Hello back sports fans, this is final edition of the CCHL Season Awards. It has been a great year with lots of wonderful stories! Congratulations to all of the playoff teams and good luck to all of the non-playoff teams in working towards building a better team in the offseason. Let's take a look at the top 3 candidates for each award, as conceived by this writer!
President's Trophy
Dayton Musicmen – Was there any doubt? The Musicmen were the class act of the season, with one of the best seasons in CCHL history. The surprise is the #2 team which is…
Reykjavic Puffin – The Puffin were the hottest team in the last quarter of the season, winning an amazing 19 in a row. GM Wolter has a scary offense which will strike fear into their opponents
Calgary Chinook – The Chinook were tied for the second best record with the Puffin and had the second best defense behind Dayton. Wonderful story in Calgary. Can that defense make noise in the playoffs?
Hart Trophy
Jason Spezza (DAY) – Jason led the league in points, while leading Musicmen to the Presidents Trophy!
Carey Price (CGY) – Carey was a very close second in the voting, putting up some of the best numbers for a goalie in a while!
PK Subban (REK) – It’s amazing to think about the offense of the Puffin and it’s quarterbacked by the best dman in the CCHL.
Norris Trophy
PK Subban (REK) – PK cemented his status as the best defenseman while rocketing up the charts in the second half of the season, having scored 11 more points than…
John Carlson (DAY) – With so much offense in Dayton, it’s hard to have enough to go around but John was the sparkplug in that engine.
Justin Faulk (MIN) - the young blueliner had a very strong year for the Minnesota and helped them maintain their standing after veterans Parise and Carter were traded.
Vezina Trophy
Carey Price (CGY) – While Dubnyk had a lower GAA, he split the goaltending duties with Andrew Hammond. Carey Price was an absolute workhorse, playing in a mind boggling 80 games!
Devan Dubnyk (DAY) – Dubnyk had an amazing year and one has to wonder if some of his amazing numbers were due to playing behind a stacked team. Either way, what a great season for Dubnyk.
Craig Anderson (FOR) – Craig was a key acquisition for the Falcons, as he backstopped them to a playoff run.
Jennings Trophy
Devan Dubnyk (DAY)
Andrew Hammond (DAY)
Carey Price (CLG)
Calder Trophy (not on last year's disk)
Andrew Hammond (DAY) - the young netminder had an amazing GAA of 1.61! What an awesome season.
Johnny Gaudreau (CLG) - the young sniper ended the year with a glimpse of the amazing future for the Flames. Johnny had 47 points in 82 games.
Aaron Ekblad (HAM) – Unfortunately, Ekblad could not hold on to his early lead for this trophy, struggling in the second half of the season with only 12 points in the last 33 games. I’m sure we will see much more from young Aaron!
Selke Trophy
Jason Spezza (DAY) - this high scoring center led all forwards with a phenomenal +82 rating!
Tomas Tatar (DAY) – the youngster rocketed up the charts and had an amazing +76 rating.
Tyler Seguin (DAY) – Tyler completes the sweep of this category by the Musicmen
Art Ross Trophy
Jason Spezza (DAY) – The Hart Trophy winner led the league with 115 points!
Tyler Johnson (DAY) – In any other year, Tyler would have won this with 110 points, but this was an ultra-talented Dayton team.
Vladimir Tarasenko (REK) – I think we are just starting to see the tip of the iceberg with this talented youngster, finishing with 109 points!
Rocket Richard Trophy
Corey Perry (GEO) – Corey “team MVP” Perry barely beat out the hot Tarasenko with 59 goals!
Vladimir Tarasenko (REK) – Vlad was a force to be reckoned with in the second half of the year, finishing with 58 goals.
Tyler Seguin (DAY) – Tyler cemented the “Taylor or Tyler” debate with his best season, scoring 52 goals.
GM of the Year
Bill Corfield (DAY) – It’s hard to argue with success and GM Corfield had a lot of it this year. His shrewd trades positioned the Musicmen with the talent to have one of the best seasons in CCHL history! Can they finish it off with a title?
Chris Wolter (REK) – GM Wolter deserves second place for how he has built this team and made smart moves to improve his team’s defensive abilities to go along with his juggernaut offense!
Eugene Yip (CGY) – GM Yip built one of the best defenses in the league all while having a strong crop of youngsters ready to step in! Could this be the beginning of a potential dynasty for Calgary if they win the Cup?
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