Sea Dogs announce award winners

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The award winners are in.

The Saint John Sea Dogs (very quietly) held their annual team awards banquet on Tuesday night at The Country Club on The Boardwalk.

Captain Nate Tivey was the big winner, being named the team's most valuable player, top scorer (one of them, anyways), top defenseman and taking home the player's choice award.

It's the second straight year that Tivey, who is playing his overage season, was named the club's top defenseman.

Forward Olivier Groulx also won four awards. The full list of winners is below.

Customer Service Award - Justin Robinson

Most Valuable Player - Nate Tivey

Rookie of the Year - Dylan Rozzi

Team Player Award - Matteo Mann

Academic Player of the Year - Justin Robinson

Fan Choice Award - Zachary Morin

Three Stars Award - Olivier Groulx

Top Scorer Award - Nate Tivey and Olivier Groulx

Top Defensive Forward - Olivier Groulx

Player's Choice - Nate Tivey

Top Defenseman Award - Nate Tivey

Most Improved Player - Olivier Groulx

The Sea Dogs website has a full list of previous award winners.

This is the first time the top scorer award has been split by two players. Groulx and Tivey are currently tied with 39 points each – but there are two games still to play.

The Sea Dogs host the Cape Breton Eagles on Friday night and Saturday afternoon at TD Station to close out regular season play.