Paris Minor Hockey wraps up season with Award Night

By Casandra Turnbull

Paris Minor Hockey capped off another successful season with its annual Awards Night held at the Paris Fairgrounds on April 11th Players from U8 – U18 teams gathered to celebrate their on-ice successes, commend one another for their achievements and recognize the hard work the volunteers, coaches and executive put forth to ensure everyone had fun playing the sport they love.

With a passion of hockey running through the veins of everyone in the room that night, it came as no surprise that MC Matt Grahlam provided the crowd with regular updates on The Maple Leafs versus Tampa game that was happening during the banquet (yes, the Leafs won 4-3, and yes that was the game where Blake met his hockey heroes).

In total this season, PMHA teams took home 12 tournament title wins and more than 10 teams finished in second place at tournaments, said PMHA President Mike Sinclair. Members of the U8 teams (three in total) received metals for their success season. Specialty awards were presented to players in the U9 to U18 divisions.

The Most Improved Player award went to the person who should the most improvement throughout the season every time they stepped on the ice.

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Paris Minor Hockey Association presents volunteer awards annually. This year’s Student Volunteer of the Year Award went to Paige Morton and Logan Sinclair. The Adult Volunteer of the Year Award went to Tim Andrews, who designed the organization’s new logo.

The Most Sportsmanlike award recognized the person who displayed positive conduct and attitude on and off the ice The Most Dedicated Award went to the player who showed spirit, sportsmanship and tireless effort whether they were winning or losing.

The Division MVP Awards were presented as follows: U9, Arthur Dixon, U11, Jack Corbett, U13, Carter Durrer, U15, Nathan Wylie, U18, Caiden Potter. The Heart Award, created in memory of Cathy Hoogstraten, a former PMHA member who lost her battle with breast cancer in 1998, is awarded the person who embodies the sum of all the awards and is an outstanding person outside of hockey

The Overall Heart Award went to Ethan Sickle who played for as many as three teams this season, assisted many teams in tournaments stealing games to have teams play in finals along the way. He always came to the rink prepared to play with an excellent attitude no matter the outcome.

Goalie of the Year went to Callum Dailey who excelled this season filling in as the backup goalie for the U15 Rep team and also his main role on the U15-1 LL Team He was passionate about working hard and staying focused during games. He led his U15-1 team to the “A” finals this season.

The Student Volunteer Award went to both Paige Morton and Logan Sinclair. Paige spent her early Saturday mornings and Monday nights assisting with the U5 players. Logan could be found most nights at the rink assisting with some tasks he was given. Most of his volunteer time was spent with U7 Calgary Red Francis Fitzgerald and Brandon Hall were awarded Local League Coaches of the Year while Chris Cobb took home Rep Coach of the Year and Suzanne Oakes received Trainer of the Year. The Adult Volunteer of the Year was presented to Tim Andrews, the man behind the new PMHA logo. He spent countless hours designing and mocking up everything from merchandise to banners for the association and team!

Here are the remaining awards presented to each division:

U9 Local League – MVP- Bryce Poland, Most Dedicated- Matthew Fenn, Most Improved – Max Turner, Most Sportsmanlike- Tayden Hamilton and HeartAward- Ollie Deakin.

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U9 MD – MVP- Arthur Dixon, Most DedicatedHunter Grover, Most Improved- Connor Brittain, Most Sportsmanlike- Nash Goodman and Heart Award

Lincoln Cobb.

U11 Team 1- MVP- Jack Corbett, Most DedicatedQuentin Askin, Most Improved- Joshua Connor, Most Sportsmanlike- Tessa Schiedel and Heart AwardGursehaj Gill

U11 Team 2- MVP- Bailey Pierce, Most DedicatedCarter Gilchrist, Most Improved- Tavis McAllister, Most Sportsmanlike- Nolan Steward and Heart Award- Colton Boakes

U11 Rep- MVP- Jakobe Barrett, Most DedicatedLandon Speagle, Most Improved- Brodi Farrington, Most Sportsmanlike- Reid Cawell and Heart AwardMarshall Lerno.

U13 Team 1- MVP- Eldred Martin, Most DedicatedJacob Oakes, Most Improved- Sawyer Robinson, Most Sportsmanlike- Charlie Gannon and Heart AwardHudson Gal

U13 Team 2- MVP- Carter Durrer, Most DedicatedHenry Moffit, Most Improved-Degan Hamilton, Most Sportsmanlike- Michael Szarka and Heart Award Ethan Sickle.

U15 Team 1 – MVP-Callum Dailey, Most DedicatedDawson Atkinson, Most Improved, Caleb Parker, Most Sportsmanlike- Brayden Miller, Heart AwardJared Biro.

U15 Team 2- MVP- Elliott Schiedel, Most DedicatedEthan Lange, Most Improved- Jack Lovelock, Most Sportsmanlike- Mason Munro and Heart AwardLogan Harrison

U15 Team 3 – MVP- Canaan Sherbino, Most Dedicated Jack Amos, Most Improved- Isaac Graham, Most Sportsmanlike- Sienna Visocchi and Heart Award- Harley Shuart

U15 Rep- MVP- Nathan Wylie, Most DedicatedJerry Skoyles, Most Improved Jackson Birley, Most Sportsmanlike- Camden Cadwell and Heart AwardLukas Greenwood.

U18 Team 2- MVP- Caiden Potter, Most DedicatedEaston De Belleval and Luke Bolognone, Most Sportsmanlike- Ben Cadwell and Heart Award- Carter Hussey.

U18 Team 3- MVP- Adam Floto, Most DedicatedAustin Perry, Most Improved Cohen Vander Hoek, Most Sportsmanlike- Tate Mancini and Heart AwardSpencer Cain.

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