SUNDAYS WITH STAN: The Truly Amazing, Yet Unsung Lady Byng by Stan Fischler StanFischler / NewJerseyDevils.com At the end of every National Hockey League season, a vote is taken by distinguished media members and a recipient is picked for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. The prize honors a player who exhibits blend of good sportsmanship and high-class performance over a season. It has been in play since 1925. Calgary Flames sharpshooter Johnny Gaudreau, the most recent Byng Trophy winner, epitomized what The Great Lady had in mind when she commissioned the original trophy from her home in Ottawa. But the chances are that New Jersey[-born Johnny Hockey would be hard-pressed to tell you very much about the handsome woman who conceived the prized silverware; nor that she was a heroine in her own right.