OHL Announces 2002-03 Award Nominees
The Ontario Hockey League today announced the Member Team nominees for each of the 2002-03 OHL Awards. The 2002-03 OHL Award winners will be honoured during the 2003 OHL Awards Ceremony at the Hockey Hall of Fame on Friday June 6, 2003.
2002-03 OHL Award Nominees
Red Tilson Trophy
Awarded each season to the player that is voted the most outstanding during the regular season by OHL writers and broadcasters. The winner is the OHL nominee for the CHL Player of the Year. 2001-02 Winner: Brad Boyes, Erie Otters
2002-03 Team Nominees
Barrie – Jan Platil
Belleville – Matt Stajan
Brampton – Kevin Young
Erie – Rob Hisey
Guelph – Dustin Brown
Kingston – Anthony Stewart
Kitchener – Derek Roy
London – Dennis Wideman
Mississauga – Patrick O’Sullivan
Oshawa – Jamie Johnson
Ottawa – Corey Locke
Owen Sound – John Ceci
Peterborough – Eric Staal
Plymouth – Chad LaRose
Saginaw – Geoff Platt
Sarnia – Joey Tenute
Sault Ste. Marie – Adam Munro
Sudbury – Bob Chaumont
Toronto – Andy Chiodo
Windsor – Kyle Wellwood
Max Kaminsky Trophy
Awarded annually to the Most Outstanding Defenceman as selected by OHL general managers. The winner is the OHL nominee for the CHL Defenceman of the Year. 2001-02 Winner: Erik Reitz, Barrie Colts
2002-03 Team Nominees
Barrie – Jan Platil
Belleville – Malcolm Hutt
Brampton – Kevin Young
Erie – Chris Campoli
Guelph – Andrew Archer
Kingston – Bryan Rodney
Kitchener – Steve Eminger
London – Dennis Wideman
Mississauga – Pavel Voroshnin
Oshawa – Paul Ranger
Ottawa – Brendan Bell
Owen Sound – Dan Growden
Peterborough – Lukas Krajicek
Plymouth – Cole Jarrett
Saginaw – Paul Bissonnette
Sarnia – Aaron Power
Sault Ste. Marie – Trevor Daley
Sudbury – Travis Chapman
Toronto – Kevin Klein
Windsor – Tim Gleason
Emms Family Award
Presented annually to the top first year player as selected by OHL general managers. The winner is the OHL nominee for the CHL Rookie of the Year. 2001-02 Winner: Patrick O’Sullivan, Mississauga IceDogs
2002-03 Team Nominees
Barrie – Evan Brophey
Belleville – Cody Thornton
Brampton – Woltek Wolski
Erie – Michael Blunden
Guelph – Ryan Callahan
Kingston – Clay McFadden
Kitchener – Evan McGrath
London – Marc Methot
Mississauga – Rob Schremp
Oshawa – Chris Beckford-Tseu
Ottawa – Lukas Mensator
Owen Sound – Mark Giordano
Peterborough – Patrick Kaleta
Plymouth – John Vigilante
Saginaw – Mike Brown
Sarnia – Daniel Carcillo
Sault Ste. Marie – Tyler Kennedy
Sudbury – Craig Voakes
Toronto – Nathan McIver
Windsor – Mitch Maunu
William Hanley Trophy
Awarded annually to the Most Sportsmanlike Player as selected by OHL general managers. The winner is the OHL nominee for the CHL Most Sportsmanlike Player. 2001-02 Winner: Brad Boyes, Erie Otters
2002-03 Team Nominees
Barrie – Nick Lees
Belleville – Matt Stajan
Brampton – Chris Clayton
Erie – Rob Hisey
Guelph – Bob McBride
Kingston – Danny McDonald
Kitchener – Andre Benoit
London – Mike Stathopoulos
Mississauga – Blair Jarrett
Oshawa – Tobias Whelan
Ottawa – Karol Sloboda
Owen Sound – John Wheaton
Peterborough – Eric Staal
Plymouth – John Mitchell
Saginaw – Peter Flache
Sarnia – Marek Chvatal
Sault Ste. Marie – Jeff Carter
Sudbury – Bob Chaumont
Toronto – Ryan Rorabeck
Windsor – Kyle Wellwood
OHL Face-off Award
Presented annually to the player that is selected by the OHL general managers as the top player at taking face-offs. The winner is the OHL nominee for the CHL Face-Off Award. 2001-02 Winner: Zenon Konopka, Ottawa 67’s
2002-03 Team Nominees
Barrie – Malcolm MacMillan
Belleville – Matt Stajan
Brampton – Jay McClement
Erie – Sean Courtney
Guelph – Martin St. Pierre
Kingston – Cory Stillman
Kitchener – Mike Richards
London – Kyle Piwowarczyk
Mississauga – Dan Rudisela
Oshawa – Nathan Horton
Ottawa – Lou Dickenson
Owen Sound – Andre Deveaux
Peterborough – John Howse
Plymouth – Jim Gagnon
Saginaw – Geoff Platt
Sarnia – Drew Larman
Sault Ste. Marie – Jeff Carter
Sudbury – Chris Robertson
Toronto – Tim Brent
Windsor – Rob Hennigar
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy
Awarded annually to the Overage Player of the Year as selected by OHL general managers.
2001-02 Winner: Cory Pecker, Erie Otters
2002-03 Team Nominees
Barrie – Luc Chiasson
Belleville – Michael Mole
Brampton – Kevin Young
Erie – Mike Rice
Guelph – Andrew Penner
Kingston – Peter Hamerlik
Kitchener – Scott Dickie
London – Chris Houle
Mississauga – Miguel Beaudry
Oshawa – Jamie Johnson
Ottawa – Russ Moyer
Owen Sound – Matt Passfield
Peterborough – David Currie
Plymouth – Chad LaRose
Saginaw – Peter Flache
Sarnia – Kris Newbury
Sault Ste. Marie – Matt Herneisen
Sudbury – J.F. Seguin
Toronto – Frantisek Lukes
Windsor – Ryan Aschaber
OHL Humanitarian of the Year
Awarded annually to the player that best demonstrates outstanding qualities as a positive role model in the community. The winner is the OHL nominee for the CHL Humanitarian of the Year. 2001-02 Winner: David Silverstone, Belleville Bulls
2002-03 Team Nominees
Barrie – Jan Platil
Belleville – Michael Mole
Brampton – Scott Rozendal
Erie – Chris Campoli
Guelph – Andrew Archer
Kingston – Nick Van Herpt
Kitchener – David Clarkson
London – Gerald Coleman
Mississauga – Blair Jarrett
Oshawa – Brandon Nolan
Ottawa – Russ Moyer
Owen Sound – Tom Zanoski
Peterborough – David Currie
Plymouth – Ryan Ramsay
Saginaw – Adam Sturgeon
Sarnia – Joey Tenute
Sault Ste. Marie – Matt Herneisen
Sudbury – Joel Whitmarsh
Toronto – Andy Chiodo
Windsor – Kyle Wellwood
Bobby Smith Award
Awarded annually to the Scholastic Player of the Year who best combines high standards of play and academic excellence. The winner is the OHL nominee for the CHL Scholastic Player of the Year. 2001-02 Winner: Dustin Brown, Guelph Stom
2002-03 Team Nominees
Barrie – Kenny Jung
Belleville – Eric Tobia
Brampton – Woltek Wolski
Erie – Noel Coultice
Guelph – Dustin Brown
Kingston – Anthony Stewart
Kitchener – Evan McGrath
London – Danny Syvret
Mississauga – Blair Jarrett
Oshawa – Mike Sellan
Ottawa – Adam Smyth
Owen Sound – Brad Richardson
Peterborough – Greg Williams
Plymouth – James Wisniewski
Saginaw – Mike Brown
Sarnia – David Pszenyczny
Sault Ste. Marie – Scott Dobben
Sudbury – Zack Stortini
Toronto – Tim Brent
Windsor – Ryan Donally
The award winners will be announced individually during the next three weeks. The complete awards announcement schedule will be released next week.















































































