"The Blue Jackets tore it up in Las Vegas last night.

Goaltender Steve Mason won the Calder Memorial Trophy, given to the NHL's top rookie, and captain Rick Nash won the NHL's Foundation Award, recognizing his charity work.

"It's a great night for the Blue Jackets," Mason said. "We were very well represented."

Mason also was named to the NHL's second All-Star Team and the All-Rookie Team, capping a season in which he made a meteoric rise out of the Canadian junior system to rank among the top 10 in almost every statistical category.

"It's a great way to wrap up a pretty incredible season for myself," Mason told The Dispatch by telephone. "I'm the only person who gets credit with an award like this, but that's not how I think about it.

"It would be an insult if I didn't mention all the people who helped me get to this point. The little bit I could say in that minute and a half (at the podium) is nowhere near what they deserve.

"If it weren't for them, I'd be home watching the awards show, I know that."

When Mason took the dais to accept the Calder, he thanked his family and friends, Blue Jackets majority owner John P. McConnell and his family, the coaches and management, and his teammates.

"Without them, none of this would be possible," Mason said. "So, thanks boys.""