Vladimir Tarasenko is the face of hockey.
The St. Louis Blues forward was named the EA Sports NHL 17 cover athlete at the NHL Awards ceremony Wednesday night.
Tarasenko was chosen over San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski.
The Blues sniper edged Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn while Pavelski beat out Edmonton Oilers rookie Connor McDavid to advance to the final round of voting.
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Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber won the Mark Messier Leadership Award on Wednesday night at the NHL Awards ceremony in Las Vegas.
Weber captained the Predators to a wild-card playoff berth and ranked ninth in the league in average time-on-ice.
He edged out Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin and New York Islanders captain John Tavares.
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Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane was voted the most valuable player by his peers and won the Ted Lindsay Award at the NHL Awards ceremony Wednesday.
Kane led the league with 106 points and finished second with 46 goals while appearing in all 82 regular-season games.
He was chosen over Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn and Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby. It's the first time Kane has won the award.
Montreal Canadiens netminder Carey Price claimed the award last June.
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Dan Hamhuis and Radim Vrbata are reportedly remaining with the Vancouver Canucks.
The Canucks made no trades before the deadline, TSN 1040's Matthew Sekeres reports.
Vrbata joined the Canucks on the ice for practice Monday, and as expected, Hamhuis did not.
A Dallas Stars source told ESPN's Pierre LeBrun that no trade was completed for Hamhuis.
The Stars were reportedly "focused" on attempting to land the 33-year-old - who has a full no-trade clause - and apparently made a late push. Dallas landed blue-liner Kris Russell from the Calgary Flames earlier in the day.
The Chicago Blackhawks also failed to get Hamhuis, according to Sportsnet's Mark Spector. Their interest in Hamhuis reportedly "cooled considerably" Friday afternoon, hours before landing Christian Ehrhoff from the Los Angeles Kings.
Vrbata and Hamhuis are both pending unrestricted free agents, carrying cap hits of $5 million and $4.5 million, respectively.
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