WHL Spokane Chiefs

Tokarski and Bowman Earn Post-Season Honors

March 18, 2009 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Spokane Chiefs News Release


Calgary, AB - The Western Hockey League announced today the 2008-09 WHL Western Conference First and Second All-Star Teams and the Western Conference Finalists for the 2008-09 WHL Awards. The WHL Player of the Year finalists will be announced on Wednesday, April 15th, 2009.

Spokane's Dustin Tokarski and Drayson Bowman were both named to the second team.

Tokarski led the WHL with a 1.97 goals against average, a .937 save percentage and was tied for the league lead with seven shutouts. The 19-year-old won 34 games this season.

Bowman, who scored a career high 47 goals this year, was a second team honoree for the second consecutive season. The 19-year-old from Littleton, Colorado also led the Chiefs in scoring for the second straight season with 83 points.

The WHL Western Conference All-Star Teams are as follows:

WHL WESTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STAR TEAMS

FIRST ALL-STAR TEAM

Goaltender - Chet Pickard (Winnipeg, MB), Tri-City Americans

Defenceman - Jonathon Blum (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA), Vancouver Giants *

Defenceman - Thomas Hickey (Calgary, AB), Seattle Thunderbirds

Forward - Casey Pierro-Zabotel (Kamloops, BC), Vancouver Giants *

Forward - Jamie Benn (Victoria, BC), Kelowna Rockets

Forward - Evander Kane (Vancouver, BC), Vancouver Giants

SECOND ALL-STAR TEAM

Goaltender - Dustin Tokarski (Watson, SK), Spokane Chiefs

Defenceman - Tyler Myers (DeWinton, AB), Kelowna Rockets

Defenceman - Brent Regner (Newbrook, AB), Vancouver Giants

Forward - Drayson Bowman (Littleton, CO), Spokane Chiefs

Forward - Colin Long (Santa Ana, CA), Kelowna Rockets

Forward - Taylor Procyshen (Emerald Park, SK), Tri-City Americans

* indicates unanimous selection

The WHL announced the Western Conference Finalists in the following categories.

WHL Rookie of the Year, Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy

Western Conference - Brett Connolly (Prince George, BC), Prince George Cougars

WHL Goaltender of the Year, Del Wilson Trophy

Western Conference - Chet Pickard (Winnipeg, MB), Tri-City Americans

WHL Defenceman of the Year, Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy

Western Conference - Jonathon Blum (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) Vancouver, BC

WHL Most Sportsmanlike Player of the Year, Brad Hornung Trophy

Western Conference - Colin Long (Santa Ana, CA), Kelowna Rockets

WHL Scholastic Player of the Year, Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy

Western Conference - Tyler Maxwell (Manhattan Beach, CA) Everett Silvertips

WHL Coach of the Year, Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy

Western Conference - Don Hay, Vancouver Giants

WHL Executive of the Year, Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy

Western Conference - Scott Bonner, Vancouver Giants

WHL Regular Season Champions, Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy

Calgary Hitmen: GP - 72 W - 59 L - 9 OTL - 3 SL - 1 Pts - 122

WHL Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy

Casey Pierro-Zabotel - (Kamloops, BC) Vancouver Giants

GP - 72 G - 36 A - 79 Pts - 115 PIM - 52

The winners of these awards along with the WHL Player of the Year will be announced at the 2008-09 WHL Awards Luncheon in Edmonton, Alberta on Wednesday, April 29th, 2009.

The WHL will announce the Eastern Conference awards finalists at the 2009 Playoff press conference in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on Thursday, March 19th.

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