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Originally Posted by Rando
noob questions. Are these awards voted on around the end of the season, as in before playoffs? Do the voters/league know who the winners (and obviously top three) when the finalists are announced?
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Voting on the Jack Adams Award is done at the end of the regular season, before the playoffs. It's voted on by the members of the NHL Broadcasters' Association. Every coach is eligible for consideration and the broadcasters vote on a ranked ballot, picking their top three choices. The votes are tallied using a points system wherein the first place votes are worth five points each, second place votes are worth three points, and third place votes are worth one point each. The "finalists" are really just the top three in the points tally; they're not "nominees" (every coach is eligible, they don't have to be "nominated").