THUNDER BAY – Sports – The SIJHL has announced the finalists for the respective individual awards for the year. The Thunder Bay North Stars return to the Fort William Gardens ice tonight at 7:30PM. The North Stars are set to go
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.
SIJHL Finalists announced
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 2013 SIJHL playoffs.
The nominees for the 2011-12 SIJHL awards are listed below.
The candidates are listed alphabetically in order of their team; Dryden Ice Dogs; Fort Frances Lakers; Minnesota Iron Rangers; Minnesota Wilderness; Thunder Bay North Stars.
Pizza Hut Player of the Year/Most Valuable Player
Chris Belhumeur, Dryden Ice Dogs
Jordan Christianson, Fort Frances Lakers
Mike Dietrich, Minnesota Wilderness
Best Defenceman
Len Pelletier, Dryden Ice Dogs
Nick Le Sage, Minnesota Iron Rangers
Nick McCormack, Minnesota Wilderness
Top Goaltender
Eric Szymczyk, Dryden Ice Dogs
Chase Hollander, Minnesota Iron Rangers
Gordy Defiel, Minnesota Wilderness
Rookie of the Year
Nick Le Sage, Minnesota Iron Rangers
Jake Larson, Minnesota Wilderness
Mathias Gardiman, Thunder Bay North Stars
Best Defensive Forward
Paul Thompson, Dryden Ice Dogs
Merritt Rysavy, Fort Frances Lakers
Jeremy Johnson, Minnesota Wilderness
Most Improved Player
Chris Sitko, Dryden Ice Dogs
Colton Spicer, Fort Frances Lakers
Conrad Sampair, Minnesota Wilderness
Most Sportsmanlike Player
Tyson Holder, Dryden Ice Dogs
Jacob Nolan, Fort Frances Lakers
Brian Drapluk, Minnesota Wilderness
Coach of the Year
Wayne Strachan, Fort Frances Lakers
Chris Walby, Minnesota Iron Rangers
Rod Aldoff, Minnesota Wilderness
