Last night at the NHL Awards, Kris Letang won the Masterton Trophy. This award is given to the NHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey this season. He was there with family in Nashville to receive the award, here’s what he had to say about the honor:
“It’s special for my family, to be honest,” the 36-year-old defenseman said. “It’s an award that you’re not able to get if you don’t have the people around you, starting with my wife, family, friends, obviously a great group of teammates that I have in Pittsburgh for so many years, coaches, strength coach. “So, it’s a special night for all of them because they all have a little part of this.”
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Kris Letang. What a warrior. 💛🖤 pic.twitter.com/1oQHW0okCZ
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We all know who is the star of this red carpet photo – Victoria Letang 🤩 pic.twitter.com/rtoXexdiS7
— Pens Inside Scoop (@PensInsideScoop) June 26, 2023
Alex said he was really excited to walk the red carpet. 😌I asked if he put his number with his autograph, and he said yes – #11. Kris said they thought it was for Catherine’s birthday, but it’s actually for Alex’s. “He tricked us,” Tanger joked. pic.twitter.com/0SRHwGrCVZ
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Kris Letang; “Obviously, emotionally, (this past season) was really hard. At times, the mind wasn’t there. And you don’t want to come to the rink and kind of show those emotions, because your teammates are there, they have a job to do.”
— Pens Inside Scoop (@PensInsideScoop) June 27, 2023
Perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication. The epitome of Kris Letang.
You’ve taught us that overcoming obstacles and adversity only makes us stronger. Congratulations, Kris, for being awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy! pic.twitter.com/jGqTtMFeIW
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Alex Letang: “I’m really proud and also happy for him. It’s a trophy that’s not like, my dad’s style.”
Kris Letang: “What he means is, the trophy means you’ve had a tough time. So, I should not be enjoying a trophy like this, but he’s happy that we won.” pic.twitter.com/qWw6TiQ7Qq
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Letang on being at NHL Awards with his family: "It's great. She loves it [laughs as Victoria runs away]. They've been part of some events, but to have all four of us together, especially for an award that represents the family and everything we go through together, it's special." pic.twitter.com/eyBA4DHxsS
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Quality time with Alex Letang on the red carpet ❤️ pic.twitter.com/mILVyPYCLo
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Proud of you, @Letang_58 💛 pic.twitter.com/zdZvOIAnrK
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