A look at some of the awards handed out at the AAA Stars year-end banquet. (Submitted photos/Andrea Sparrow)

By Martin Martinson

Stars shine bright

AAA Stars celebrate best of season with year-end awards

Apr 26, 2022 | 3:00 PM

The Battlefords AAA Stars held their annual year-end awards banquet over the weekend, celebrating the best of the 2021-22 season.

Stars forward, Kobie Anderson was named Team MVP after finishing second in scoring with 37 points this year, including a club-high 18 goals. He said establishing himself as a key player on the team — in this, his second year — was a goal in his quest to take the next step as a player.

Stars forward, Kobie Anderson, was awarded Team MVP. (Submitted photo/Andrea Sparrow)

“It’s a great feeling that the coaches thought I had a good enough year to be the MVP of the team, and that’s something I’ve really worked for was wanting to be the top guy on the team and support the team however I can,” Anderson said.

On the defensive end, blue liner, Easton Adrian, won the Bruce Yockey Award for Top Defenceman and team +/- Award, while Stars captain, Nate Monchuk, received the Coaches Award and Wade Belak Memorial Award for Top Defensive Player.

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Stars defenceman, Easton Adrian, was awarded the Bruce Yockey Award for Top Defenceman and team +/- Award. (Submitted photo/Andrea Sparrow)

Adrian led all Stars defenceman, and finished tied for third overall in team scoring this year, with 35 points in 38 games. Meanwhile, Monchuk finished second in team defenceman scoring with 19 points while also playing tough matchup minutes against the opposition’s best.

Stars captain, Nate Monchuk, received the Coaches Award and Wade Belak Memorial Award for Top Defensive Player. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Shining brightly amongst first-year players, Dawson Gerwing and Treycen Wuttunee shared Rookie of the Year honours as Gerwing finished third in team scoring with 16 goals and 35 points, while Wuttunee was fifth with 13 goals, 31 points.

Pictured L-R: Treycen Wuttunee and Dawson Gerwing were awarded Rookie of the Year honours. (Submitted photo/Andrea Sparrow)

Wuttunee said winning Rookie honours is something he takes to heart.

“It was special for sure; I had my whole family there, so seeing the smile on their faces just brought one to mine as well,” Wuttunee said. “I had a sense of pride for myself too because I know the work I’ve put in the last couple of years has paid off, so I felt really good and that I accomplished quite a bit this year, which just gives me a drive to do better and strive for more.”

Wyatt Wurtz was awarded Most Improved Player. (Submitted photo/Andrea Sparrow)

Defenceman, Wyatt Wurtz, won Most Improved Player, finishing with 10 points in 44 games from the defence position his first year of U18 AAA. Fellow rearguard, Coen Grosjean, took home Most Underrated Player and veteran, Ryan Taylor took home the Alan Welykochy Memorial Achievement Award for In Recognition of Hockey, Education, & Citizenship.

Coen Grosjean was awarded Most Underrated Player. (Submitted photo/Andrea Sparrow)

Ryan Taylor took home the Alan Welykochy Memorial Achievement Award for In Recognition of Hockey, Education, & Citizenship. (Submitted photo/Andrea Sparrow)

Between the pipes, Rhett Harkot, was named Team Playoff MVP for his efforts in leading the team to overtime of Game 4 in their first-round best-of-five playoff series with the eventual league-champion, Notre Dame Hounds, while facing 35-plus shots in three of the four games.

Rhett Harkot was awarded Team Playoff MVP. (Submitted photo/Andrea Sparrow)

Head coach of the AAA Stars, Dale Grayston, said as he looks back on the year, there are many positives to build on for the team as they look ahead to next season.

“I think there was a good improvement in the last couple of months, as we really showed the development,” Grayston said. “We battled a lot of things early in the year between injuries, suspensions and all of that, but once we got back in January we were able to bring it all together for the playoffs and that’s always what you want to see is that development and getting better each year.”

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