Ovechkin made SN's 2009 All-NHL team with 36 votes out of 39

 Sporting News, May 22, 2009:

Washington forward Alex Ovechkin, Sporting News' NHL player of the year, was named on 36 of 39 ballots by league coaches and executives and heads SN's 2009 All-NHL team.

The other top forwards are Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin, the second-leading vote-getter with 31, and New Jersey forward Zach Parise, who garnered 20 votes. Washington's Mike Green was the leading vote-getter among defensemen with 30 and Boston's Zdeno Chara was second with 17. The goaltender selection is Tim Thomas, SN's goalie of the year.

All-NHL Team
Alex Ovechkin, F, Capitals
• Topped 50 goals for the third time in the past four seasons.
Evgeni Malkin, F, Penguins
• Led the NHL with 113 points, the highest total of his skyrocketing career.
Zach Parise, F, Devils
• Gets better every year; 45 goals put him among the league's elite scorers.
Zdeno Chara, D, Bruins
• Led Boston's resurgence with a physical presence and NHL's hardest shot.
Mike Green, D, Capitals
• The seventh defenseman in league history to score 30 goals in a season.
Tim Thomas, G, Bruins
• Led the league in save percentage (.933) and goals-against average (2.10).

More:

Player of the year: Caps' Alexander Ovechkin

Coach of the year: Bruins' Claude Julien

Executive of the year: Bruins' Peter Chiarelli

SN's rookie of the year: Blue Jackets' Steve Mason

SN's goalie of the year: Bruins' Tim Thomas

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