Connor named Lady Byng Trophy winner
Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor is the 2021-22 recipient of the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, awarded to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability as selected by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. Connor is the first player in Jets/Thrashers franchise history to win the Lady Byng Trophy. Jets 1.0 forward Alexei Zhamnov was a finalist in 1994-95 and Teemu Selanne was also a finalist the following season in a year he split between Winnipeg and Anaheim.