Nicklas Lasu Nicklas Lasu Nicklas Tyrone Lasu (born 16 September 1989) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward, currently playing for Oulun Kärpät in the Liiga. He formerly played with Frölunda HC in Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Lasu was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the fifth round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft and was part of the Swedish team at the 2009 World Junior Championship in Ottawa, Canada. Lasu isn't very big, but plays with a ton of grit and energy. He leads by example on the ice and can deliver a few big hits. He can skate really fast
Conn Smythe Trophy Smythe Trophy have all been Canadian. The non-Canadian winners are Americans Brian Leetch, who won it in , Tim Thomas in , Jonathan Quick in , and Patrick Kane in ; Russians Evgeni Malkin and Alexander Ovechkin, who won it in and , respectively; and Swedes Nicklas Lidstrom and Henrik Zetterberg, who won it in and , respectively. Only three players have won the Conn Smythe Trophy and the Hart Memorial Trophy for Most Valuable Player during the regular season in the same year: Orr in 1970 and 1972, Guy Lafleur in and Gretzky in . These three players also