The #1 Henrik Lundqvist Blog: June 2012

Henrik's Save of The Year

In what was an incredible, amazing, Vezina and Hart Trophy-worthy season, Henrik Lundqvist had one memorable moment after another.

However, BlueshirtsUnited.com has chosen his penalty shot save against Philly's Danny Briere in the waning seconds of the Winter Classic as THE save of the year for Lundqvist.

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http://blueshirtsunited.com/videos/1760/hank-s-save-of-the-year

Henrik Lundqvist's Season Remembered

The 2011-12 season was an extremely special one for Henrik Lundqvist---from training camp in Europe, facing his former Frolunda team in Gothenburg, and starting the season in Stockholm, to the Winter Classic, vast regular season success, and the thrilling ride of the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Now, with Lundqvist a finalist tomorrow for the Vezina and Hart Trophies, as well as the Ted Lindsey Award, BlueshirtsUnited.com takes a unique at his year through a montage of post-game interview clips.

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http://blueshirtsunited.com/videos/1758/hank-s-season-remembered

Henrik Lundqvist's Top 5 Games

HENRIK'S TOP 5 GAMES

On Wednesday night, Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist will be in Las Vegas for the NHL Awards show, where he is in the running for three major honors -- the Hart Trophy as league MVP, the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goaltender, and the Lindsay Award as the players' choice for MVP. In these days leading up to the awards, we will look back at Lundqvist's remarkable season, beginning today with this countdown of his top five overall performances in 2011-12.

NO. 5 -- JAN. 2 AT PHILADELPHIA (WINTER CLASSIC)

Lundqvist stops 34 of 36 shots, including a late penalty shot, in 3-2 outdoor victory.

NO. 4 -- MAY 19 AT NEW JERSEY (ROUND 3, GAME 3)

Lundqvist makes 36 saves in a 3-0 shutout to give Rangers 2-1 series lead.

NO. 3 -- FEB. 14 AT BOSTON

Lundqvist makes 42 saves in a 3-0 road shutout of defending Cup champs.

NO. 2 -- OCT. 18 AT VANCOUVER

Lundqvist makes 40 saves in 4-0 shutout -- his first shutout of the season.

NO. 1 -- APRI 16 AT OTTAWA (ROUND 1, GAME 3)

Lundqvist makes 39 saves in crucial 1-0 shutout to give Rangers 2-1 series lead.

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Henriks's Historic NHL Awards Night Videos

On Wednesday night, Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist saw a dream come true when he won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goaltender. Take a look at these two videos that show Henrik behind the scenes both before and after the big moment in Las Vegas.

DAY OF THE SHOW ...

Henrik takes you into his hotel suite as he gets set for his big night.

RIGHT BEFORE THE SHOW ...

Henrik greets fans and friends on the red carpet as he prepares for the event.

AFTER THE SHOW ...

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Watch Henrik Lundqvist Try On His Tuxedo At Calvin Klein

Watch Henrik Lundqvist Get Prepared For His Night Out at 'Lavo Las Vegas' (Video & Pictures)

Thanks to the Henrik Lundqvist blog for the photos.

King Henrik Gets His Trophy

Last night, the Vezina; late next month, a baby girl on the way for Henrik Lundqvist and his wife Therese, who will have their first child in New York, where the couple will spend the remainder of the summer as the Rangers goaltender prepares for another run at the Stanley Cup.
“She’s going to be a New York baby. We’re really looking forward to that,” Lundqvist told The Post by phone from Las Vegas after the NHL Awards ceremonies in which he was named winner of the Vezina as the NHL’s outstanding goaltender in a vote of the league’s general managers.

“We went home to Sweden for about 10 days a couple of weeks ago, but now we’re going to spend the rest of the off-season in New York. We’re really excited about it.”

Lundqvist was so excited about becoming the first Ranger to win the Vezina since 1985-86 when John Vanbiesbrouck captured the award, The King actually dropped the F-bomb during his acceptance speech on the show that was televised on the NBC-Sports Network.

“I don’t know where that came from,” a chuckling Lundqvist said, reflecting on his acceptance speech that included the, ‘Oh bleep, I can’t believe this, it’s definitely a dream come true to stand up here’ language malfunction.

“There were just so many emotions going through me, I was excited, nervous, I hadn’t written anything down and I wanted to remember to thank the people most important to me,” said Lundqvist, who outdistanced Los Angeles’ Conn Smythe winner Jonathan Quick and Nashville’s Pekka Rinne in the voting.

“I wanted to make sure to thank my teammates, the organization, my family, my wife and my goaltender coach, Benny [Allaire], who I think is the best out there and is such a big reason for where I am.”

Lundqvist, who was selected to the first All-Star team while Marian Gaborik was named the second All-Star right wing, finished third in the voting for the Hart Trophy as MVP behind winner Evgeni Malkin and runner-up Steven Stamkos.

The 30-year-old netminder and his team are one day shy of four weeks removed from their Game 6 overtime Battle of the Hudson playoff elimination by the Devils in the conference finals that made 2011-12 a “so close, yet so far” season.

“I still think about it, it’s disappointing when you think of how it ended, especially when you feel you let such a good chance slip away, but I’ve accepted it and have moved on and now I’m putting all my focus on coming back and being even better next year,” he said.

“There were so many good things we accomplished and we had so much fun as a team along the way, I don’t think we should forget about that because of the way it ended.

“We should be proud of ourselves and what we accomplished,” said The King. “Now I think we all have a better idea of what it takes to go all the way.

“For myself, I came into last year wanting to challenge myself to be the very best I could be; to be better. That’s exactly the way I’m challenging myself about next year; I am determined to keep getting better.”

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http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/rangers/oh_bleep_king_gets_his_trophy_Qmw4S3pxMMpZsS9YQsuw7K#ixzz1yStOl8t7

Thanks to the Henrik Lundqvist blog for the photo.