It’s time to start voting for the LGT MVP Award – the award that honours the Most Valuable Player of the season. An expert jury from across Europe has appointed five nominees for the prestigious award.
The Champions Hockey League has offered top-quality, exciting ice hockey action throughout the season and with the final rounds of the competition approaching fast, we want to give some extra attention to the players who have been pushing the limits a little further. Which is why it is time to present the LGT MVP Award for the most valuable player of the season.
The shortlist with the five nominated players has been selected by an expert jury from across Europe. Now it is up to the fans to select their favourite player by voting on the CHL website.
Voting will be open until 22 January (23:55 pm CET) and will count to 50% of the final result while the other 50% of the vote will be based on the jury’s expertise.
The nominated players for the LGT MVP Award are:
- Christian Heljanko (GK/FIN) - Tappara Tampere (FIN)
- Julius Honka (D/SWE) - Luleå Hockey (SWE)
- Ryan Lasch (F/USA) - Frölunda Gothenburg (SWE)
- Brian O'Neill (F/USA) - EV Zug (SUI)
- Matteus Ward (GK/SWE) - Luleå Hockey (SWE)
Vote for your favourite nominee here!
The winner will be announced at the CHL Final on 18 February 2023.
This year’s jury consists of the following members: Alex Jäger (Sport Director at the CHL), Janne Pesonen (Finnish ice hockey legend & TV analyst for MTV3/Cmore), Basti Schwele (ice hockey commentator for German broadcaster Sport 1), Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (Swedish ice hockey legend & IIHF Hall of Fame member) and Thomas Roost (Swiss NHL Scout for Central Scouting Europe & TV analyst for MySports).
LGT Bank Ltd. is an Official Partner of the Champions Hockey League and will present the award for Most Valuable Player for the third consecutive season.