Raiders Hand Out 2018-19 Awards
Prince Albert, SK – The Prince Albert Raiders celebrated their 2018-19 regular season on Monday night at the Year-End Banquet Presented By Great Western in the Ches Leach Lounge.
Trevor Redden of 900 CKBI hosted the event as the Raiders handed out 12 awards on the evening and recognized the contributions of the three overage players on the roster.
Goaltender Ian Scott was named the Lake Country Co-op Most Valuable Player for the season. The Toronto Maple Leafs prospect set new single-season franchise records for goals-against average, save percentage, and shutouts.
Noah Gregor, Brett Leason, and Parker Kelly were given the Redhead Equipment Three Stars Awards. The recipients were chosen based on the stars given out at the end of all 68 games played this season. Gregor was given First Star, Leason was second, and Kelly was third.
Leason also received the Northern Lights Casino Leading Scorer Award. The 2019 NHL Draft prospect led the team with 36 goals and 53 assists in 55 games played. Leason also the received the Great Western Brewing Most Improved Player Award.
Sean Montgomery was voted by the players as the recipient of the Source For Sports Players Choice Award. The award is given to the player that best exemplifies what it means to be a Prince Albert Raider. Montgomery was also named the CTV Best Defensive Forward for the second consecutive season.
Here is the complete list of 2018-19 Year-End Award winners:
- Rotary Club Scholastic Player of the Year – Jakob Brook
- Parkland Ambulance Humanitarian of the Year – Jeremy Masella
- Century 21 Lionel Diehl Memorial Hardest Working Player of the Year – Zack Hayes
- Redhead Equipment Three Star Awards
- 1st – Noah Gregor, 2nd – Brett Leason, 3rd – Parker Kelly
- Investors Group Best Conditioned Player – Parker Kelly
- Great Western Brewing Most Improved Player – Brett Leason
- CTV Best Defensive Forward – Sean Montgomery
- Source For Sports Players Choice Award – Sean Montgomery
- Northern Lights Casino Leading Scorer Award – Brett Leason
- Broda Construction Rookie of the Year – Kaiden Guhle and Ozzy Wiesblatt
- North Star Signs Most Valuable Defenceman – Brayden Pachal
- Lake Country Co-op Most Valuable Player – Ian Scott
The Raiders will open the 2019 WHL Playoffs on Friday night for Game 1 of their best-of-seven opening round series against the Red Deer Rebels. Puck drop is 7 p.m. Tickets are available at raiderhockey.com and the Raider Office
