February 27, 2014

2013-14 GMHL Awards Nominees & Winners

The following awards were announced on Thursday, February 27th at the GMHL Head Office in Shelburne, Ontario. Congratulations to all of the nominees and winners:

Award	Title	Winner	First Runner-up	Second Runner-up
John Klinck	Regular Season First Place	Seguin Huskies (39-1-2; 80pts)
Naz Marchese	Best Defensive Forward	Brandon Luksa South Muskoka Shield	Steve Mcswain Toronto Attack	Ryder Murray Temiscaming Titans
Al Donnan	Best Goaltender	Sergey Bolshakov Bradford Bulls	Dominic Nyffeler Bradford Rattlers	Alex Zion Orangeville Americans
Marshall Uretsky	Most Valuable Player	Tomi Taavitsainen Bradford Bulls	Andrey Novikov South Muskoka Shield	Ryan Devine Toronto Blue Ice Jets
Louis Ricci	Best Forward Award	Tomi Taavitsainen Bradford Bulls	Chris Brown Alliston Coyotes	Andrey Novikov South Muskoka Shield
Ken Girard	Best Coach	Gary Astalos Seguin Huskies	Ryan Wood Bradford Bulls	Joe Murphy Alliston Coyotes
Bob Bernstein	Leading Scorer Award	Don Danroth (129pts) South Muskoka Shield	Andrey Novikov (123pts) South Muskoka Shield	Tomi Taavitsainen (115pts) Bradford Bulls
Vincent Labranche	Most Sportsmanlike	Joel Ahlin Temiscaming Titans	Brandon Luksa South Muskoka Shield	Chris Kerr Bracebridge Phantoms
Mark Trost	Best Defenseman	Derek Van Ness Alliston Coyotes	Ryan Devine Toronto Blue Ice Jets	Michael Gambacorta South Muskoka Shield
Tyler Fines	Rookie of the Year (Aged 15/16)	Sergey Bolshakov Bradford Bulls	Michael Eade Halton Ravens	Mark Ferguson South Muskoka Shield
Garret Hamel	Most Heart	Michel Dumont Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks	Sam Waara Bracebridge Phantoms	Ian Saganash Mattawa Voyageurs

HISTORIC LEAGUE WINNERS
JOHN KLINCK			NAZ MARCHESE
1ST PLACE			BEST DEFENCIVE FORWARD
2013-2014	SEGUIN HUSKIES		2013-2014	BRANDON LUSKA	(SHIELD)
2012-2013	BRADFORD RATTLERS		2012-2013	ARRON SCOTT	(BRADFORD)
2011-2012	TEMISCAMING TITANS		2011-2012	MYLES NEUNEKER	(BRADFORD)
2010-2011	ELLIOTT LAKE BOBCATS		2010-2011	DAVID SEFCIK	(ELLIOT LAKE)
2009-2010	ELLIOTT LAKE BOBCATS		2009-2010	CHAD MEAGHER	(SOUTH MUSKOKA)
2008-2009	SOUTH MUSKOKA SHIELD		2008-2009	CHAD MEAGHER	(SOUTH MUSKOKA)

AL DONNAN			MARSHALL URETSKY
BEST GOALIE AWARD			MVP
2013-2014	SERGEY BOLSHAKOV	(BULLS)	2013-2014	TOMI TAAVITSAINEN	(BULLS)
2012-2013	ANTON TODYKOV	(SHELBURNE)	2012-2013	ANDREAS NORRBY	(BRADFORD)
2011-2012	ANDREW SELBIE	(BOBCAYGEON)	2011-2012	ANDRE LECLAIR	TEMISCAMING)
2010-2011	ROB SUTHERLAND	(SOUTH MUSKOKA)	2010-2011	ALEXANDER NIKULNIKOV (SHELBURNE)
2009-2010	MARK WARDELL	(SOUTH MUSKOKA)	2009-2010	BRAD CLARK	(DESERONTO)
2008-2009	NIKOLAJS ZURKOVS	(BROCK)	2008-2009	BRETT MEYERS	(MINDIN)

LOUIS RICCI			KEN GIRARD
BEST FORWARD AWARD			BEST COACH
2013-2014	TOMI TAAVITSAINEN	(BULLS)	2013-2014	GARY ASTALOS	(SEGUIN)
2012-2013	ILLES GALLO	(BRADFORD)	2012-2013	JOHAN LUNDSKOG	(BRADFORD)
2011-2012	ILLES GALLO	(STURGEON FALLS)	2011-2012	TYLER FINES	(ORANGEVILLE)
2010-2011	NIKITA JEVPALOVS	(SOUTH MUSKOKA)	2010-2011	RYAN LEONARD	(ELLIOT LAKE)
2009-2010	ARTEM PODSHENDYALOV (BRADFORD)		2009-2010	DALLYN TELFORD	(SOUTH MUSKOKA)
2008-2009	TRAVIS SALTZ	(SOUTH MUSKOKA)	2008-2009	MATT BARNHART	(DESERONTO)

BOB BERNSTEIN			AL ZIMMER
LEADING SCORER AWARD			BEST REF
2013-2014	DON DANROTH	(SHIELD)	2013-2014
2012-2013	ILLES GALLO	(BRADFORD)	2012-2013
2011-2012	ANDRE LACLAIR	(TEMISCAMING)	2011-2012
2010-2011	STAN DZAKHOV	(SHELBURNE)	2010-2011
2009-2010	BRAD CLARK	(DESERONTO)	2009-2010
2008-2009	ANDRE LACLAIR	(NIPISSING)	2008-2009

VINCENT LABRANCHE			MARK TROST
MOST SPORTSMAN LIKE			BEST DEFENCE
2013-2014	JOEL AHLIN	(TITANS)	2013-2014	DEREK VAN NESS	(COYOTES)
2012-2013	GLEN PATTERSON	(BOBCAGYEON)	2012-2013	ANDREAS NORRBY	(BRADFORD)
2011-2012	JOHN SWEET	(DESERONTO)	2011-2012	RYAN TREMMELL	(LEFROY)
2010-2011	PIERRE MATHEZ	(BRADFORD)	2010-2011	TYLER NELSON	(JAMESTOWN)
2009-2010	DYLAN SONTAG	(SOUTH MUSKOKA)	2009-2010	ADAM McBETH	(SOUTH MUSKOKA)
2008-2009	DYLAN SONTAG	(SOUTH MUSKOKA)	2008-2009	MITCH KRIZ	(ELLIOT LAKE)

TYLER FINES			GARRET HAMEL
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR			HEART
2013-2014	SERGEY BOLSHAKOV	(BULLS)	2013-2014	MICHEL DUMONT	(LUMBERJACKS)
2012-2013	DEVON GILLHAM	(BRADFORD BULLS)	2012-2013	RICKY DARRELL	(RAMA)
2011-2012	TOMAS NEMETH	(ELLIOT LAKE)	2011-2012	TYLER ROACHE	(LEFROY)
2010-2011	NIKITA JEVPALOVS	(SOUTH MUSKOKA)	2010-2011	MATUS MATIS	(BRADFORD)
2009-2010	MATIS MATUS	(BRADFORD)	2009-2010	DAVID SECFIC	(ELLIOT LAKE)
2008-2009	ANDRE LACLAIR	(NIPISSING)	2008-2009	MATT MARCHESE	(KING CITY)