PHOTO COURTESY: Steve Hiscock
The Saskatoon Blades season came to a close on Saturday night with a 6-4 loss to Prince Albert.
Following the contest the team handed out their individual awards.
Saskatoon Blades leading scorer Nikita Scherbak took home quite the haul during Saturday’s team awards, which were held both before and after the regular season finale against the Prince Albert Raiders.
The product of Moscow, Russia was named as the Blades Most Valuable Player, Rookie Of The Year, Plus/Minus Leader and 3-Star Award Winner. The winger also took home the Top Scorer Award, becoming the first rookie to lead the team in scoring since Garett Bembridge completed the feat in 1996-97.
Other highlights of the evening included defenceman Nelson Nogier taking home Defenceman Of The Year and Scholastic Player Of The Year. Alex Moodie and Brett Stovin split the Community Minded Award after both completing 22 hours worth of work in the community this year, while Nick Zajac was named Best Defensive Forward. You can find the full list of award winners below:
Rawlco Radio Most Valuable Player – Nikita Scherbak
Top Scorer – Nikita Scherbak
North Ridge Development Corporation Defenceman Of The Year – Nelson Nogier
92.9 The Bull Rookie Of The Year – Nikita Scherbak
Dodge City Auto Brian Skrudland Award For Best Defensive Forward – Nick Zajac
Old Dutch Most Gentlemanly Player – Brett Stovin
Mark Caddy – Remax Plus/Minus – Nikita Scherbak
Cameco Corporation Community Minded Award – Alex Moodie + Brett Stovin
Bentley Memorial Scholarship Scholastic Player Of The Year – Nelson Nogier
ICR Hardest Hitter Award – Ryan Graham
Inland Steel 3 Star Award – Nikita Scherbak
Fan Of The Year – Collin + Evan Seebach