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Brett Connolly Rookie of the Year Award: Ondrej Becher

April 26, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Prince George Cougars News Release


The 2022-2023 Brett Connolly Rookie of the Year Award goes to forward Ondrej Becher.

In his rookie season, Becher had 16 goals and 22 assists in 63 games. The forward from Ostrava, Czechia was the 16th overall selection in the 2022 WHL Import Draft.

The Rookie of the Year Award is named after alumnus Brett Connolly. Connolly played for the Cougars from 2008 to 2011, appearing in 144 career regular season games, where he compiled 86 goals and 66 assists for 152 points. He was the WHL and CHL Rookie of the Year in 2008-09, and won silver and bronze medals at two World Junior Hockey Championships with Team Canada. Connolly was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first-round, 6th overall, in the 2010 NHL Draft. The Prince George product has played in nearly 500 games in the NHL with Tampa Bay, Boston, Washington and Florida. Connolly won the Stanley Cup in 2018 with the Washington Capitals.

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