"The Blackhawks' Duncan Keith was awarded the Norris Trophy, which goes to the NHL's best defenseman, on Wednesday night at the NHL Awards at the Palms Casino & Resort.

He's the fourth Hawk to win the Norris, joining Chris Chelios (1993, 1996), Doug Wilson (1982) and Pierre Pilote (1963, 1964, 1965). And he's the first player to win an Olympic gold medal, the Stanley Cup and the Norris Trophy in the same year.

''It's pretty surreal thinking about that,'' said Keith, who had 76 of 133 first-place votes from the Professional Hockey Writers' Association to beat out the Washington Capitals' Mike Green and the Los Angeles Kings' Drew Doughty. ''I'm going to take some time to relax and enjoy it. But I'm already looking forward to getting ready for next season.''

Though Keith's acceptance speech was cut off, he emphasized his thanks toward defensive partner Brent Seabrook and Hawks mental skills coach Jim Gary."