale Makar |
| Forward | 🇨🇦 Macklin Celebrini |
| Forward | 🇨🇦 Connor McDavid |
| Forward | 🇸🇰 Juraj Slafkovsky |
Celebrini, just 19 years old, led the Olympics with five goals.
Slafkovsky notched four goals and eight points and helped Slovakia to the bronze-medal game, which it lost to Finland on Saturday.
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