November 21,2011
British Columbia teams were well represented during the awards ceremony of the Medicine Hat Hockey Hounds 39th annual Major Bantam Tournament.
Five of the six positions on the All Star team were filled by B.C. players.
Goal – Taz Burman, North Shore Winter Club
Def – Joe Gatenby, Pursuit of Excellence Kelowna
Def – Ty Schultz, Burnaby Winter Club
For – Giorgio Estephan, Edmonton South Side Athletic Club
For – Jansen Harkins, North Shore Winter Club
For – Adam Musil, Burnaby Winter Club
Individual Awards were presented to the following,
The Fred Standing Memorial trophy for Most Sportsmanlike Team – Kamloops Jardine Blazers
Best Coach Award – Mike Scardina, Semiahmoo Ravens
Dennis Moss Memorial Trophy for Most Outstanding Goaltender – Taz Burman, North Shore Winter Club
Cliff Peterson Memorial Trophy for Most Outstanding Defenseman – Joe Gatenby, Pursuit of Excellence Kelowna
Brent Reid Memorial Trophy for Tournament MVP – Jansen Harkens, North Shore Winter Club.
$2500.00 Scholarship awards presented by the Medicine Hat Tigers and team owners, the Maser family. Awarded to the Tournament MVP – Jansen Harkens, North Shore Winter Club, and the top player from the Medicine Hat Hockey Hounds – Xavier Burghardt.