Press Release
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – The Superior International Junior Hockey League announced Friday the finalists for the respective individual awards that are, at present, available for the 2011-12 season.
The determination process saw each SIJHL member organization submit names of those eligible, from their own team, as nominees for the various awards. From those submissions, the clubs then cast votes in each category to decide the finalists.
Out of these finalists, the winner of each individual honour will be announced over the course of the coming weeks leading up to the conclusion of the regular season and the commencement of the 2012 SIJHL playoffs.
Listed below are the nominees for the 2011-12 SIJHL awards. The candidates are listed alphabetically in order of their team:
Pizza Hut Player of the Year/MVP
Byron Katapaytuk, Fort Frances Lakers
Chris Hoffman, Sioux Lookout Flyers
Tanner Milliron, Wisconsin Wilderness
Coach of the Year
Chris Locker, Duluth Clydesdales
Wayne Strachan, Fort Frances Lakers
Rod Aldoff, Wisconsin Wilderness
Best Defenceman
Tom Kuhn, Dryden Ice Dogs
Troy Olson, Duluth Clydesdales
Anthony Calabrese, Wisconsin Wilderness
Rookie of the Year
Hunter Scott, Duluth Clydesdales
Jordan Larson, Fort Frances Lakers
Jeremy Johnson, Wisconsin Wilderness
Top Goaltender
Tyler Ampe, Fort Frances Lakers
Marc Nother, Thunder Bay North Stars
Tanner Milliron, Wisconsin Wilderness
Best Defensive Forward
Jesse Linner, Dryden Ice Dogs
Henry Gutierrez, Fort Frances Lakers
Sam Dubinsky, Thunder Bay North Stars
Andrew Anderson, Wisconsin Wilderness
Most Improved Player
Matt Morsette, Duluth Clydesdales
Ryan Wildman, Fort Frances Lakers
Jayme Brattengeier, Sioux Lookout Flyers
Most Sportsmanlike Player
Miles Beason, Duluth Clydesdales
Blake Boaz, Fort Frances Lakers
Dane Morin, Sioux Lookout Flyers
Quinn Rempel, Thunder Bay North Stars
Jeremy Johnson, Wisconsin Wilderness
Regular Season Winner (1st place overall)
Wisconsin Wilderness (Clinched No. 1 seed in SIJHL playoffs)
The following SIJHL awards will be determined at a future date:
SIJHL regular season scoring leader (Most points)
T.B.A.
RBC Jr. ‘A’ Scholarship
T.B.A.
Gary Cook Memorial Executive/Organization of the Year
T.B.A.
Sportop Most Valuable Playoff Performer
T.B.A.
SIJHL Bill Salonen Cup Playoff Champion
T.B.A.
(Nathan can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)
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