Top Rookie award winner Devon Kalinski held his own this year, coming second in overall points for the Sr. Pontiacs.
Kalinski fell just two points shy of Top Scorer Denis Cardin's average points per game. He finished with 19 goals and 10 assists, a 29-point wrap for the regular season.
The rookie managed to score the most regular season power play goals, even after coming in second for time spent in the penalty box.
Kalinski's 11 points in the playoffs didn't come close when up against forward Lucas Isley.
Isley was awarded Top Playoff Performer after he stuck it out for 19 points in the playoffs. That's one more than he managed in the regular season, with eight goals and 10 assists. Isley came in third for points overall.
In first for points with the Sr. Pontiacs was Denis Cadrin. Cadrin contributed almost 11 per cent of points scored in the regular season, with 12 goals and 20 assists.
Cadrin took home the MVP Award and Top Scorer trophy. He averaged almost two points a game over all, a total of 48 points.
He was honored by the awards, but humbled.
“I had a lot of help from my line mates,” said Cadrin. “I couldn't have done it without them. I'm looking forward to next year, if we have the same group of guys we should do pretty good.”
“He's been playing great hockey around here for a long time. He's one of the hardest working guys you'll ever see play the game, so well deserved tonight,” said coach Neil Langridge commented on Cadrin's awards.
Best Defenceman went to Tyler Ferbey with a point per game average, 15 points overall.
Niko Borget was declared the unsung hero and received the Award of Merit.
Chase Tomlinson took home the Most Gentlemanly Award, with no time spent in the box.
The spirit of “there's always next year” was alive and well at the banquet.
The team only lost one game all season, just one less than their southern rivals, Daysland.
Both teams finished first in their divisions. The northern and southern champs squared off in the playoffs. Daysland beat the Sr. Pontiacs 3-1 in Game 4.
“We were the number one seat going into the finals,” said Langridge. “We really didn't show up to play our game for the first few rounds but I think overall we deserved better. That's hockey, it's a beautiful part of the game. So we'll go get her next year.”
“We're always going to feel like we should have been the team to win it, but that's just hockey. We didn't get some bounces and that's the way it went,” said Assistant Coach Brad Paice.
Both coaches had a great first year coaching the Sr. Pontiacs team. They're looking forward to next year.
“We've got a lot of youth coming in, guys that are done playing their junior or college careers coming back to Bonnyville,” said Langridge. “We might see a few of our senior players go, guys that are starting families and starting to run out of time playing senior hockey chasing their own kids around, but they played their fair share of the game and we wish them all the best.”
Team captain Logan Isley received the President's Award. It might be his last with the team.
“I thought it was a great year, a lot of fun. I hope they can put the same quality group of guys together and they have just as much fun and are more successful than we were last year,” said Isley.
