Bobby Hull of the Chicago Black Hawks is the 1964-65 winner of the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, the National Hockey League announced today.
Hull won the award, presented to the player “adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability during the season”, with a combined total of 80 points, 21 more than runner-up Alex Delvecchio of Detroit Red Wings.
Delvecchio, who wins >500 as second highest point-getter, led the voting in the second half, polling 56 of a possible 90 points Hull collected 30 points in the second half after leading the first-half vote with 50 points. Delvecchio wins an additional $250 as a second-half leader while Hull collects a total of $1,250, Including $1,000 as winner and $250 as first-half leader.
Third place in the overall vote went to Dave Keon of Toronto Maple Leafs with 44 points.
Hull thus succeeds teammate Ken Wharram as the Lady Byng winner. Last season Wharram was the first Hawk in 19 sea-gons to win the award.
The 26-year-old Hull, who had a tremendous first-half scoring record this season with 32 goals and 21 assists in 35 games but Who slipped in the second half and was hampered by knee injuries, finished fourth Id overall Scoring with 71 points. He received 32 minutes in penalties, the highest total a Lady Byng Winner has had since the 40 minutes assessed to Billy Burch Of the New York Americans in 1926-27. Frank Nighbor of Ottawa. who won the award in 1925-26, also had 40 penalty minutes the season he won the Lady Byng for the second time.
Earlier this month. Hull was voted to the left-wing position on the NHL's First All-Star Team.
Delvecchio has always been in the running for the Lady Byng Trophy and was the 1958-59 Winner. This season he finished fifth in scoring with 67 points, including 25 goals, and 16 minutes in penalties.
The voting, conducted amongs•portwriters and broadcasters In the six NHL cities, was based on a point system of five for a first-place vote, three for second and one for a third. A unanimous vote would be 180 points—90 in each half.
Following is a complete list of players who received points in the voting for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. Figures in brackets are the points received In the first half, second half and combined total;