Ice Wolves shut out of playoffs, ends season with awards banquet
With the regular season finished and without a spot in the playoffs, the Ice Wolves held its annual awards banquet Saturday at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre.
“It went very good,” Head Coach Kevin Kaminski said about the event, noting there were about 160 attendees. “It was a packed crowd and I think all of the award winners were much deserved. I thought it was a pretty good atmosphere.”
Those who received awards at the banquet were Sage Roberts for Most Sportsmanlike, Parker Layton for Top Defenceman and Fans Choice Award, Topher Chirico for Most Dedicated Player, Ryan Silzer for Most Improved Player, Jacob Cossette for Most Community-Minded, Will Forsberg for Rookie of the Year, Cole Thomas for Mr. Hustle, Mason Bueckert for Best Playmaker and Top Scorer, Zane Norman for Diamond in the Rough.
Layton and Bueckert both received Most Valuable Player and Bueckert and Cossette received the High Watt Memorial Iron Man Award. The Coaches Award went to Kyle Graham, Max Henderson, Dylan Handel, Lleyton Shearon, Layton and Chirico.