ROYALS CAP OFF
REGULAR SEASON WITH AWARDS CEREMONY
Joe
Hicketts takes home 2014-15 National Bank Financial Most Valuable Player award.
For
Immediate Release
Sunday,
March 22, 2015
Victoria,
BC- The Victoria
Royals 2014-15 regular season was acknowledged at the fourth annual Awards
Ceremony on Sunday afternoon at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.
This year’s
event included New York Rangers’ executive Mike Barnett and BC Minister of
Finance Michael de Jong as special guest speakers.
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 as he took home the National Bank Financial MVP Award. The product of
Kamloops, BC also earned the Wilson’s Transportation Top Defenceman award and
The Keg Fans’ Choice award, which was chosen by a vote on www.victoriaroyals.com.
Austin Carroll was presented with the Mayfair
Optometric Top Scorer Award as he finished the season with 77 points (38g-39a).
Tyler Soy was chosen as the Coca-Cola Unsung Hero
award, while Coleman Vollrath was named the winner of the Investors Group Community
Service award.
Logan Fisher was the recipient of the 2 Burley Men
Hardest Worker award. The Wallace Driving School Most Dedicated Player award
was given to Travis Brown.
Ralph Jarratt was named the winner of the Ron Neal
Rookie of the Year, while Jared Dmytriw took home the Live Virtual Help Desk
Scholastic Player of the Year award.
The Royals will have home ice advantage in the first round of the 2015
WHL Playoffs vs. the Prince George Cougars, with Game 1 & 2 of the
best-of-seven series occurring at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. Game 1 will
take place on Friday, March 27th and Game 2 on
Saturday, March 28th. Puck drop for both contests is scheduled for 7:05
p.m. Individual playoff tickets, starting at $13.00, are now on sale at the
Select Your Tickets Box Office located at the arena, over the phone at 250-220-7777 or online at www.selectyourtickets.com.
