The Calgary Canucks Sportsman’s Dinner and Awards night was held on March 4, 2017 at the Coast Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre. The event was an overwhelming success and was attended by approximately 300 guests.
Pat Steinberg of the Fan960 was our emcee for the evening. The Canucks would like to thank Pat for his continuous support of the event.
Our guest speaker for the night was former NHL goaltender Clint Malarchuk. During his speech Clint Malarchuk shared his inspiring and eye opening story, which ended with a round of applause from his audience. For the remainder of the evening Malarchuk spent time mingling, signing autographs and posing for photos with the guests. A big thank you to Clint Malarchuk for being our guest speaker for the event.
Included as part of the event was the presentation of player awards for this past season. Below is a list of the individual awards presented to the players by the Canucks Coaching staff. Congratulations to all of the recipients!
Calgary Booster Club Award Scholarship – #9 Ben Assad
Source for Sports Scholarship – #18 Matt Painchaud
Old Timers Scholarship of Merit – #28 Brett Van Os
Canuckee Award (Volunteer) – Curtis Watling (Dressing Room Assistant)
Top Rookie – #5 Coby Mack
Don Phelps Leadership Award – #9 Ben Assad
Most Improved Player – #5 Coby Mack
+/- Award – #4 Allan MacPherson
Top Defensive Forward – #27 Jordan McConnell
Top Defenseman – #4 Allan MacPherson
Unsung Hero – #23 Mark Drohan
Players Player – #21 Kyler Magus
Top Scorer – #9 Ben Assad & #28 Brett Van Os
Most Valuable Player – #30 Logan Drackett
The Canucks would like to thank Dave Watling for being our photographer for the night. If you would like to see more pictures from the event please visit:
The Calgary Canucks Jr. A Hockey Club would like to extend their deep appreciation to all those who attended and supported this event. In addition, the club would like to thank all their sponsors, both corporate and individuals, for their continued support of their hockey program. Thank you to all who donated items for both the live and silent auction. Thank you to all the guests, fans, parents, organizations and volunteers who purchased tickets to make the event the success it was.