Malkin Wins 2009 Art Ross Trophy
June 18, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under NHL, News, Pittsburgh Penguins, Players
Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin was presented with the 2009 Art Ross Trophy as the regular-season scoring leader. The young Russian player was clearly nervous as he shared a stage with Alexander Ovechkin (who was accepting the Rocket Richard award) but his English is improving. 
I seriously cannot imagine getting up in a room full of people on a televised event and having to give an acceptance speech in a language that I barely know. Just think of the Oscars – most of the winners only speak English and they struggle.
To make light of the situation, Ovechkin joked Malkin "is better than Pavel Datsyuk’s English." That got some laughs!
image: NHL.com
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