SUPERIOR INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
SIJHL MEDIA UPDATE
Release Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2015
SIJHL announces award finalists
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – The Superior International Junior Hockey League announced Tuesday its finalists for the respective individual awards that are, at present, available for the 2014-15 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 2015 SIJHL playoffs.
Listed below are the nominees for the 2014-15 SIJHL awards.
The candidates are listed alphabetically in order of their team: Dryden Ice GM Dogs; English River Miners; Fort Frances Lakers; Minnesota Iron Rangers and Thunder Bay North Stars.
Amyotte’s Awards & Promotions Most Valuable Player
Cole Golka, Dryden GM Ice Dogs
Lucas DeBenedet, Fort Frances Lakers
Jason Reynolds, Minnesota Iron Rangers
CCM Rookie of the Year
Troy Williams, Dryden GM Ice Dogs
Alex Maticic, English River Miners
Bradley Belisle, Thunder Bay North Stars
Gongshow Gear Best Defenceman
Troy Williams, Dryden GM Ice Dogs
Noah Anderson, Minnesota Iron Rangers
Tim Cavar, Thunder Bay North Stars
Top Goaltender
Tate Sproxton, Dryden GM Ice Dogs
Greg Harney, English River Miners
Nathan Park, Fort Frances Lakers
Best Defensive Forward
Wyatt Cota, Fort Frances Lakers
Jason Reynolds, Minnesota Iron Rangers
Kris Kellaway, Thunder Bay North Stars
Most Improved Player
Miles Nolan, Fort Frances Lakers
Noah Anderson, Minnesota Iron Rangers
Brett Wolframe, Thunder Bay North Stars
Most Sportsmanlike Player
Kyle Pouncy, Dryden GM Ice Dogs
Evan Erickson, Minnesota Iron Rangers
Matthias Gardiman, Thunder Bay North Stars
Coach of the Year
Kurt Walsten, Dryden GM Ice Dogs
Wayne Strachan, Fort Frances Lakers
Jeremy Adduono, Thunder Bay North Stars
Regular Season Winner
Fort Frances Lakers* (*-Clinched first place overall and the No. 1 seed in upcoming playoffs)
The following SIJHL awards will be announced and awarded at a future date:
The CCM first and second all-star teams; top regular season scorer (Most points); RBC Jr. ‘A’ Scholarship; the Gary Cook Memorial Award; the Gongshow Gear Most Valuable Playoff Performer; SIJHL Bill Salonen Cup Playoff Champion.