AAA Announces the 2019-2020 player awards. This AAA season was brought to an early end due to Covid-19 and safety precautions for our players. The opportunity to present as we usual would at our Annual Awards Dinner was cancelled because of health regulations, but we still want to recognize our outstanding players for their efforts and successes. All nominees and award winners receive their awards in the mail.
See below for a full list of the nominees and award winners.
Annual AAA Player Awards 2019-2020 U14
Top Defenseman Nominees
Hawks - Cole Bilous
Monarchs - Aaron Krestanowich
Sharks - Chris Hermann
Warriors - Jonas Woo
Eastman - Carlos Penner
Top Defenseman 2019/20 - Jonas Woo
Top Forward Nominees
Hawks - Carter Bear
Monarchs - Elliot Perreault
Sharks - Jackson Kostiuk
Warriors - Hayden Moore Eastman
Eastman - Mario Gagnon
Top Forward 2019/20 - Jackson Kostiuk
Top Goaltender Nominees
Hawks - Jonathon Enns Demchuk
Monarchs - Leyton Medwick
Sharks - Nicolas Rempel
Warriors - Austin Kork
Eastman - Ethan Simcoe
Top Goaltender 2019/20 - Ethan Simcoe
Hardest Working Player Nominees
Hawks - Dawson Dear
Monarchs - Elliot Perreault
Sharks - Nic Giasson
Warriors - Kaeden Woloshen
Eastman - Calem Normandeau
Hardest Working Player 2019/20 - Elliot Perreault
Most Valuable Player Nominees
Hawks - Ian Lavallee
Monarchs - Evan Gradt
Sharks - Brycen Gair
Warriors - Jonas Woo
Eastman - Carlos Penner
Most Valuable Player 2019/20 -Jonas Woo
U15
Top Defenseman Nominees
Hawks - Andrew Hladun
Monarchs - Blake Jones
Sharks - Jacob Howell
Warriors - Liam Saxberg
Top Defenseman 2019/20 - Liam Saxberg
Top Forward Nominees
Hawks - Tristan Arnason
Monarchs - Rylan Gould
Sharks - Hayden Chaloner
Warriors - Jayden Perron
Top Forward 2019/20 - Jayden Perron
Top Goaltenders Nominees
Hawks - Braxton Burdeny
Monarchs - Nate Grant
Sharks - Lucas Presznyak
Warriors - Alex Domenico
Top Goaltender 2019/20 - Nate Grant
Hardest Working Player Nominees
Hawks - Matt Maloney
Monarchs - Cole Kennedy
Sharks - Daniel Tokariwski
Warriors - Reeve Sukut
Hardest Working Player 2019/20 - Reeve Sukut
Most Valuable Player Nominees
Hawks - Dawson Zeller
Monarchs - Rylan Gould
Sharks - Hayden Chaloner
Warriors - Lucas Hansen
Most Valuable Player 2019/20 - Hayden Chaloner
U17 Prep
Top Defenseman
Bruins - Dayton Kiesman
Thrashers - Jayden Michaels
Wild - Austin Manaigre
Wheat Kings - Jackson Jacques
Selects - Mattix Carpenter
Lightning - Austin Lourenco
Top Defenseman 2019/20 - Jackson Jacques
Top Forward
Bruins - Paison Butler
Thrashers - Josh Fast
Wild - Cole Younger
Wheat Kings - Brayden MacKay
Selects - Trey Sellen
Lightning - Alexander Kaczorowski
Top Forward 2019/20 - Josh Fast
Top Goaltender
Bruins - Scott Thompson
Thrashers - Owen Savoie
Wild - Harrison Rogers
Wheat Kings - Mason Lobreau
Selects - Ethan Penner
Lightning - Zack Meadows
Top Goaltender 2019/20 - Scott Thompson
Hardest Working Player
Bruins - Dawson Bergagnini
Thrashers - Anthony Jacob
Wild - Tazio Cianflone
Wheat Kings - Mitchell Battersby
Selects - Carter Johannesson
Lightning - Evan Calder
Hardest Working Player 2019/20 - Carter Johannesson
Most Valuable Player
Bruins - Michael Tanchuk
Thrashers - Caden Zaplitny
Wild - Cole Younger
Wheat Kings - Brayden MacKay
Selects - Kaycee Coyle
Lightning - Stefan Schaible-Schur
Most Valuable Player - Caden Zaplitny
U18
Top Defenseman
Bruins - David Bielik
Thrashers - Lucas Brenton
Wild - Hughie Hooker
Top Defenseman 2019/20 - Hughie Hooker
Top Forward
Bruins - Mathieu Catellier
Thrashers - Brenden Huminuk
Wild - Tyler Thoendel
Top Forward 2019/20 - Tyler Thoendel
Top Goaltender
Bruins - Nikulas Jerris
Thrashers - Cole Plowman
Wild - Carson Cherepak
Top Goaltender 2019/20 - Carson Cherepak
Hardest Working Player
Bruins - Miguel Bouvier
Thrashers - Cameron Hibbert
Wild - Keefe Gruener
Hardest Working Player 2019/20 - Cameron Hibbert
Most Valuable Player
Bruins - Mathieu Catellier
Thrashers - Brandon Ambrozik
Wild - Carson Cherepak
Most Valuable Player 2019/20 - Carson Cherepak
Bank of Montreal/AAA Scholarship Awards were presented to the following Provincial Midget players for 2019 - 2020 Season
Winnipeg Bruins - Joey Bielik
Winnipeg Thrashers - Brandon Ambrozik
Winnipeg Wild - Jackson Klewchuk
Hockey Winnipeg AAA Council – Impact Player of the Year
Each year one player is selected by AAA council for making significant and exceptional contributions to his team’s success as well as to AAA hockey through his representation of the organization. This player is recognized as the AAA Impact Player of the Year. The Winnipeg Wild is once again very honored to have this year’s recipient of this award be a Wild player.
A few short years ago many wouldn’t have anticipated that this player would be in the position to receive this coveted award, in fact he likely wasn’t even on the radar. He wasn’t a perennial AAA player and year after year he had continually been passed over. However; he didn’t become discouraged, he continued to work hard where he did play, he worked hard in the off season and every year he came back again in September, to once again tryout for his respective AAA team. His years of hard work and perseverance finally paid off when at the age of 16 he earned a spot with the Winnipeg Wild Provincial U18 team. Although excited to have been selected for the team he was also mature enough to understand that his hard work and focus would need to continue and improve if he wanted to be successful at this level and beyond.
This year’s AAA Impact Player of the Year, Carson Cherepak, continued to work hard, continued to improve, continued to earn the respect of his peers, coaches and of others in the hockey community. He is a true example of what hard work, tenacity and perseverance can accomplish. Not only did Carson work his way onto a AAA Provincial U18 team but he also surprised everyone by earning the goaltender of the year award in his inaugural season in the league posting a record of 23-3-1, a GAA of 1.60 and a save % of .940. He then accomplished something that no other goalie had done at the Provincial U18 level. He repeated the same feat once again this past season being named the league’s top goaltender by posting a record of 24-3, a GAA of 1.40 and a save % of .941.
Seen as the key component of the Wild’s success this season and as a leader who prides himself on his strong work ethic, Carson is a person who is much more than just wins and statistics. He is someone who more importantly has proven to be a great teammate and a good person who is respectful, considerate and a role model for others. Congratulations Carson on being named the 2019-20 season AAA Impact Player of the Year. Well deserved!
Hockey Winnipeg – AAA Council Coach of the Year – 2019-2020
This year’s Coach of the Year is a true veteran of Hockey Winnipeg. In fact he can almost to described as a lifetime member of Hockey Winnipeg having become a member in 1995. He has played and Coached at all levels of the Hockey Winnipeg program starting at House League working his way up to AAA where he played for four years before graduating to Junior Hockey. From Junior Hockey he moved to Senior and then College before taking up coaching in 2009. His first team as a coach was the Dakota Bantam Female A1. From there he moved to AA Rangers for three years before moving into the ranks of AAA in 2014. He has sent the past six years in the AAA program in the Warriors/Bruins zone. Along with his responsibilities with AAA he spent one year Coaching in the Provincial team program. He has spent the past two years with the Bantam II and the Bantam I Warriors both years highly successful, winning the League Championship both years. This past year his team went through the regular season undefeated, a rare occurrence in AAA. Our Coach of the Year has strong technical skills and knowledge of the game, places a high emphasis on individual skill development and has a strong bench presence. He has a strong desire to make coaching his career and puts a great deal of effort working towards achieving that goal.
It is with a great deal of pleasure that we name Tyler Riel, Head Coach of the Bantam I Warriors as our Hockey Winnipeg – AAA Council Coach of the Year for 2019-2020.