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WHA AWARDS
AVCO TROPY - WHA CHAMPIONS
72/73
PLAYOFF MVP
72/73	Al Smith
Year End ALL-STAR Selections
72/73 2nd Team	Jim Dory & Tom Webster
72/73 3rd Team	Rick Ley Ted Green Al Smith
73/74 3rd Team	Brad Selwood & Al Smith
74/75 1st Team The Hockey News	Rick Ley
74/75 2nd Team The Sporting News	Rick Ley
77/78 1st Team	Rick Ley & Al Smith
78/79 1st Team	Mark Howe & Rick Ley
78/79 2nd Team	Dave Keon
LOU KAPLAN TROPHY (Rookie of the Year)
72/73	Terry Caffery
76/77	George Lyle
HOWARD BALDWIN TROPHY (Coach of the Year)
72/73	Jack Kelley
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
72/73	Howard Baldwin
76/77	Howard Baldwin
77/78	Howard Baldwin (Shared with Larry Gordon)
BEN HATSKIN TROPHY (Best Goaltender)
77/78	Al Smith
DENNIS A. MURPHY TROPHY (Best Defensman)
78/79	Rick Ley
PAUL DENEAU TROPHY (Most Gentlemanly Player)
76/77 & 77/78	Dave Keon
All-Star Game MVP
77/78 WHA Team	Mark Howe
Sporting News WHA Rookie of the Year
76/77	George Lyle

NHL AWARDS
Year End ALL-STAR Selections
86/87 2nd Team	Mike Liut
86/87 1st Team (The Sporting News and The Hockey News)	Mike Liut
79/80 2nd Team (The Sporting News)	Mark Howe
ALL-ROOKIE Team
93/94	Chris Pronger
89/90	Brad Shaw
88/89	Peter Sidorkiewicz
85/86	Dana Murzyn
83/84	Sylvain Turgeon
BILL MASTERTON MEMORIAL TROPHY
1987	Doug Jarvis
NHL EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR (by both The Sporting News and The Hockey News)
1986	Emile Francis
NHL/BUD LIGHT MAN OF THE YEAR
1991	Kevin Dineen

HALL OF FAME
HOCKEY HALL OF FAME
Year Inducted	Person
1972	Gordie Howe
1983	Bobby Hull
1986	Dave Keon
2004	Chuck Kaiton
2004	Paul Coffey
2007	Ron Francis
2011	Mark Howe
2013	Brendan Shanahan
2015	Chris Pronger
2019	Jim Rutherford
2021	Ken Holland
UNITED STATES HOCKEY HALL OF FAME
1981	Tommy Williams
1993	Jack Kelley
1997	Tim Sheehy
1999	Gordie Roberts
2000	Larry Pleau Tommy Williams (as part of the 1960 Olympic Gold Medal Hockey Team)
2002	Mark Fusco
2003	John Cunniff Mark Howe Mark Johnson (as part of the 1980 Olympic Gold Medal Hockey Team)
2004	Mark Johnson
2016	Scott Young (as part of the 1996 World Cup of Hockey Team)
2017	Scott Young
2021	Paul Holmgren
HARTFORD WHALERS HOCKEY HALL OF FAME
1989	Gordie Howe
1989	Rick Ley
1989	Jack Kelley
1989	Bob Schmertz
1989	Frank Keyes
1989	Ella Grasso
1990	Dave Keon
1990	Howard Baldwin

WHALERS ON THE CUP
Name	Teams/Years
Ralph Backstrom	Canadiens 1959 1960 1965 1968 1969
Howard Baldwin (President/General Managing Partner)	Penguins (Owner/President) 1992
Marc Bergevin	Blackhawks (Director Player Personnel) 2010
Brian Burke (GM)	Ducks (VP/GM) 2007
Wayne Carleton	Bruins 1970
Paul Coffey	Oilers 1984 1985 1987 Penguins 1991
John Cunnif	Devils (AHL coach) 2000
Skip Cunningham (Equipment Manager)	Former Whalers (Equipment Manager) 2006
Jeff Daniels	Penguins 1992 Former Whalers (Assistant Coach) 2006
Bill Dineen (Head Coach)	Red Wings 1954 1955
Kevin Dineen	Blackhawks (Assistant Coach) 2015
Nelson Emerson	Kings (Player Development Executive) 2012 2014
Jack Evans (Head Coach)	Blackhawks 1961
Ron Francis	Penguins 1991 1992
Jean-Sebastien Giguere	Mighty Ducks 2007
Randy Gilhen	Penguins 1991
Ted Green	Bruins 1970 1972 Oilers (Co-Coach) 1990 Oilers (Assistant Coach) 1984 1985 1987 1988
Kevin Haller	Canadiens 1993
Bobby Holik	Devils 1995 2000
Ken Holland	Red Wings (GM) 1998 2002 2008 (Assistant GM) 1997
Doug Houda	Bruins (Assistant Coach) 2011
Garry Howatt	Islanders 1980 1981
Gordie Howe	Red Wings 1950 1952 1954 1955
Mark Howe	Red Wings (Director Pro Scouting) 2008 (Scout) 1997 1998 2002
Bobby Hull	Blackhawks 1961
Mark Hunter	Flames 1989
Doug Jarvis	Canadiens 1976 1977 1978 1979 Stars (Assistant Coach) 1999 Bruins (Assistant Coach) 2011
Grant Jennings	Penguins 1991 1992
Eddie Johnston (GM)	Bruins 1970 1972 Penguins (Sr. Advisor Hockey Operations) 2009
Dave Keon	Maple Leafs 1962 1963 1964 1967
Nick Kypreos	Rangers 1994
Claude Larose (Assistant Coach)	Canadiens 1965 1966 1968 1971 1973 Former Whalers (Scout) 2006
Pierre Larouche	Canadiens 1978 1979
Jamie Leach	Penguins 1992
Curtis Leschyshyn	Avalanche 1996
Gilles Lupien	Canadiens 1978 1979
Rick MacLeish	Flyers 1974 1975
Norm Maciver	Blackhawks (Director Player Development) 2010 (Assistant GM) 2013 2015
Greg Malone	Penguins (Head Scout) 1991 1992
Kevin McCarthy (Assistant Coach)	Former Whalers (Assistant Coach) 2006
Brad McCrimmon	Flames 1989
Mike McEwen	Islanders 1981 1982 1983
Pierre McGuire (Head Coach)	Penguins (Assistant Coach) 1992
Jim McKenzie	Devils 2003
John McKenzie	Bruins 1970 1972
Dana Murzyn	Flames 1989
Barry Pederson	Penguins 1991
Frank Pietrangelo	Penguins 1991
Larry Pleau	Canadiens 1971 Rangers (Assistant GM) 1994
Nolan Pratt	Avalanche 2001 Lightning 2004
Chris Pronger	Ducks 2007
Jim Rutherford (President/GM)	Penguins (Exec. VP/GM) 2016 2017 Former Whalers (President/GM) 2006
Joel Quenneville	Blackhawks (Head Coach) 2010 2013 2015 Avalanche (Assistant Coach) 1996
Jeff Reese	Lightning (Assistant Coach) 2004
Jim Roberts (Head Coach)	Canadiens 1965 1966 1973 1976 1977
Gordie Roberts	Penguins 1991 1992
Tom Rowe	Former Whalers (Scout) 2006
Ulf Samuelsson	Penguins 1991 1992
Dave Semenko	Oilers 1984 1985
Brendan Shanahan	Red Wings 1997 1998 2002
John Stevens	Kings (Assistant Coach) 2012 2014
Pat Verbeek	Stars 1999
Glen Wesley	Former Whalers 2006
Scott Young	Penguins 1991 Avalanche 1996

Olympic Medalists
Country	Year	Medal	Player
Canada	2010	Gold	Chris Pronger
Czech Republic	2006	Bronze	Marik Malik
Canada	2002	Gold	Chris Pronger Brendan Shanahan
USA		Silver	Scott Young
Russia		Bronze	Andrei Nikolishin
Finland	1998	Bronze	Sami Kapanen
Finland	1994	Bronze	Sami Kapanen
Canada	1992	Silver	Sean Burke Kent Manderville Dave Tippet
USA	1980	Gold	Mark Johnson Rob McClanahan
USA	1972	Silver	Kevin Ahearn Mark Howe Tim Sheehy
USA	1960	Gold	Tommy Williams

FRANK KEYS MEMORIAL AWARD
(UNSUNG HERO AWARD)
Annual award presented by a vote of the Hartford sports media.
1975	Don Blackburn & Paul Hurley	1987	Dean Evason
1976	Tom Earl	1988	Paul MacDermid
1977	Ralph Backstrom	1989	Peter Sidorkiewicz
1978	Alan Hangsleben	1990	Mikael Andersson
1979	Dave Keon	1991	Randy Ladoucer
1980	Pat Boutette & Larry Giroux	1992	Marc Bergevin
1981	Warren Miller	1993	Andrew Cassels
1982	Garry Howatt	1994	Robert Kron
1983	Ray Neufeld	1995	Adam Burt
1984	Greg Malone	1996	Brad McCrimmon
1985	Dave Tippett	1997	Kent Manderville
1986	Stewart Gavin

**TRUE GRIT AWARD**
Awarded to the player who, game in and game out, best personifies the heart, hustle, and hard work that go into making a winning hockey team.
1986	Kevin Dineen	1992	Mikael Andersson
1987	Dean Evason	1993	Mark Janssens
1988	Paul MacDermid	1994	Brian Propp
1989	Dave Tippett	1995	Andrei Nikolishin
1990	Pat Verbeek	1996	Nelson Emerson
1991	Dean Evason	1997	Kevin Dineen

**BOOSTER CLUB MVP AWARD**
Annual award presented by a vote of the booster club membership.
1975	Tom Webster	1987	Mike Liut
1976	Christer Abrahamsson	1988	Mike Liut
1977	Mike Rogers	1989	Kevin Dineen
1978	Al Smith	1990	Ron Francis
1979	Mark Howe	1991	Pat Verbeek
1980	John Garrett	1992	John Cullen
1981	Mike Rogers	1993	Geoff Sanderson
1982	Blaine Stoughton	1994	Robert Kron
1983	Ron Francis	1995	Sean Burke
1984	Mark Johnson	1996	Sean Burke
1985	Ron Francis	1997	Sean Burke
1986	Ron Francis

**MARK KRAVITZ AWARD**
Annual award presented to the Players' Most Valuable Player, by a vote of all team players. In memory of Mark Kravitz.
1979	Mark Howe	1989	Kevin Dineen
1980	Mike Rogers	1990	Ron Francis
1981	Mike Rogers	1991	Pat Verbeek
1982	Garry Howatt & Blaine Stoughton	1992	John Cullen
1983	Ron Francis	1993	Geoff Sanderson
1984	Greg Millen	1994	Sean Burke
1985	Ron Francis	1995	Sean Burke
1986	Ron Francis	1996	Sean Burke
1987	Mike Liut	1997	Sean Burke
1988	Ulf Samuelsson

**THREE STAR AWARD OF EXCELLENCE**
Annual award presented to the player who was named most frequently as one of the three stars during the season.
1974	Al Smith	1986	Ron Francis
1975	Rick Ley	1987	Mike Liut
1976	Tom Webster	1988	Ron Francis
1977	Mike Rogers	1989	Kevin Dineen
1978		1990	Ron Francis
1979	Mark Howe	1991	Pat Verbeek
1980	Blaine Stoughton	1992	Kay Whitmore
1981	Mike Rogers	1993	Sean Burke
1982	Greg Millen	1994	Sean Burke
1983	Greg Millen	1995	Sean Burke
1984	Ron Francis	1996	Sean Burke
1985	Ron Francis	1997	Sean Burke

**MOST VALUABLE DEFENSEMAN AWARD**
Annual award presented to the Most Valuable Defenseman, by a vote of the local sports media.
1978	Rick Ley	1988	Ulf Samuelsson
1979	Rick Ley	1989	Dave Babych
1980	Rick Ley	1990	Brad Shaw
1981	Mark Howe	1991	Sylvain Cote
1982	Chris Kotsopoulos	1992	Zarley Zalapski
1983	Risto Siltanen	1993	Zarley Zalapski
1984	Joel Quenneville	1994	Chris Pronger
1985	Joel Quenneville	1995	Frantisek Kucera
1986	Dave Babych	1996	Jeff Brown
1987	Ulf Samuelsson	1997	Glen Wesley

**FAVORITE WHALER AWARD**
Awarded to the player voted by the fans as their favorite Whalers player.
1975	Nick Fotiu	1986	Torrie Robertson
1976	Thommy Abrahammson	1987	Kevin Dineen
1977	Tom Webster	1988	Ron Francis
1978	Alan Hangsleben	1989	Ray Ferarro
1979	Dave Keon	1990	Joel Quenneville
1980	Mike Rogers	1991	Jim McKenzie
1981	Norm Barnes	1992	John Cullen
1982	Pierre Larouche	1993	Nick Kypreos
1983	Ron Francis	1994	Sean Burke
1984	Ron Francis	1995	Jocelyn Lemieux
1985	Ron Francis

**TOP GUN AWARD**
Awarded to the player who collects the most points in a season.
(starting in the 92/93 season each half of the season as well as overall received the award.)
88/89	Kevin Dineen (44 points) Kevin Dineen (89 points)	93/94	Pat Verbeek (40 points) Pat Verbeek (35 points) Pat Verbeek (75 points)
89/90	Ron Francis (62 points) Ron Francis (101 points)	1995	Andrew Cassels (37 points)
90/91	Pat Verbeek	95/96	Brendan Shanahan (31 points) Brendan Shanahan (44 points) Brendan Shanahan (75 points)
91/92	John Cullen	96/97	Geoff Sanderson (43 points) Andrew Cassels (29 points) Geoff Sanderson (67 points)
92/93	Murray Craven (45 points) Andrew Cassels (56 points) Geoff Sanderson (89 points)

**AWARD OF EXCELLENCE**
Awarded to the player who that exhibits unyielding qualities on the ice, shows dedication and leadership within the community, and combines both to a high standard of playing ability.
1993	Pat Verbeek	1994	Sean Burke
1996	Brad McCrimmon	1997	Kevin Dineen

**EMERY EDGE/ALKA-SELTZER +/- AWARD**
Awarded to the Whalers player who has the best plus/minus.
1982/1983	Mark Johnson (-5)
1983/1984	Marty Howe (+1)
1984/1985	Mike Zuke (-3)
1985/1986	Joel Quenneville (+20)
1987/1988	Randy Ladouceur (+7)
1988/1989	Ulf Samuelsson (+23)
1995	Andrei Nikolishin (+7)
1995/1996	Brad McCrimmon (+15)
1996/1997	Sami Kapenen (+6)

**BUDWEISER/NHL MAN OF THE YEAR** **AWARD**
Awarded to the Whalers player chosen by local media for his time and effort given to local charities.
1987/88	Ron Francis

**DODGE RAM TOUGH AWARD**
Awarded to the Whalers player who scores the most "tough" goals (power play, shorthanded, game-tying and game-winning goals).
1986/87	Kevin Dineen (18)
1987/88	Carey Wilson (20)
1988/89	Kevin Dineen

**HEAVY HITTER AWARD**
Awarded to the Whalers player who best demonstrates persistence, determination, and a consistent hard work ethic throughout the year.
1993		Nick Kypreos

**MEDIA GOOD GUY** **AWARD**
Presented each year to the player who has shown exceptional cooperation with the media.
1988	Ray Ferraro
1989	Kevin Dineen
1990	Joel Quenneville

**FOUNDERS TROPHY**
A company award established by Howard Baldwin and presented annually to the players and staff members who have made major contributions to the team's image in the community.
1985	Ray Neufeld and Kevin Dineen
1986	Ron Francis
1987	Dave Tippet and Joel Quenneville
1988	Kevin Dineen, Dean Evason, Ray Ferraro, Chuck Kaiton
1989	Ron Francis, Peter Sidorkewicz, Brent Peterson
1990	Dave Babych

**PLAYER OF THE MONTH AWARDS**
	October	November	December	January	February	March	April
Booster Club 76/77	Tom Earl
Booster Club 77/78	Al Smith	Mike Antonovich	Alan Hangsleben	Gordie Howe	Dave Keon	Louis Levasseur	Steve Carlson
Sage-Allen 77/78		Al Smith				Mark Howe
Booster Club 78/79	Mark Howe			Rick Ley	Dave Keon
Booster Club 79/80			Mike Rogers
Fan Vote 82/83				Ray Neufeld
Fan Vote 83/84	Ron Francis		Mark Johnson	Ray Neufeld
Booster Club 83/84	Mike Zuke	Greg Millen	Mark Johnson	Sylvain Turgeon	Bob Crawford	Sylvain Turgeon
Booster Club 85/86	Kevin Dineen (offensive) Ulf Samuelsson (defensive)	Ron Francis/Stew Gavin (offensive) Dana Murzyn (defensive)	Paul Lawless (offensive) Dave Babych (defensive)	Wayne Babych (offensive) Dave Babych (defensive)	Dean Evason (offensive) Dana Murzyn (defensive)	Kevin Dineen (offensive) Mike Liut (defensive)
Booster Club 86/87	Kevin Dineen (offensive) Dana Murzyn (defensive)	Dave Tippett (offensive) Mike Liut (defensive)	Kevin Dineen (offensive) Steve Weeks (defensive)	Ron Francis (offensive) Sylvain Cote (defensive)	Sylvain Turgeon (offensive) Randy Ladoucer (defensive)	Paul Lawless (offensive) Sylvain Cote (defensive)
Booster Club 87/88	Dave Tippett (offensive) Steve Weeks (defensive)	Ron Francis (offensive) Dave Babych (defensive)	Sylvain Turgeon(offensive) Sylvain Cote (defensive)	Paul MacDermid (offensive) Mike Liut (defensive)	Carey Wilson (offensive) Ulf Samuelsson (defensive)
Booster Club 88/89	Peter Sidorkiewicz (defensive)	Peter Sidorkiewicz (defensive)		Peter Sidorkiewicz (defensive)
Lux Bond and Green Hamilton Watch Company 89/90	Mike Liut	Ron Francis	Ron Francis	Ron Francis	Brad Shaw	Pat Verbeek
Coliseum Club 89/90	Mike Liut
Lux Bond and Green (media selected) 90/91	Peter Sidorkiewicz	Pat Verbeek	Daryl Reaugh		Ron Francis	Pat Verbeek
Booster Club 90/91	Peter Sidorkiewicz (defensive)	Pat Verbeek (offensive) Doug Crossman (defensive)			Pat Verbeek (offensive) Daryl Reaugh (defensive)	Pat Verbeek
Carvel (media selected) 91/92	Kay Whitmore	Mikael Andersson	Murray Craven		Zarley Zalapski	Murray Craven	Murray Craven
Booster Club 91/92	Mikael Andersson (offensive) Kay Whitmore (defensive)			Peter Sidorkiewicz (defensive)
Farmington Savings Bank 95				Sean Burke	Sean Burke	Darren Turcotte
Booster Club 95/96	Nelson Emerson (offensive) Sean Burke (defensive)	Nelson Emerson (offensive) Sean Burke (defensive)	Brendan Shanahan (offensive) Sean Burke (defensive)	Brendan Shanahan (offensive) Sean Burke (defensive)	Brendan Shanahan (offensive) Jason Muzzatti (defensive)
Farmington Savings Bank 95/96	Sean Burke	Andrew Cassels	Brendan Shanahan	Sean Burke	Brendan Shanahan	Adam Burt
Farmington Savings Bank 96/97	Jason Muzzatti	Geoff Sanderson	Keith Primeau	Steven Rice	Kevin Dineen	Steve Chaisson

3/81 BOOSTER CLUB AWARDS

MOST HUSTLE	Rick Meagher
TOP ROOKIE	Don Nachbaur
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER	Jeff Brubaker
BEST DEFENSMAN	Mark Howe
MVP	Mike Rogers
ALAN HANGSLEBEN FRENDSHIP AWARD	Jeff Brubaker

81/82 BOOSTER CLUB AWARDS

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER

Mike Veisor

3/1/84 BOOSTER CLUB AWARDS

BEST FORWARD	Sylvain Turgeon
MR. HUSTLE	Mark Johnson
BEST DEFENSMAN	Risto Siltanen
BEST DEFENSIVE FORWARD	Mike Zuke
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER	Ed Hospodar
UNSUNG HERO	Bob Crawford
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR	Sylvain Turgeon
FAVORITE WHALER	Mark Johnson
MVP	Mark Johnson

3/27/86 BOOSTER CLUB AWARDS

BEST FORWARD	Sylvain Turgeon
MR. HUSTLE	Kevin Dineen
BEST DEFENSMAN	Dave Babych
BEST DEFENSIVE FORWARD	Dave Tippet
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER	Paul Lawless
UNSUNG HERO	Stuart Gavin/Dave Tippet
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR	Dana Murzyn
FAVORITE WHALER	Ron Francis
MVP	Ron Francis

3/17/88 BOOSTER CLUB AWARDS

BEST FORWARD	Ron Francis
MR. HUSTLE	Kevin Dineen
BEST DEFENSMAN	Ulf Samuelsson
BEST DEFENSIVE FORWARD	Dave Tippet
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER	Sylvain Cote
UNSUNG HERO	Dave Tippet
FAVORITE WHALER	Kevin Dineen
MVP	Mike Liut

3/14/89 BOOSTER CLUB AWARDS

BEST FORWARD	Kevin Dineen
MR. HUSTLE	Kevin Dineen
BEST DEFENSMAN	Ulf Samuelsson
BEST DEFENSIVE FORWARD	Dave Tippett
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR	Scott Young
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR	Brian Lawton
MOST POPULAR	Kevin Dineen
MVP	Kevin Dineen

3/22/90 BOOSTER CLUB AWARDS

BEST FORWARD	Ron Francis
MR. HUSTLE	Pat Verbeek
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR	Pat Verbeek
BEST DEFENSIVE FORWARD	Dave Tippet
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER	Scott Young
UNSUNG HERO	Dean Evason
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR	Todd Krygier
MVP	Ron Francis

3/91 BOOSTER CLUB AWARDS

BEST FORWARD	Pat Vebeek
MR. HUSTLE	Pat Vebeek
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR	Rob Brown
BEST DEFENSIVE FORWARD	Dean Evason
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER	Sylvain Cote
UNSUNG HERO	Paul Cyr
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR	Bobby Holik
MVP	Pat Verbeek
FAVORITE WHALER	Ron Francis

3/30/92 BOOSTER CLUB AWARDS

BEST FORWARD	John Cullen
BEST DEFENSMAN	Zarley Zalapski
MR. HUSTLE	Mikael Andersson
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR	Murray Craven
BEST DEFENSIVE FORWARD	Mikael Andersson
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER	Mikael Andersson/Bobby Holik
UNSUNG HERO	Peter Sidorkiewicz
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR	Geoff Sanderson
MVP	John Cullen
FAVORITE WHALER	Jim McKenzie

3/25/93 BOOSTER CLUB AWARDS

BEST FORWARD	Geoff Sanderson
BEST DEFENSMAN	Zarley Zalapski
MR. HUSTLE	Geoff Sanderson
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR	Nick Kypreos
BEST DEFENSIVE FORWARD	Mark Janssens
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER	Geoff Sanderson
UNSUNG HERO	Andrew Cassels
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR	Patrick Poulin
MVP	Geoff Sanderson
FAVORITE WHALER	Nick Kypreos

3/31/94 BOOSTER CLUB AWARDS

BEST DEFENSEMAN	Adam Burt
BEST FORWARD	Pat Verbeek
MR. HUSTLE	Pat Vebeek
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR	Alexander Godynyuk
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR	Chris Pronger
UNSUNG HERO	Mark Janssens
FAVORITE WHALER	Geoff Sanderson
MVP	Sean Burke

2/26/96 BOOSTER CLUB AWARDS

BEST DEFENSEMAN	Jeff Brown
BEST FORWARD	Brendan Shanahan
MR. HUSTLE	Kevin Dineen
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR	Nelson Emerson
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR	Jeff O'Niell
UNSUNG HERO	Robert Kron
FAVORITE WHALER	Brendan Shanahan
ROAD WARRIOR	Brendan Shanahan
MVP	Sean Burke