Welcome to the Fort Erie Falcons HALFWAY AWARDS — the midseason celebration where some players earn glory, others earn shame, and everyone earns content.
No speeches will be cut short. No feelings will be spared.
Let’s dim the lights, raise the curtain, and hand out some deeply questionable hardware.
🏆 THE HALFWAY AWARDS
Presented by FOR Hockey & Poor Decision-Making
🥇 The “I Carried This Team Like It Was a Costco Haul” Award
Winner: Sam Reinhart
54 points in 39 games.
Honestly, if he slows down, so does your entire offensive ecosystem. He is your sun, moon, and reasonably priced power-play merchant.
🥇 The “Scoring on Elite Difficulty” Award
Winner: Jake Walman (FOR)
21.62% TOT SH% / 15.38% FOR SH%
This man is shooting like he found NHL 24 sliders and quietly turned accuracy to 99. Defenseman by position; sniper by lifestyle.
🥇 The “Hit Everything That Moves (And Some Things That Don’t)” Award
Winner: Vincent Trocheck
97 hits and still producing.
Trocheck plays like every opponent owes him money.
🥇 The “Conscientious Objector to Shot Blocking” Award
Winner: Leon Draisaitl
2 shot blocks.
He looked at the bench and said, “You want me to block that? I’m a playmaker, not a mattress.”
🥇 The “Surprisingly Elite Defensive Dad Energy” Award
Winner: Adam Fox
44 blocks with that injury history?
That’s grit, or a medical bill waiting to happen. Either way — respect.
🥇 The “Most Courageous Avoidance of All Physical Contact” Award
Winner: Roope Hintz (FOR)
12 hits in 11 games.
Man is 6’3”, fast as hell, and hits like a tax accountant.
🥇 The “Not Sure He Played But The Spreadsheet Says He Did” Award
Winner: Casey Cizikas
3 GP. 0 points. 8 minutes a night.
He’s like a cameo from a celebrity you vaguely remember.
🥇 The “I Do Everything But Score” Award
Winner: Jaccob Slavin
5.88% shooting, elite defense, endless minutes.
He shoots only to remind his stick it still has a purpose.
🥇 The “Power Play? Never Heard of Her.” Award
Winner: Brandon Hagel
0 PPG, 0 PPA, 0 PPP.
He’s on the top six but treats the power play like a union-mandated break.
🥇 The “Big Man, Small Hitting Energy” Award
Winner: Owen Power
21 hits for a 6’6” defenseman.
He is quite literally too nice.
🥇 The “Did You Even Try to Score?” Award
Winner: Colton Parayko (FOR)
0.00% shooting.
Not low. Zero. He is boycotting goals until further notice.
🥇 The “I Only Play Six Minutes But I Still Matter” Award
Winner: JJ Peterka (FOR)
6.21 minutes per game.
That’s not a shift — that’s an internship.
🥇 The “Still Elite, Just Too Tired to Show It” Award
Winner: Mark Stone (FOR)
10 points in 24 games, 9 giveaways, 39 blocks.
He’s playing like his back is one sneeze away from retirement but he refuses to stop being useful.
🥇 The “Old Man Still Stealing Lunch Money” Award
Winner: Alex Pietrangelo (FOR)
36 takeaways.
He plays like he’s collecting pucks for a charity auction.
🥅 GOALIE AWARDS
🥇 The “Winning Ugly Is Still Winning” Award
Winner: Mackenzie Blackwood
24–4–3 record with a .903.
He is the dictionary definition of “don’t ask how, ask how many.”
🥇 The “Finally Playing Like He’s Not Being Held Hostage” Award
Winner: John Gibson (FOR)
4–0–0, 1 shutout, .910, perfect shootout.
He escaped HFX and immediately remembered how to goalie.
🎤 THE CLOSER: Team MVP (Midseason Edition)
Winner: Sam Reinhart
No drama. No debate.
Just pure, relentless point production.
He IS your franchise right now.
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