Fantasy hockey awards picks for 2022-23
Nugent-Hopkins breakout player of season; Thompson, Morrissey biggest steals
by Fantasy Hockey Staff @NHLFantasy
NHL.com identifies the most valuable players and biggest surprises at each position in fantasy hockey from the 2022-23 season. For more fantasy coverage, visit NHL.com/Fantasy and subscribe for free to the "NHL Fantasy on Ice" podcast.
Overall & forward MVP:
Connor McDavid, EDM (average draft position: 1.0)
Defenseman MVP:
Dougie Hamilton, NJD (ADP: 101.4)
Goalie MVP:
Linus Ullmark, BOS (ADP: 146.3)
Biggest forward steal:
Tage Thompson, BUF (ADP: 141.4)
-Honorable mention: Andrei Kuzmenko, VAN (ADP: 170.2)
Biggest D-man steal:
Josh Morrissey, WPG (ADP: 165.0)
-Honorable mention: Brandon Montour, FLA (ADP: 156.6)
Biggest goalie steal:
Filip Gustavsson, MIN (undrafted on average)
-Honorable mention: Vitek Vanecek, NJD (ADP: 173.0)
Bounce-back player of the season:
Erik Karlsson, SJS (ADP: 133.5)
-Honorable mention: Jamie Benn, DAL (ADP: 163.4)
Breakout player of the season:
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, EDM (ADP: 140.0)
-Honorable mention: Clayton Keller, ARI (144.0)
Top rookie:
Matty Beniers, SEA (ADP: 160.8)
-Honorable mention: Pyotr Kochetkov, CAR (182.2)
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