Pictures from Neepawa Natives awards banquet

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Published on Friday, March 13, 2015

Photos by Eoin Devereux

Eoin Devereux

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The Neepawa Natives held their annual team awards banquet on Wednesday, Mar 4th. The evening provided players, coaches, team sponsors and fans a chance to cap the season on a postive and exuberant note. The list of winners included:

Best Manitoba Player: Drake Lindsay (Presented by Neil Gillies - Neepawa Tire)

The coaches choice award: Steven Phillip (Presented by Scott Dyke)

Hardest worker award: Ashton Anderson. (Presented by assistant coach Dustin Howden)

Leading scorer: Drake Lindsay. (Presented by Director of player personnel Byron Billett)

The Lionel Crowther Memorial award: Garett Rempel. (Presented by Colleen Crowther) 

Most improved player: Brayden Atkinson (Presented by Kristen Tibbett, with Dustin and Tyler Cook)

Rookie of the Year: Griffin Chwaliboga. (Presented by Pat Guilbert of Home Hardware and his sons Owen and Cole.) 

The unsung hero award: Stephen Mather. (Presented by team president Dave McIntosh.) 

Top defencemen: Jaxon Elmes. (Presented by Neil Gillies of Neepawa Tire.)

Most valuable player: co-winners Alex Henry and Drake Lindsay. (Presented by BMO Manager Trisha Phinney.) 

The Keith Jordan Memorial volunteer award: Keith Jordan. Received by his son Marty. (Presented by Don Kryschuk with MLCC)