Raiders Hand out Year-End Awards
March 19, 2017 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Prince Albert Raiders News Release
Prince Albert, SK - On the final night of the season, the Prince Albert Raiders honoured their top performers as the 2016-17 Year-End Awards were handed out on the ice at the Art Hauser Centre.
Prior to the game, the Scholastic Player of the Year was awarded to Adam Kadlec. The second pre-game award handed out was to Drew Warkentine, who was named the Parkland Ambulance Humanitarian of the Year. The final award handed out before the game was the Century 21 Lionel Diehl Memorial Hardest Working Player award, which was given to Parker Kelly.
Following the game, the remainder of this season's awards were handed out. Most notably, graduating Raider and team captain Tim Vanstone was named the Lake Country Co-op Most Valuable Player. Vanstone won the Source For Sports Players Choice Award, which was voted on by his teammates.
Here is the complete list of 2016-17 Year-End Award winners:
. Scholastic Player of the Year - Adam Kadlec
. Parkland Ambulance Humanitarian of the Year - Drew Warkentine
. Century 21 Lionel Diehl Memorial Hardest Working Player of the Year - Parker Kelly
. Molson Cup Three Star Awards
o 1st - Ian Scott, 2nd - Simon Stransky, 3rd - Cavin Leth
. Jim Pattison Group Three Stars Award - Simon Stransky
. Investors Group Best Conditioned Player - Nick Heid
. Most Improved Player - Zack Hayes
. Northern Lights Casino Leading Scorer Award - Simon Stransky
. Broda Construction Rookie of the Year - Cole Fonstad
. Lake Country Co-op Most Valuable Player - Tim Vanstone
The Raiders also presented the Raiders graduating 20-year-old players - Cavin Leth, Kolten Olynek and Tim Vanstone - with one of their own game-worn jerseys.
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