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Rockets Alumni Jordan Cooke Named Canada West Men's Hockey Outstanding Player

March 3, 2016 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kelowna Rockets News Release


NEW WESTMINSTER - Second-year University of Saskatchewan goaltender Jordon Cooke is the 2015-16 Canada West men's hockey outstanding player of the year and goaltender of the year, as announced Wednesday.

Cooke becomes the first Canada West goaltender to win the outstanding player award since Lethbridge's Trevor Kruger, who took home the honour during the 1993-94 season.

Saskatchewan's netminder posted a conference-best 19-5-0 record and .921 save percentage, as the Huskies tied a program record for wins in a season (22) and clinched top spot in the conference for the first time since 1999-00.

Along with Cooke, fellow Huskie Kohl Bauml earned recognition from the conference's eight coaches, who selected the major award winners.

Bauml is the conference's University of Alberta Hockey Alumni Trophy winner as rookie of the year after topping the first-year scoring race with 33 points - good for fourth overall in the conference and third amongst CIS rookies.

Also earning major awards were Alberta's Jordan Rowley as oustanding defencemen (Mervyn 'Red' Dutton Trophy), Calgary's Elgin Pearce for sportsmanship and ability (UBC Hockey Alumni Trophy), Mount Royal's Bert Gilling as coach of the year, and Lethbridge's Dylan Tait as Randy Gregg Award recipient for hockey, academics and community service.

All award recipients will now go onto represent Canada West as nominees for their respective awards at the CIS level.

Outstanding player - Senator Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy nominee

Goaltender of the Year

Jordon Cooke

Goaltender

2nd-year

University of Saskatchewan Huskies

It was a season to remember in Saskatoon for Jordon Cooke and his Saskatchewan teammates, who joined the 1987-88 and 1999-00 editions of the Huskies as the program's only 20-win teams.

The former Kelowna Rocket was a stalwart in net for the Huskies, posting a .921 save percentage and 19-5-0 record - both tops in Canada West. Cooke was the driving force behind Saskatchewan's turnaround season, as the Huskies finished 21 points better in the standings compared to a year ago. Also, his 19 wins set a new program single-season program record for victories.

Cooke is the first goaltender in more than two decades to win the conference outstanding player award, and is looking to become the first netminder since UQTR's Luc Belanger in 1998-99 to win the Sullivan Trophy as CIS men's hockey top player.

"Jordon's play early in the season gave a really young team the confidence it needed to believe they could be successful," said Huskies head coach Dave Adolph. "He gave us a chance to win every night and our team found a way. 19 wins proves it wasn't luck - this young man can play."

Canada West Men's Hockey Final Schedule (best-of-three)

Friday, March 4

Alberta at Saskatchewan / 7:00 PM CST / CW Final Game 1

Saturday, March 5

Alberta at Saskatchewan / 7:00 PM CST / CW Final Game 2

Sunday, March 6

Alberta at Saskatchewan / 7:00 PM CST / CW Final Game 3 (if necessary)

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