Sea Dogs announce team award winners

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Brady Burns was the big winner at the Saint John Sea Dogs' annual awards banquet.

Held Wednesday night at the Imperial Theatre, Burns was named the club's most valuable player for the 2022-23 season while also earning the Fan Choice Award. The 20-year-old also collected the team's top scorer and three stars awards.

Burns, in his overage season with the Sea Dogs, is just two points away from tying Jonathan Huberdeau's franchise points record of 257.

Here is the full list of award winners:

Top Scorer Award: Brady Burns

Three Stars Award: Brady Burns

Community Service Award: Vincent Despont

Rookie of the Year Award: Cole Burbidge

Players' Choice MVP Award: Charlie DesRoches

Academic Player of the Year Award: Nico Laforge

Team Player Award: Jared Cosman

Most Improved Player Award: Eriks Mateiko

Top Defensive Forward Award: Noah Reinhart

Fans Choice Award: Brady Burns

Top Defenseman Award: Charlie DesRoches

MVP Award: Brady Burns

To give a sense of the team's roster turnover over the past 12 months, not a single award winner from last season played for the Sea Dogs this year.

The all-time list of team award winners can be found on the Sea Dogs website.