Gagnon Wins Sportsmanlike Player Of Year Award
May 2, 2007 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Seattle Thunderbirds News Release
Seattle, May 2, 2007 - The Seattle Thunderbirds are pleased to announce team captain Aaron Gagnon was awarded the WHL Most Sportsmanlike Player of the Year Award today at the WHL Awards Luncheon in Calgary, Alberta.
Gagnon was the Western Conference nominee for the WHL Player of the Year Award won by Kris Russell of the Medicine Hat Tigers.
Gagnon led the T-Birds in scoring this past season with 80 points on 42 goals and 38 assists in 59 games.
He finished his WHL career in Seattle with 244 points on 123 goals and 121 assists in 318 games.
Gagnon signed a professional contract with the Dallas Stars on February 2 and is currently playing with the Iowa Stars of the American Hockey League, the top minor league affiliate of Dallas. Gagnon joined Iowa after the T-Birds were eliminated in the second round of the WHL Playoffs.
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2006-07 WHL Award Winners
WHL Most Sportsmanlike Player of the Year - Brad Hornung Trophy
Aaron Gagnon, Seattle Thunderbirds
WHL Player of the Year - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy
Kris Russell, Medicine Hat Tigers
WHL Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy
Kyle Beach, Everett Silvertips
WHL Goaltender of the Year - Del Wilson Trophy
Carey Price, Tri-City Americans
WHL Defenseman of the Year - Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy
Kris Russell, Medicine Hat Tigers
WHL Scholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy
Keith Aulie, Brandon Wheat Kings
WHL Scholastic Team of the Year
Kamloops Blazers
WHL Humanitarian of the Year - Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy
Kyle Moir, Swift Current Broncos
WHL Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy
Cory Clouston, Kootenay Ice
WHL Executive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy
Bob Tory, Tri-City Americans
WHL Marketing & Communications Award
Bruce Vance, Prince Albert Raiders Marketing
WHL Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy
Zach Hamill, Everett Silvertips
WHL Top Official - Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy
Andy Thiessen
WHL Regular Season Champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy
Everett Silvertips
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