2022 Guelph Storm Awards – Most Valuable Player
This year’s recipient of the Most Valuable Player award is Sasha Pastujov. Congratulations Sasha!
Leading all Storm players with 76 points, including 34 goals and 42 assists, Sasha Pastujov is the Storm’s 2021-22 Most Valuable Player.
The Anaheim Ducks prospect, with his highly competitive nature, consistently proved throughout the 2021-22 season that he was dedicated to becoming a better player each day. In just his second game played in a Storm uniform, Sasha scored three times recording his first OHL hat-trick against the Kitchener Rangers. The Florida native recorded at least one point in 16 of his first 18 games played and was named OHL player of the month for the month of October leading the league in goals and points scored through 10 games to start the season. Leading the team in power play goals scored with 10, Sasha also recorded three game winning goals.
Off the ice, Sasha has a very welcoming personality and his love of the game positively affects everyone around him.
Named for a founding member of Guelph Minor Hockey Association, the Glad Mowatt Most Valuable Player Trophy has been awarded to the top player on Guelph’s junior teams dating back to 1970. Long before the Storm, winners of the Glad Mowatt MVP included Doug Riseborough, Paul Devorski and the late-Steve Chiasson. Since the arrival of the Storm to the Royal City in 1991-92, MVPs have included two-time winner and former Storm Assistant General Manager Chris Hajt, netminder Craig Anderson, Dustin Brown, Ryan Callahan, Brock McGinn, Nate Schnarr and the last to win was Cam Hillis in 2019-20.
