There was a larger than usual turnout for the Saskatoon Blades’ season ticket-holder barbecue Wednesday night, which featured 13 team awards handed out. Following is the list of award winners…..
- Bentley Memorial Academic Award – Misha Volotovskii
- Community Minded Award – Vaughn Watterodt
- Most Improved Player – Jordan Keller
- Hardest Hitter – Vaughn Watterodt
- Hardest Worker – Lukas Hansen
- Most Gentlemanly Player – Trevor Wong
- Unsung Hero – Spencer Shugrue
- Rookie of the Year – Austin Elliott
- Best Forward – Egor Sidorov
- Best Defenceman – Aidan De La Gorgendiere AND Tanner Molendyk
- Fans Choice Award – Jayden Wiens
- Most Valuable Player – Trevor Wong
- Fan of the Year – Ed, Tamara, Larrisa Bobiash
In addition, thanks to a 101-point regular-season and making it to the Eastern Conference final, the Blades have signed up several hundred new season ticket subscribers. Les Lazaruk spoke with Blades Director of Business Operations Tyler Wawryk about the renewed interest in the Saskatoon franchise…..