SUPERIOR INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
SIJHL MEDIA UPDATE
Release Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Lakers’ Robertson named SIJHL’s best defensive forward
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – The Superior International Junior Hockey League announced Tuesday that Dylan Robertson of the Fort Frances Lakers has been named the SIJHL’s best defensive forward award recipient for the 2015-16 season.
Robertson earned the honour over fellow best defensive forward nominees Eric Madison of the Minnesota Iron Rangers and Kenny Turner of the Thunder Bay North Stars in voting done by each of the league’s member clubs.
A tremendous competitor on both ends of the ice the veteran forward, who is in his final year of Jr. A hockey, Robertson helped the Lakers claim their third consecutive league regular season crown with a SIJHL-best record of 46-8-0-0.
The native of Atlanta, Ga., also led the SIJHL in scoring this season with 88 points in 53 games on 31 goals and 57 assists. Two of his tallies came while Fort Frances was shorthanded.
Robertson becomes the fifth player in SIJHL history from a Fort Frances-based franchise to capture this award.
Wyatt Cota (Co-winner) last season, Blake Boaz in 2010-11, Mitch Cain (Co-winner) 2008-09 and Josh Baxter (Co-winner) in 2001-02 also garnered the accolades.
The following are the SIJHL’s all-time best defensive forward award recipients:
2015-16: Dylan Robertson, Fort Frances Lakers
2014-15: Wyatt Cota, Fort Frances Lakers (Co-winner)
2014-15: Kris Kellaway, Thunder Bay North Stars (Co-winner)
2013-14: Jonathon Losurdo, Minnesota Iron Rangers
2012-13: Jeremy Johnson, Minnesota Wilderness
2011-12: Sam Dubinsky, Thunder Bay North Stars
2010-11: Blake Boaz, Fort Frances Lakers
2009-10: Ryan Magill, Fort William North Stars
2008-09: Cale Brown, Fort William North Stars (Co-winner)
2008-09: Mitch Cain, Fort Frances Jr. Sabres (Co-winner)
2007-08: Travis Jaspers, Fort William North Stars
2006-07: Jason MacMillan, Thunder Bay Bearcats
2005-06: Jordan Chong, Dryden Ice Dogs
2004-05: Matt Tryuba, Dryden Ice Dogs
2003-04: Cory Bruno, Fort William North Stars
2002-03: Tom Grant, Fort William North Stars
2001-02: Josh Baxter, Borderland Thunder (Co-winner)
2001-02: Tom Grant, Thunder Bay Bulldogs (Co-winner)