Americans Alum Honored with Canada West Major Awards
Two Tri-City Americans alum, Nolan Yaremko and Riley Sawchuk, have earned major awards for their play in Canada West competition during the 2021-22 season.
Mount Royal University forward Nolan Yaremko (Tri-City Americans; 2015-19) has been named the Canada West Player of the Year, also winning the conference Sportsmanship & Ability award.
His Cougars teammate Riley Sawchuk (Tri-City Americans, Edmonton Oil Kings; 2016-20) was named the Canada West Rookie of the Year.
Yaremko led Canada West in scoring during the 2021-22 season, finishing the campaign with 39 points (19G-20A), along with a conference-best seven power-play markers.
The second-year business major tallied close to two points per game in his 20 outings for Mount Royal.
Sawchuk finished second in conference scoring with 38 points (15G-23A). His 23 helpers were the most in Canada West play this season.
The product of Prince Albert, Sask., who like Yaremko is a second-year business student, enjoyed five four-point outings over the course of the 2021-22 campaign.
[WHL RADIO SHOW – Interview with Nolan Yaremko]
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