Marc-Andre Fleury, Robin Lehner, Chance win NHL Fan Choice Awards
Marc-Andre Fleury, Robin Lehner and even Golden Knights mascot Chance earned prizes in the NHL Fan Choice Awards on Friday.
Fleury grabbed best save for his diving stop in November against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Lehner won best follow on social media thanks to his Twitter account @RobinLehner and Chance was named best mascot.
The Knights also had two runners-up in Ryan Reaves (funniest player) and T-Mobile Arena (best building). “Expressive Mark Stone” took fourth in GIF of the year.
Happy birthday to the most "expressive" player on the @GoldenKnights, Mark Stone 🎉#VegasBorn pic.twitter.com/hDtpOSlPJV
— Golden Edge (@GoldenEdgeRJ) May 13, 2020
Fleury received 52.7 percent of the vote to win his category by a landslide. His third-period save on Nic Petan was dubbed “the save of the century” by his agent Allan Walsh, and it’s one of the best of Fleury’s illustrious career.
Yup, Marc-Andre Fleury is not human, pic.twitter.com/DRPIfcFhLM
— NHL (@NHL) November 20, 2019
Lehner defeated Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews by six percent (34.6 to 28.6) to win his award. His Twitter account has more than 65,000 followers, and he often uses his platform to raise mental health awareness or just share images of pandas.
Big boy tired of room service @HellsKitchenFOX @GordonRamsay pic.twitter.com/rRBH2hDj8y
— Robin Lehner (@RobinLehner) February 29, 2020
Chance’s win was the narrowest. He edged Philadelphia’s Gritty 32.7 percent to 28.2. No other mascot received more than 4.2 percent of the vote.
The Flyers got a modicum of revenge in other categories. Flyers forward Kevin Hayes edged Reaves 31.8 percent to 26.2 for funniest player, and Wells Fargo Center defeated T-Mobile Arena for best building 13.4 percent to 9.5.
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