One member of the Grande Prairie Storm is a finalist for an Alberta Junior Hockey League award. Nick Kulmanovsky is in the running against three other masked men in goaltender of the year balloting. The award winners will be announced immediately following the 2012-2013 AJHL Regular Season.
Two finalists from each division were selected by the league’s General Managers and Coaches through the first phase of voting. The award winners for each of the categories listed below will be determined through a final vote by the AJHL General Managers and Coaches over the final two weeks of the regular season.
2012-2013 Alberta Junior Hockey League Award Finalists:
Most Valuable Player – Alberta Old Time Hockey Players Trophy
• Cam Maclise, Brooks Bandits
• Brennan Baxandall, Drumheller Dragons
• Jerome Raymond, Whitecourt Wolverines
• Dylan Richard, Spruce Grove Saints
2012 Winner – Peter Quenneville, Sherwood Park Crusaders
Outstanding Defenceman – W.G. (Bill) Scott Memorial Trophy, Presented by the Alberta Dodge Dealers
• Jonathan Lashyn, Camrose Kodiaks
• Mitchell Gartner, Drumheller Dragons
• Josh Healy, Sherwood Park Crusaders
• Dustin Fostvelt, Spruce Grove Saints
2012 Winner – Blake Leask, Bonnyville Pontiacs
Rookie of the Year – Dick White Trophy, Presented by Canalta Hotels
• Tanner MacMaster, Camrose Kodiaks
• Colin Cooper, Calgary Canucks
• Luc Lalor, Fort McMurray Oil Barons
• Carson Soucy, Spruce Grove Saints
2012 Winner – Anthony Petruzzelli, Brooks Bandits
Top Goaltender – Friends of Alberta Junior Hockey League Trophy
• Jared D'Amico, Okotoks Oilers
• Ty Swabb, Canmore Eagles
• Nick Kulmanovsky, Grande Prairie Storm
• Marc-Olivier Daigle, Drayton Valley Thunder
2012 Winner – Tyler Briggs, Lloydminster Bobcats
Most Dedicated Player – Don McNabb Memorial Trophy
• Jonathan Lashyn, Camrose Kodiaks
• Dylan Hubbs, Olds Grizzlys
• Luke Madill, Drayton Valley Thunder
• Tim Nolte, Spruce Grove Saints
2012 Winner – Carson Cooper, Fort McMurray Oil Barons
Coach of the Year
• Ryan Papaioannou, Brooks Bandits
• Boris Rybalka, Camrose Kodiaks
• Gord Thibodeau, Fort McMurray Oil Barons
• Jason McKee, Spruce Grove Saints
2012 Winner – Brian Curran, Lloydminster Bobcats