Thought the forum could use a new thread...

[HFNHL Commish]

The Ducks would like to congratulate prospect Niklas Kronwall on winning the AHL's Eddie Shore award for best defenseman.

Kronwall is not the Ducks' only prospect to receive an AHL award this season. Earlier in the year, forward Tomas Plekanec was named MVP of the AHL All-Star Game. In addition, center Mike Cammalleri won a player-of-the-month award, and looks to be a top contender for the AHL's MVP award.

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[HFNHL Red Wings]

Good idea Matt.

The Red Wings would also like to congratulate Henrik Lundqvist.
Despite the SEL being loaded with several NHL goaltenders (Theodore, Gerber, Kipprusoff, Salo, Fernandez, etc.), not to mention having to face NHL level scorers, he was named the leagues top goaltender for the 3rd consecutive season.
To top it all off he lead his team to the SEL championship setting SEL playoff goaltending records in the process (1.07GAA, .962sav% and 6 SO in 14GP).

The Wings could have never imagined he would develop into such an elite level goaltending prospect when they selected him in the middle rounds of the 2000 draft and are ecstatic about his development. Hopefully Henrik can be convinced to come over to NA for the 2005/06 season.

Thanks goes to HF posters for links to all the stats.

 

[Ville Isopaa]

The Avalanche's would also like to congratulate a few of the young Avalanche's

* Kitchener Rangers' defenceman Andre Benoit won the Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy as the OHL's overage player of the year for the 2004-05 season.

Benoit was a late pick in last summers draft and led all OHL blueliners with 24 goals and 53 assists for 77 points in 67 games. He was tied for sixth among all OHL players with a plus-36 plus-minus rating. Benoit recorded 19 multiple point games this season, including four-point efforts against the Owen Sound Attack on October 29 and on January 8 against the Saginaw Spirit. Benoit was named OHL Defenceman of the Month three times this season and was named to the OHL's First All-Star Team last week.


* Brandon Wheat Kings' forward Eric Fehr won the Bob Clarke Trophy, as the top scorer of the WHL for the 2004-05 season. Fehr has also been named the Player of the Year for the Eastern Conference.

Fehr scored 59 goals (1st in the WHL), and 52 assists (Tied 3rd in the WHL), for 111 points (1st in the WHL). Fehr also recorded 31 power-play goals (1st in the WHL), 12 game-winning goals (2nd in the WHL), two short-handed goals, a plus-minus rating of 26 and had 16 multiple-goal games in 71 games played during the 2004-05 WHL regular season. Fehr helped lead the Wheat Kings to the East Division title and 4th overall in WHL regular season standings

During the 2004-05 season, Fehr captured the Husky WHL Player of the Month honour for March and was also named the Greyhound WHL Player of the Week for the week of February 21st - 27th. Fehr was named a 2004-05 Eastern Conference First Team All-Star and played for Team WHL during the ADT CHL Canada Russia Challenge


* Kootney Ice's goaltender Jeff Glass has been named the Goalie of the year for the Western Conference for the season 2004-05. Glass was 2nd in both goals against average(1.76) and save percentage(.932) in 51 games. He was also 3rd in shutouts with 8 and had a 34-11-5 record.


* Rimouski Oceanics' center Marc-Antoine Pouliot was named to the QMJHL 1st all-star team. Pouliot had a career year with 114 points in 70 games(3rd in the QMJHL). Including 69 assists(3rd in the QMJHL) 22 powerplay goals(3rd in the QMJHL) and a plus-minus rating of 46(4th in the QMJHL). He led the league in shots with 370 and was also among the top centers in faceoff percentage with his 54.40. Pouliot also won the Carol Martin trophy for the 2004-2005 season which is given to the player who's shown the most courage and motivation. This award is voted by the fans.

 

[HFNHL Commish]

Ducks' prospect garners an additional honor...

Add the AHL's Willie Marshall Award to Mike Cammalleri's collection of hardware. Cammalleri led the AHL in goal-scoring this season, potting 46.

 

[Ohio Jones]

The Columbus Blue Jackets would like to congratulate our prospects on being a terrible year - ranging form the merely disappointing to the downright godawful. We rock.

 

[Ville Isopaa]

The Avalanche would also like to thank Eric Fehr for being awarded the Four Broncos memorial trophy, as the Player of the Year in the WHL.
Fehr beat out Nigel Dawes, the Western conference Player of the Year, in the final voting.