Friday, September 27, 2013

1st Annual T.O.A Hockey Awards

After months off & decisions on what should be part of this 1st ever award post, we here at T.O.A. have finally come up with what we like to call, "The 1st Annual T.O.A. Hockey Awards"!

First off let us start off by saying that this lockout was one of the most stressful times for hockey players, fans, & all associated with the game. It was a tough road, but in the end we got a season that left us salivating for more, which we know 2013-14 will deliver to us. But it's now time to focus on what shined last season in our T.O.A. NHL Power Rankings (as well as what seemed rather dull):


T.O.A. President's Trophy Award:
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks (10 out of 12 weeks at #1 & all in a row)

2nd Place: (2-way tie) San Jose Sharks & Tampa Bay Lightning (each with 1 week at #1)

Highest Power Index in One Week:
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning ("8.875" in Week 2)
2nd Place: San Jose (8.5) in Week 1

Highest Average Power Index:
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks ("6.4016")
2nd Place: Anaheim Ducks (6.0260)
3rd Place: Pittsburgh Penguins (5.8788)

Lowest Power Index in One Week:
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals("0" in Week 3)
2nd Place: Florida Panthers (0.1429) in Week 1

Lowest Average Power Index:
Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers ("1.1789")
2nd Place: Columbus Blue Jackets (1.9575)
3rd Place: Buffalo Sabres (2.4695)

Highest Climb in One Week:
Calgary FlamesWashington CapitalsDallas Stars
Up 12 spots (3-way tie) Dallas Stars (Week 11); Washington Capitals (Week 7); & Calgary Flames (Week 3)

Biggest Drop in One Week:
Colorado AvalancheNew York IslandersWashington CapitalsDallas StarsNashville Predators
Down 10 spots(5-way tie) Dallas Stars (Week 8); Washington Capitals (Week 8); N.Y. Islanders (Week 3 ); Colorado Avalanche (Week 3); & Nashville Predators (Week 11)

Hottest Movers Award:
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals (4 times)
2nd Place: 3 times (2-way tie) Dallas Stars & Winnipeg Jets

Nottest Movers Award:
Dallas StarsEdmonton Oilers
3 times (2-way tie) Dallas Stars & Edmonton Oilers
2nd Place: 2 times (6-way tie) Colorado; Nashville; Calgary; Tampa Bay; San Jose; Winnipeg

The "Meadow" Basement Award:
Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers (7 out of 12 weeks in last place 6 in a row the last 6 weeks)
2nd Place: Columbus Blue Jackets (3 weeks at #30)
3rd Place: (2-way tie) Washington Capitals & L.A. Kings (each with 1 week in last place)

Special Award (& Laugh):
Los Angeles Kings
L.A. Kings (2 straight weeks on the "Who's Hot?" list.)
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche (2 straight weeks on the "Who's Not?" list.)

Congratualtions to the winners (& not-so winners)! Let's look forward to an action packed 2013-14 season with T.O.A. providing cool stories &, as always, the famous T.O.A. Power Rankings!

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