For the first time in history, it was a Canadian who won the players par excellence of the playoff series in the National Hockey League (NHL), the major baseball leagues and the NBA.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander completed this Hat Tour for Canada by being voted best player on the Silver circuit final on Sunday evening. Oklahoma City Thunder’s leader was sensational this season and his successes continued against the Pacers of Indiana.
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Less than a week earlier, the Florida Panthers won a second consecutive Stanley Cup against Edmonton’s Oilers. It is technically a defeat for Canadian training, but it was a child from the country who received the Conn-Smythe trophy, Sam Bennett.
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In October, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ first cushion player Freddie Freeman was appointed player par excellence in the world series. The 35 -year -old veteran was born in California, but represents Canada on the international scene, his two parents from the northern border.
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In the NFL, it was the quarter of the Eagles of Philadelphia Jalen Hurts, an American, who was elected the most useful player of the Super Bowl. We will still have to wait, no Canadian player having won this honor in the history of the league.
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