Mike Hoffman is looking to add to his large collection of trophies.The Saint John Sea Dogs center is up for two Canadian Hockey League awards tonight which will be presented at Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium in Brandon, Man. Tickets are only $10.00 to see some of the best and brightest from the three junior leagues.
Hoffman is nominated for the CCM Player of Year and Husky Sportsman of the Year.
The 20-year old who led the Sea Dogs in scoring this past season is up against Canadian junior hero Jordan Eberle of the Regina Pats and top prospect Tyler Seguin from the Plymouth Whalers for Player of the Year honors.
The Sportsman of the Year award nominees are Hoffman, Jordan Bast of the Moose Jaws Warriors, and Ryan Spooner of the Peterborough Petes.
“Mike definitely had an outstanding season for us,” said Sea Dogs head coach Gerard Gallant to the Telegraph-Journal. “He's one of the top players and it's a great accomplishment for him."
Gallant is also up for a national award. The rookie bench boss is up against Mark Holick of the Kootenay Ice and Dale Hunter of the London Knights for Coach of the Year.
Hunter’s assistant in London is former Sea Dogs head coach and general manager Jacques Beaulieu.
"When you have a good team and you do your work in the summertime and your team does real well, then you get recognized as a coach," Gallant said.
The only other player in Sea Dogs franchise history to be nominated for a CHL award was Payton Liske, who fell short of obtaining the Scholastic Player of the Year honor last season.
The ceremony is believed to take place at 3:00 pm local time (5:00 pm AST) according to CHL.ca.
The full list of awards and nominees can be seen below:
Jack Link’s Top Prospect of the Year:
Brett Connolly, Prince George Cougars
Tyler Seguin, Plymouth Whalers
Brandon Gormley, Moncton Wildcats
Husky Sportsman of the Year:
Jason Bast, Moose Jaw Warriors
Ryan Spooner, Peterborough Petes
Mike Hoffman, Saint John Sea Dogs
Chrysler Dodge Top Scorer of the Year:
Brandon Kozun, Calgary Hitmen
Taylor Hall, Windsor Spitfires and Tyler Seguin, Plymouth Whalers
Sean Couturier, Drummondville Voltigeurs
Home Hardware Humanitarian of the Year:
Matt Fraser, Kootenay Ice
Ryan Hayes, Plymouth Whalers
Nick MacNeil, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Subway Scholastic Player of the Year:
Adam Lowry, Swift Current Broncos
Erik Gudbranson, Kingston Frontenacs
Dominic Jalbert, Chicoutimi Sagueneens
Old Dutch Coach of the Year:
Mark Holick, Kootenay Ice
Dale Hunter, London Knights
Gerard Gallant, Saint John Sea Dogs
BMO Rookie of the Year:
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Red Deer Rebels
Matt Puempel, Peterborough Petes
Petr Straka, Rimouski Oceanic
Prospects Hockey Goaltender of the Year:
Martin Jones, Calgary Hitmen
Chris Carrozzi, Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors
Jake Allen, Drummondville Voltigeurs
Right Guard Defenceman of the Year:
Tyson Barrie, Kelowna Rockets
Jacob Muzzin, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
David Savard, Moncton Wildcats
CCM Player of the Year:
Jordan Eberle, Regina Pats
Tyler Seguin, Plymouth Whalers
Mike Hoffman, Saint John Sea Dogs
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