Top 3 vote getters will receive a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place vote based on final community vote counts. Les Cunningham Award Awarded to the league's most valuable player. Criteria: The MVP may very well be the most difficult award to judge in a league like ours. Many factors must be considered other than what initially meets the eye. All of the following must be considered when determining those who should be nominated for MVP, in no particular order: 1) Production in relation to peers. Players who produce more statistically are generally the most valuable to their teams. 2) Individual record. Individual record is a very important and telling statistic. To be considered for MVP you should be posting at minimum a respectable record. 3) Linemates. This is mainly to note that a player should not be significantly punished during consideration for playing with a talented line. However, players should not significantly benefit during consideration simply for playing on a below average team or with below average linemates. 4) Strength of schedule. In a league where managers (and players, to a certain extent), are able to choose who they play against, it is important to consider strength of opposition when determining individual awards. The main things to examine here are record vs playoff teams as compared to record vs non-playoff teams, as well as statistical production vs playoff teams as compared to vs non-playoff teams. Specifically, a player who plays a majority of his games against stronger teams and has a quality record in these games should be rewarded over players who mainly play against weaker teams. As far as individual stats are concerned, it is expected that players will get more points against weaker teams. Players should only be downgraded in this area if they acquire a significant and disproportionate amount of their points in games against non-playoff teams. In especially tight cases between players, also consider evaluating the individual lineups that players face throughout the season. Subjectively quantify teams' 1st/2nd/3rd lines, and examine how many of each the players have played against throughout the season, in combination with playoff/non playoff. 5) Team performance. It is extremely rare for a player on a non-playoff team to win MVP. It shouldn't be cut and dry that your team has to make the playoffs to be considered, but note that it should take a rather herculean effort from a player on a non-playoff team to win/be considered for MVP. Examples of this are players on losing teams that display a winning record, significantly better individual production than the rest of their team, all while playing against top quality competition throughout the season. 6) Position. In the AHL, it is extremely rare for a non-forward to win MVP. For a defenseman or goalie to win/be considered for MVP, they would need to put up a seasonal performance that significantly stands out among the peers at their position, along with stacking up in the gauntlet of all other listed criteria. Fringe Teams for all these awards are Manitoba, Rochester, Palm Springs @l Freddy ll Total Record: 18-6-4 23G 35A 58 Points +15 Playoff Teams Record: 8-4-1 23 Points Non-Playoff Teams Record: 10-2-3 35 Poitns 53 Hits 31 PIM 85 Takeaways 291 Giveaways Scoring Factor: 67.4% 2:24 OEE 3.07 Team Goals For / Game 2.14 Team Goals Against / Game @Schreiny Total Record: 21-6-1 42G 49A 91 Points +45 Playoff Teams Record: 10-4-0 49 Points Fringe Teams Record: 5-0-1 17 Points Non-Playoff Teams Record: 6-2-0 25 Points 12 Hits 10 PIM 99 Takeaways 326 Giveaways Scoring Factor: 77.1% 2:37 OEE Team Goals For / Game: 4.21 Team Goals Against / Game: 2.21 @Black Paperclip Total Record: 18-8-2 48G 58A 106 Points +37 Playoff Teams Record: 10-6-1 53 Points Fringe Teams Record: 0-1-0 2 Points Non-Playoff Teams Record: 8-1-1 51 Points 56 Hits 16 PIM 84 Takeaways 348 Giveaways Scoring Factor: 80.3% 2:10 OEE Team Goals For / Game: 4.71 Team Goals Against / Game: 2.82 @Johnkenne y01 Total Record: 19-8-0 48G 67A 115 Points +41 Playoff Teams Record: 8-5-0 50 Points Fringe Teams Record: 1-0-0 6 Points Non-Playoff Teams Record: 10-3-0 59 Points 52 Hits 0 PIM 52 Takeaways 338 Giveaways Scoring Factor: 85.2% 1:48 OEE Team Goals For / Game: 5.00 Team Goals Against / Game: 3.44 @l1l Sharp l0l Total Record: 23-4-1 50G 52A 102 Points +60 Playoff Teams Record: 12-4-0 47 Points Fringe Teams Record: 5-0-0 19 Points Non-Playoff Teams Record: 6-0-1 36 Points 106 Hits 18 PIM 76 Takeaways 311 Giveaways Scoring Factor: 77.9% 2:34 OEE Team Goals For / Game: 4.68 Team Goals Against / Game: 2.11