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| The 2015-16 Victoria Royals at Awards Ceremony |
ROYALS
WRAP-UP REGULAR SEASON WITH AWARDS CEREMONY
Joe
Hicketts earns 2015-16 National Bank Financial Most Valuable Player award.
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| Joe Hicketts MVP |
For
Immediate Release
Sunday,
March 20, 2015
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| Mike Gillis |
Victoria,
BC- The Victoria
Royals 2015-16 regular season was acknowledged at the club’s fifth annual
Awards Ceremony on Sunday afternoon at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.
This year’s
event included former Vancouver Canucks President and General Manager Mike
Gillis as a special guest speaker.
Cliff Lequesne, from 100.3 The Q!, hosted the event
that saw the organization hand out 10 awards in total and celebrate the
personal achievements of the Royals’ players on-and-off of the ice.
Joe Hicketts was chosen as the team’s most valuable
player for the second straight year as he took home the National Bank Financial
MVP Award. The product of Kamloops, BC also earned the Wilson’s Transportation
Top Defenceman award.
Alex Forsberg was presented with the Mayfair
Optometric Top Scorer Award as he finished the season with a Royals’ record 91
points (31g-60a).
Logan Fisher was the recipient of the 2 Burley Men
Hardest Worker award, while Ryan Gagnon was chosen as the Pepsi Unsung Hero
award winner.
Coleman Vollrath was named the winner of the Investors
Group Community Service award for the third consecutive year. Vollrath was also
recognized with The Wallace Driving School Most Dedicated Player award.
Matthew Phillips finished the regular season as the
top scorer among WHL rookies and was named the winner of the Ron Neal Rookie of
the Year. Phillips was also presented with The Keg Fans’ Choice award, which
was chosen by a vote on www.victoriaroyals.com.
Scott Walford took home the Live Virtual Help Desk
Scholastic Player of the Year award.
The
Royals will begin the 2016 WHL Playoffs on Friday, March 25th and
Saturday, March 26th with Games 1 and 2 at the Save-On-Foods
Memorial Centre vs. a team yet to be determined. Puck drop for both contests is
scheduled for 7:05 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Select Your
Tickets Box Office, over the phone by calling 250-220-7889 or by visiting www.selectyourtickets.com.
