IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year Team Award Winners Announced

Published on April 2, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL) News Release

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. ... The American Hockey League announced today the individual team winners of the IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year awards, selected by their respective clubs for their outstanding contributions to the local community and charitable organizations during the 2011-12 season.

From this list of finalists, representatives from IOA/American Specialty and the AHL will choose the winner of the 2011-12 Yanick Dupré Memorial Award. The AHL's annual Man of the Year award is named after the late Yanick Dupré, who died in 1997 at the age of 24, following a 16-month battle with leukemia. Dupré, an AHL All-Star in 1995, played four seasons with the Hershey Bears, registering 169 points in 207 AHL games. He also skated in 35 NHL games with the Philadelphia Flyers.

This year's winners of the IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year awards are:

Carter Bancks, Abbotsford Heat

Cullen Eddy, Adirondack Phantoms

Brad Mills, Albany Devils

Mike McKenna, Binghamton Senators

Casey Cizikas, Bridgeport Sound Tigers

Bobby Sanguinetti, Charlotte Checkers

Darren Haydar, Chicago Wolves

Kelsey Tessier, Connecticut Whale

Francis Pare, Grand Rapids Griffins

Brendon Nash, Hamilton Bulldogs

Joel Rechlicz, Hershey Bears

Chay Genoway, Houston Aeros

Eric Hunter, Lake Erie Monsters

Andrew Campbell, Manchester Monarchs

Mark Van Guilder, Milwaukee Admirals

Eric Neilson, Norfolk Admirals

Bryan Helmer, Oklahoma City Barons

Kyle Hagel, Peoria Rivermen

Dean Arsene, Portland Pirates

Zach McKelvie, Providence Bruins

Derek Whitmore, Rochester Americans

Ben Smith, Rockford IceHogs

Bracken Kearns, San Antonio Rampage

Ryan Garlock, Springfield Falcons

Jason King, St. John's IceCaps

Rick Schofield, Syracuse Crunch

Brad Lukowich, Texas Stars

Ben Scrivens, Toronto Marlies

Brandon DeFazio, W-B/Scranton Penguins

Nick Petrecki, Worcester Sharks

The winner of the 2011-12 Yanick Dupré Memorial Award will be announced at a later date.

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