• Some of the funniest moments at annual NHL award ceremonies are comments made by the players and fans.
• NHL award ceremonies can contain very humorous moments, both on and off the stage.
• The top ten funniest moments at the annual NHL award ceremonies include a number of different mistakes and jokes.

1. The Speech By Pavel Datsyuk In 2008

Pavel Datsyuk won both the Lady Byng and the Selke trophy, and his speech was quite funny. He opened by telling his family he loved them, stammering through the entire thing. After expressing love for his family, Datsyuk said he wanted the speech to be longer but his English is so bad, at which point everyone laughed and he smiled.

2. Red Kelly And The Pronunciation of The Lady Byng Trophy Winner

When it came time for Red Kelly to announce the winner of the Lady Byng trophy, he had a rough but funny time of it. Kelly attempted to say Pavel’s last name and he just could not seem to get his tongue around it, completely changing Pavel’s last name entirely. Even though the pronunciation was quite bad, Pavel knew he was the winner and took the laughing in stride.

3. Chad LaRose

Chad LaRose is well known as one of the funniest people associated with hockey and the NHL, and one of the funniest moments involves him. He made a comment that has stuck with many people, and was even chosen as a quote of the year, when LaRose told certain players to go back to their purses and makeup. The shock value this comment had was hilarious.

4. The Wrong Name Case

Lidstrom has won a number of NHL awards and trophies in the past, and it does not seem like a leap to imagine that his name is well known, but this is not the case. During the 2008 awards the jersey he received had his name wrong, with an n where there should not be one, and the television cameras picked up on this goof.

5. Patrick Kane

During the 2008 annual NHL awards ceremony, one of the funniest moments was the acceptance speech given by Patrick Kane. He talked about how thankful he was. Kane then went on to describe his three teenage sisters, and then quipped a joke about how difficult it is for him to keep his teammates away from them.

6. Craig Laughlin

One funny moment at the annual NHL awards ceremony involves Craig Laughlin, according to many fans. Craig was discussing Huet putting his hand on a girl’s breast, and it sounded quite dirty, when in reality it was completely innocent and did not mean what it sounds like. Many fans cracked up.

7. The Jumbotron Humor

One of the funniest moments in NHL award history involves the jumbotron humor. The joke basically said that the new US president was offering Buffalo to Canada as part of the new stimulus plan, but that Canada refused the offer. This joke was aimed at Buffalo, and it was very funny, even if Buffalo fans did not think so.

8. Incorrect Spellings

Another incident occurred at the NHL awards ceremony that was funny and involved a misspelling. When the Lady Byng trophy was announced, the televised award ceremonies showed the spelling as Bing instead of Byng, making fans laugh and disrespecting Lady Byng in the process.

9. Evgeni Nabokov

At one annual NHL award ceremony, one of the funniest moments happened in the audience and not up on the stage. Evgeni Nabokov was present at the awards ceremony but he did not have a seat and was forced to stand in the aisle. During the ceremony Nabokov ended up winning the Calder trophy, even though he did not have a seat for the ceremony.

10. The Hasek Comment

During the NHL awards ceremony, one of the funniest moments was the interview with Hasek by reporters. To the delight and amusement of many hockey fans, Hasek was very open and honest with the reporter, stating that he had no respect for Nolan. Nolan did not think that the comment was funny.

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