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Sexton Named Sens' 2017-18 IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year

March 29, 2018 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Belleville Senators News Release


The Belleville Senators are proud to announce that Ben Sexton has been named the team's 2017-18 IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year for his outstanding contributions to the Belleville and Bay of Quinte community during the 2017-18 season

Sexton has been at the forefront of the Sens' community initiatives beginning when the Senators launched its jerseys last August when Sexton was one of two players on hand present at the reveal.

Since then, Sexton has been a mainstay in the Bay of Quinte community. He has attended three school visits where he has taken the lead and initiative to read hockey books to children while also taking the time to talk to children about his career path while answering fans' questions, signing autographs and taking photos.

In addition, Sexton has also taken part in the PHPA Grow with the Pros event where he coached young minor league players in Belleville and also skated with members of the Belleville Junior Bulls.

He also took the time to volunteer at the Gleaners Food Bank where he helped sort donated items after the Sens had held a food drive to collect food for those in need during a Senators game over the Christmas period. He also took the time to meet First Responder Units and give them tickets to the Sens' First Responders night on March 25.

The 26-year-old is now a finalist for the 2017-18 Yanick Dupre Memorial Award. The AHL's annual Man of the Year award is named after the late Yanick Dupre, who died in 1997 at the age of 24 following a 16-month battle with leukemia. The winner will be announced at a later date.

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

Ryan Hamilton, Bakersfield Condors (1st-time winner)

Ben Sexton, Belleville Senators (1st)

Austin Cangelosi, Binghamton Devils (1st)

Kyle Burroughs, Bridgeport Sound Tigers (2nd)

Philip Samuelsson, Charlotte Checkers (1st)

Scooter Vaughan, Chicago Wolves (1st)

Brad Thiessen, Cleveland Monsters (1st)

Tom McCollum, Grand Rapids Griffins (4th)

Chris Nell, Hartford Wolf Pack (1st)

Mason Mitchell, Hershey Bears (1st)

Sam Anas, Iowa Wild (1st)

Chris Terry, Laval Rocket (1st)

Danick Martel, Lehigh Valley Phantoms (2nd)

Darren Kramer, Manitoba Moose (1st)

Jack Dougherty, Milwaukee Admirals (2nd)

Brett Sutter, Ontario Reign (1st)

Tommy Cross, Providence Bruins (2nd)

Nathan Paetsch, Rochester Americans (2nd)

Collin Delia, Rockford IceHogs (1st)

Mason Geertsen, San Antonio Rampage (1st)

Nic Kerdiles, San Diego Gulls (1st)

Antoine Bibeau, San Jose Barracuda (1st)

Ed Wittchow, Springfield Thunderbirds (1st)

Colby Robak, Stockton Heat (1st)

Daniel Walcott, Syracuse Crunch (1st)

Travis Morin, Texas Stars (1st)

Colin Greening, Toronto Marlies (1st)

Dakota Mermis, Tucson Roadrunners (1st)

Jaime Sifers, Utica Comets (2nd)

Tom Kostopoulos, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (1st)

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