Award Winners

[Triton]

Calgary, AB - The Western Hockey League today announced the 2005-06 Winners of the Annual Year End Awards for the WHL at a Luncheon held in Calgary.

Player of the Year, Four Broncos Memorial Trophy
WINNER
Justin Pogge (Penticton, BC), Calgary Hitmen

RUNNER-UP
Justin Keller (Summerland, BC), Kelowna Rockets

Rookie of the Year, Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy
WINNER
Peter Mueller (Bloomington, MN), Everett Silvertips

RUNNER-UP
Brandon Sutter (Red Deer, AB), Red Deer Rebels

Goaltender of the Year, Del Wilson Trophy
WINNER
Justin Pogge (Penticton, BC), Calgary Hitmen

RUNNER-UP
Dustin Slade (Penticton, BC), Vancouver Giants

Defenceman of the Year, Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy
WINNER
Kris Russell (Caroline, AB), Medicine Hat Tigers

RUNNER-UP
Paul Albers (Melville, SK), Vancouver Giants

Scholastic Player of the Year, Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy
WINNER
Brennen Wray (Moose Jaw, SK), Moose Jaw Warriors

RUNNER-UP
Matt Kassian (Sherwood Park, AB) Kamloops Blazers

Scholastic Team of the Year
WINNER
Kootenay Ice

Most Sportsmanlike Player of the Year, Brad Hornung Trophy
WINNER
Kris Russell (Caroline, AB), Medicine Hat Tigers

RUNNER-UP
John Lammers (Langley, BC) Everett Silvertips


Humanitarian of the Year, Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy
WINNER
Wacey Rabbit (Calgary, AB) Saskatoon Blades

RUNNER-UP
Ryan Gibbons (West Vancouver, BC) Seattle Thunderbirds


Coach of the Year, Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy
WINNER
Will Desjardins (Climax, SK) Medicine Hat Tigers

RUNNER-UP
Don Hay (Kamloops, BC) Vancouver Giants

Executive of the Year, Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy
WINNER
Scott Bonner (Edmonton, AB) Vancouver Giants

RUNNER-UP
Chad Lang (Regina, SK) Moose Jaw Warriors

Marketing & Communications Award
WINNER
Dave Andjelic, Medicine Hat Tigers Marketing

RUNNER-UP
Zoran Rajcic, Everett Silvertips Marketing

Top Scorer – Bob Clarke Trophy
WINNER
Troy Brouwer (Delta, BC), Moose Jaw Warriors

Top Official, Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy
WINNER
Kyle Rehman

Regular Season Champions – Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy
Medicine Hat Tigers

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Top Official, Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy
WINNER
Kyle Rehman

??? :spineyes: Must be good crack they were on to give best official to Rehman.

[dondo]

^ HA! i just posted that in the Giants forum.. I would say pretty much the WORST zebra in the Dub.. well maybe Zalaski gets that honour. I wonder whose brother-in-law he is :clown:

oh btw congrats to Bonner too

[Beaner]

Rehman best official???

Gah I guess that means we will see this moron in the Finals then.

[ihlemic10]

The Rain man got it? Is Mats really that bad anymore. I know he lost his consistency since he got flipped by a T-Bird in Everett but that bad. No way the Rain Man is that good...sad award if you ask me.

[Tiger Trauma]

Congrats To Willie Desjardin for coach of the year. Its about time he gets some recognition. Lets hope he stays with the tigers for a long time.

When brent sutter is done coaching the world junoirs, I would think willie would one of the top candidates for the head coaching job.(I think sutter should give it 1 more year).

[bandwagonboy]

When brent sutter is done coaching the world junoirs, I would think willie would one of the top candidates for the head coaching job.(I think sutter should give it 1 more year).

I dunno about that. I agree that it would be great if Sutter had the job for another year but I don't know if he'll want it.

This season, he missed the playoffs by 4 points, or two wins. While he was gone his team I think only had one or two wins through the month of december. You've got to think that had he been around for that month that they could have earned two more wins.

Last season they finished one point behind Calgary. Now I'm not sure what the Rebels did while Sutter was away for that month but maybe had he been there they might have earned 2 more points. That doesn't sound like a big deal but if they finish in front of Calgary they face Lethbridge in the first round instead of a much tougher Medicine Hat squad. If the rebels were good enough to take the tigs 7 games you have to think they could have beaten Lethbridge who got steam rolled by Calgary in 5.

The Rebels missed the playoffs this year and probably missed a trip to the second round the year before because Sutter was away coaching the Juniors. That's a ton of missed revenue. Yeah, after they won the last gold medal he said he'd be tickled if he was asked to return. But now that he's added up the cost of being away from his team I wonder if he'll reconsider.

[RunTheGoalie]

??? :spineyes: Must be good crack they were on to give best official to Rehman.

I suspect that the league is just too embarrassed to give it to Matsouka for a third straight year, and admit that there really is not much in the way of quality officiating, and so wanted to create the illusion that someone else is worthy of it.

They probably used length of service in the WHL to help determine who else could concievably win, which gives you guys like Rehman, Herman and Savage.

Out of those three, Rehman is definitely the best. Though when you look at those three, it really is a question of what you prefer: to be blind, to be deaf or to be dumb.


Incidentally, who won the plus-minus award this year?

[Beaner]

Incidentally, who won the plus-minus award this year?

Paul Albers +38.

[RunTheGoalie]

Paul Albers +38.

Thanks!

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