WHL Kelowna Rockets

Rockets Hand out Awards

Published on March 18, 2012 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kelowna Rockets News Release


Brett Bulmer was named the Kelowna Rockets Most Valuable Player Sunday, as the Rockets handed out its annual awards at the 2011-12 Rockets Awards banquet, sponsored by Okanagan Chrysler Jeep Dodge.

After missing the start of the Western Hockey League season, when he played nine games with the Minnesota Wild, Bulmer put up over a point per game with the Rockets, finishing the season with 34 goals 28 assists and 62 points in just 53 games this year.

Bulmer finished just two points behind Shane McColgan, who won the Rockets top scorer award.

The Rockets handed out several other awards and also honoured its graduating 20-year-old players: Goalie Adam Brown, who also won the humanitarian award, Cody Chikie and Brett Lyon.

Here are all of the Kelowna Rockets 2011-12 individual award winners as handed out at a ceremony at the Coast Capri Hotel in Kelowna.

Most Valuable Player: Brett Bulmer

Top defensive forward (Hollis Pearce award): Colton Sissons.

Plus-minus award: Tyson Baillie

Unsung hero: Tyrell Goulbourne.

Humanitarian award: Adam Brown.

Rookie of the year: (tie) Madison Bowey and Carter Rigby.

Top scorer: Shane McColgan.

Most improved player: Damon Severson.

Top defenceman: Mitchell Chapman

Scholastic award: Colten Martin

Most sportsmanlike award: Zach Franko

The Rockets will play the Portland Winterhawks in the first round of the WHL playoffs beginning this Friday and Saturday in Portland.

Games three and four in the series are in Kelowna March 27 and 29 and tickets for those games go on sale at 9:30 Monday morning.




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