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Editor's Note: Got to hand it to the NHL this
time...great celebs! -- Ed.
THE STARS OF HOCKEY & HOLLYWOOD ARE READY TO ROCK AT THE 2010 NHL AWARDS IN
LAS VEGAS
FROM NHL PRESS RELEASE:
Mark Wahlberg
to Attend as Special Guest, Shinedown, Snoop Dogg, Cirque du Soleil and
Jersey Boys to Perform at NHL’s Annual Awards Show, With a New Creative
Vision by Renowned Producer Dave Broome, on Wednesday, June 23 at the Palms
Hotel; A Limited Number of Tickets Go On Sale Saturday
NEW
YORK (April 30, 2010)
– The stars of the National Hockey League will come together with
celebrities from music, stage and screen for a celebration of hockey at the
star-studded 2010 NHL Awards on Wednesday, June 23, at the Pearl Concert
Theater inside the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas. The 2010 NHL Awards will be
broadcast in high definition at 7:30 p.m. ET on VERSUS in the United States
at and on CBC in Canada. A limited number of tickets go on sale to the
general public on Saturday, May 1 beginning at noon PT.
PHOTO (GETTY IMAGES): SNOOP DOGG WITH THE 2007 DUCKS:
RYAN GETZLAF, DREW MILLER, SNOOP, CHRIS PRONGER, GEORGE PARROS, JONAS HILLER
As the NHL gets set to announce its official show hosts in the coming
days, Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg, a Boston-native and long-time
hockey fan, will be attending the 2010 NHL Awards as a special guest. The
Oscar-nominated actor will appear on stage during the Awards and help the
League honor its Award nominees. Wahlberg, who starred in The Lovely
Bones in 2009, was most recently seen in the just-released Date Night
and has two more new movies due out this year – The Fighter with
Christian Bale and Amy Adams and The Other Guys with funnyman Will
Ferrell. George Stroumboulopoulos, host of CBC’s The Hour, will join
Wahlberg as special guest at the 2010 NHL Awards.
Florida rockers Shinedown, whose current platinum album The Sound
of Madness features the #1 hits “Second Chance” and “Devour” as well as new
single "The Crow & The Butterfly," will perform at the 2010 NHL Awards live
from the Pearl Concert Theater. The Sound of Madness is the third studio
album from Shinedown and follows two massively successful albums – Us and
Them and Leave a Whisper – that yielded a staggering seven consecutive top
five rock and alternative radio hits that included “Fly From the Inside,”
“45,” the chart-topping “Save Me,” and a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Simple
Man.” Most recently, Shinedown’s original song “Her Name is Alice” was
featured on Almost Alice, the musical companion to Tim Burton’s Alice in
Wonderland. Shinedown’s Barry Kerch, Brent Smith, Eric Bass and Zach Myers
will rock the house at the 2010 NHL Awards with two live performances.
Grammy Award-nominated rapper Snoop Dogg is also set for a special
musical performance at the 2010 NHL Awards ceremony in Las Vegas. His
newest album, More Malice, features the smash hits “I Wanna Rock” and
“That Tree.” The deluxe album More Malice also included an original
mini-movie, entitled “Malice N Wonderland The Movie,” which features Snoop
in the title role as a superhero saving his city from evil. Other cameos in
the movie Jamie Foxx, Xzibit and more. An avid hockey fan, as witnessed on
his hit reality show “Snoop Dogg’s Fatherhood,” Snoop is a staple at NHL
Stanley Cup Playoff games and is excited to perform at this year’s NHL
Awards.
The world famous Cirque du Soleil brand will bring its artistry to
the 2010 NHL Awards with a special performance from one of their seven Las
Vegas productions, on stage at the Pearl Theater. The high-energy
acrobatics, dramatic dance and vibrant costumes and sets of Cirque du Soleil
will add a theatrical element to the Awards show. Details of the
performance will be announced in the coming weeks.
Recognized as the top show in Las Vegas in 2009 by the Las Vegas Review
Journal, the Las Vegas cast of the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical
Jersey Boys also will be on hand for a special live performance.
Tickets to the 2010 NHL Awards go on sale to the public via Ticketmaster
.com at
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/17004493A9B96A73
and at the Pearl Concert Theater Box Office beginning Saturday, May 1 at
noon PT. A cocktail reception will be held after the event at the Palms
Pool & Bungalows.
The
2010 NHL Awards will be executive produced by Dave Broome. Broome
founded his own production company, 25/7 Productions, in 2003 and has gone
on to create and executive produce reality television shows and specials for
both network and cable – including the Tsunami Relief Special with George
Clooney, the Radio Music Awards on NBC, and the NBC hit The Biggest Loser,
which is currently in its ninth season and seen in over 90 countries
worldwide. Broome continues to executive produce the series under 25/7
Productions. Now he brings his creative vision to the 2010 NHL Awards,
producing it under a newly formed company, Sweeping Palms Entertainment,
LLC. Sweeping Palms Entertainment is a joint venture between Broome’s 25/7
Productions, Phil Maloof, the Maloof family (The Palms Hotel, Sacramento
Kings) and Tony Guanci, a longtime family partner.
Individual honors to be presented at the 2010 NHL Awards include: Art Ross
Trophy (top scorer for the regular season), Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
(perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey), Calder Memorial
Trophy (outstanding rookie), Frank J. Selke Trophy (outstanding defensive
forward), Hart Memorial Trophy (most valuable player to his team), Jack
Adams Award (outstanding coach), James Norris Memorial Trophy (outstanding
all-around defenseman), King Clancy Memorial Trophy presented by U.S. Army
(leadership and humanitarian contribution to his community), Lady Byng
Memorial Trophy (sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct), Mark Messier
Leadership Award Presented by Bridgestone (superior leader in hockey and a
contributing member of society), Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy (top
goal-scorer for the regular season), the NHL Foundation Player Award
(charitable and community work), Williams M. Jennings Trophy (goaltender(s)
on team with fewest goals-against), the NHL Lifetime Achievement Award, and
Vezina Trophy (outstanding goaltender).
The
Ted Lindsay Award, formerly known as the Lester B. Pearson Award, which is
presented annually to the “most outstanding player” in the NHL as voted by
fellow members of the National Hockey League Players' Association, also will
be announced.
Following are the finalists for each award, in alphabetical order:
BILL MASTERTON MEMORIAL TROPHY
Kurtis
Foster, Tampa Bay Lightning
Jed
Ortmeyer, San Jose Sharks
Jose
Theodore, Washington Capitals
CALDER MEMORIAL TROPHY
Matt
Duchene, Colorado Avalanche
Jimmy
Howard, Detroit Red Wings
Tyler
Myers, Buffalo Sabres
FRANK J. SELKE TROPHY
Pavel
Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings
Ryan
Kesler, Vancouver Canucks
Jordan
Staal, Pittsburgh Penguins
HART MEMORIAL TROPHY
Sidney
Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
Alex
Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Henrik
Sedin, Vancouver Canucks
JACK ADAMS AWARD
Joe
Sacco, Colorado Avalanche
Dave
Tippett, Phoenix Coyotes
Barry
Trotz, Nashville Predators
JAMES NORRIS MEMORIAL TROPHY
Drew
Doughty, Los Angeles Kings
Mike
Green, Washington Capitals
Duncan
Keith, Chicago Blackhawks
LADY BYNG MEMORIAL TROPHY
Pavel
Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings
Brad
Richards, Dallas Stars
Martin
St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL FOUNDATION PLAYER AWARD
Dustin
Brown, Los Angeles Kings
Mike
Green, Washington Capitals
Ryan
Miller, Buffalo Sabres
VEZINA TROPHY
Martin
Brodeur, New Jersey Devils
Ilya
Bryzgalov, Phoenix Coyotes
Ryan
Miller, Buffalo Sabres
Additional musical performances, as well as special celebrity guests and the
NHL’s biggest stars confirmed to attend the 2010 NHL Awards will be
announced in the coming weeks. For more information, visit
www.nhl.com/awards.
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