Silvertips Present Year-End Award Winners
EVERETT – The Everett Silvertips celebrated the best and brightest of the 2013-14 season with their annual year-end awards Ceremony following a 3-2 victory over the Victoria Royals on Fan Appreciation Night Saturday at Comcast Arena. Josh Winquist was named Everett’s Most Valuable Player for this season, while Ivan Nikolishin was honored as Rookie of the Year. Kohl Bauml took home this year’s FIERCE Predator honor and Gus Gusinsky of the Everett Youth Hockey Booster Club earned this year’s Jim Leo Distinguished Service Award.
The complete list of Silvertips 2013-14 year-end award winners:
Graduating Players (19 year olds)
#5 Ben Betker, #7 Jujhar Khaira, #11 Brayden Low, #15 Kohl Bauml, #44 Zane Zones
Overage Players (20 year olds)
#4 Matt Pufahl, #19 Manraj Hayer, #21 Josh Winquist
F.I.E.R.C.E Predator Award (fortitude, resolve and perseverance on and off the ice)
#15 Kohl Bauml
Jim Leo Distinguished Service Award (long-term commitment to the Silvertips above and beyond expectations)
Gus Gusinsky of the Everett Youth Hockey Booster Club
Iron Man Awards (played in every game)
#16 Carson Stadnyk, #89 Ivan Nikolishin
Most Improved Player (most improvement from the start of the season)
#3 Noah Juulsen
Coaches Award (best utilization of instruction)
#7 Jujhar Khaira
Scholastic Player of the Year (most accomplished student in the classroom)
#17 Matt Fonteyne
Community Relations Award (most active player around the community)
#5 Ben Betker
Unsung Hero (biggest contributor outside of statistics and accolades)
#25 Mirco Mueller
Rookie of the Year
#89 Ivan Nikolishin
Most Valuable Player
#21 Josh Winquist
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