NO LONGER LIVE! S37 VHL/VHLM Awards Ceremony

[NotAVHLM-GM 1,858]

And the winner, no, winners of the S37 David Knight Trophy is....

TYLER EDGAR & MIKE SZATKOWSKI!

A split straight down the middle is the result, with 5 votes apiece for Toronto and Riga's men in charge.

 

[Victor 10,940]

It was extremely difficult to make a 3-player ballot for this season's "Stolzy" ballot. Rookies were hard to come by in Season 37 which was dominated by the ridiculously talented top draft prospects Tom Slaughter and Slaeter Fjorsstrom. They are joined by Calgary's Martin Brookside on the ballot.

BROOKSIDE, Martin - 5-39-3, .919SV%, 4.15GAA, 1SO

FJORSSTROM, Slaeter - 72GP, 8G, 64A, 72P, +41, 46PIM, 75HIT, 118SB, 3GWG

SLAUGTHER, Tom - 72GP, 22G, 54A, 76P, +43, 7PIM, 56.60FO%, 6GWG

[Jamie 438]

Phil got shafted imo

[Victor 10,940]

And the winner of the S37 Christian Stolzschweiger Trophy is....

TOM SLAUGHTER!

It could have been a tie had Brookside not received a solitary vote! Instead, Slaughter wins with 5 votes and Fjorsstrom has to settle for second place. Regardless, bright futures are ahead of this trio.

[Kesler 1,514]

Hoooly shit, I won 2 awards

[Victor 10,940]

Two of the nominees for Top Leader, including the winner, and last season's top two-way forward are up for the Scott Boulet Trophy. By the looks of it, it's a battle between offence and hits, as we have the league's top scorer against two of its best hitters, but with lesser points totals. An atypical ballot and the result should be an interesting insight into GMs' opinions.

LANDRY, Thomas - 72GP, 41G, 47A, 88P, +27, 162PIM, 307HIT, 193HTT, 7GWG

MCQUEEN, Brennan - 72GP, 35G, 49A, 84P, +13, 169PIM, 390HIT, 115HTT, 3GWG

TORDAHL, Odin - 72GP, 51G, 64A, 115P, +40, 148PIM, 221HIT, 210HTT, 11GWG

[Victor 10,940]

And the winner of the S37 Scott Boulet Trophy is....

BRENNAN MCQUEEN!

That hits/hits taken ratio was too much to turn down and Riga's captain wins his first award by the slightest of margins with 6 votes beating out Tordahl's 4. It's an excellent result in an sophomore season and with better offensive output McQueen has the potential to match David Smalling's career path.

[NotAVHLM-GM 1,858]

Congrats Jamie

[Fire Tortorella 2,653]

Congrats Jamie!

[Kesler 1,514]

Woah Tordahl FISTED ANALLY BY A CIRCUS MONKEY.

[Victor 10,940]

Remy LeBeau may have dazzled in the playoffs but the reigning Aidan Shaw Trophy winner seemed to be saving up his energy in the regular season. This opened the door for S36 breakthrough goalie Eggly Bagelface, now a key component of a playoff team in Vasteras, and Tuomas Tukio, for whom a change of scenery also meant a superb bounce-back season. The stats between the two are very close.

BAGELFACE, Eggly - 37-19-8, .931SV%, 1.87GAA, 7SO, 1753SA

LEBEAU, Remy - 42-19-3, .924SV%, 2.03GAA, 9SO, 1732SA

TUKIO, Tuomas - 43-19-1, .930SV%, 1.82GAA, 13SO, 1681SA

[NotAVHLM-GM 1,858]

Goodluck Corco/Higgins, one of you should win this one.

[Jamie 438]

Woah Tordahl FISTED ANALLY BY A CIRCUS MONKEY.

 

Thanks! Career complete now I can retire.

[Seventy-Four 16]

Woah Tordahl FISTED ANALLY BY A CIRCUS MONKEY.

That he is.

[Victor 10,940]

And the winner of the S37 Aidan Shaw Trophy is....

TUOMAS TUKIO!

The bounceback season is officially a success as Tukio at last wins an Aidan Shaw, joining S31 rivals Skylar Rift and of course LeBeau. 7 votes to Bagelface's 3 sealed the deal.

[Mike 708]

Great day for Riga our 2 newest VHL players KJA/Hallstrom win VHLM awards Jamie wins best 2-way and the Co-GM of year gives me my 3rd so far.

[Victor 10,940]

If the Sterling Labatte Trophy ballot seems familiar it's because it is largely a carbon copy of Season 36. Rookie sensation Conner Low keeps dazzling and avoided the sophomore slump with an even better season which makes him the odds-on favourite for the Labatte. His main opponent is Malcom Spud, galvanised by a trade to cup contending Riga, where he already triumphed in Season 33.

Alexander Valiq goes out with another ballot appearance and can be congratulated on a solid career, mainly with the Meute.

LOW, Conner - 72GP, 27G, 79A, 106P, +28, 201PIM, 292HIT, 141SB, 2GWG

SPUD, Malcom / - 72GP, 25G, 72A, 97P, +20, 93PIM, 135HIT, 175SB, 5GWG

VALIQ, Alexander - 72GP, 18G, 55A, 73P, +25, 159PIM, 221HIT, 122SB, 5GWG

[Victor 10,940]

And the winner of the S37 Sterling Labatte Trophy is....

CONNER LOW!

I could pretend it was close but it really wasn't. A 10-vote sweep for the Americans captain who is on track for greatness. Like, Scotty Campbell-level greatness. Or I suppose Sterling Labatte. #connerlowtho

[Kesler 1,514]

 

Thanks! Career complete now I can retire.

Congrats tho, well deserved!

[Kesler 1,514]

wut a beastzz low is 

[Guest]

Well we knew that one already haha. Spud needs to "give a little more" apparently.

[Higgins 3,618]

Thanks for the top goalie votes and to Bagel on his equally good season.

[Victor 10,940]

This sets up us nicely for some sim awards. In an offensively weak season, one could argue those who got more points actually are more noteworthy than in other seasons due to improved defences.

Odin Tordahl and Conner Low of the New York Americans almost carried their team to the playoff with the most points (115) for the former and most assists (79) for the latter. Tordahl adds an award to his cabinet for the second straight season while Low wins two for the second year running, a truly remarkable feat for a sophomore. #connerlowtho

The league's leading goal-scorer in Season 37 was Kameron Taylor who led the way for Cologne before being traded to Riga and turning them into cup contender. The end result: a first offensive award after years of anticipation with 54 goals.

[Victor 10,940]

Now then, onto the MVPs. As they won the Continental Cup in a near-record 10 games, it's logical to see the goalie and top scorer of the Toronto Legion on the ballot. The lack of a clear leader proved to be the undoing of the HC Davos Dynamo, so the remaining two spots go to the joint top scorers from the conference finals, veteran centers Osborne and Taylor.

LEBEAU, Remy - 8-2-0, .943SV%, 1.62GAA, 2SO, 300SA

OSBORNE, Ethan - 13GP, 7G, 12A, 19P, +4, 15PIM, 13HIT, 58.32FO%

TAYLOR, Kameron - 13GP, 5G, 14A, 19P, +4, 59PIM, 35HIT, 57.20FO%

ZHUMBAYEV, Anatoli - 10GP, 7G, 6A, 13P, +7, 9PIM, 21HIT, 2GWG

[Victor 10,940]

This was nail-bitingly close, just like the the Continental Cup finals....

REMY LEBEAU

sweeps the voting and wins the S37 Daisuke Kanou Trophy! I already dedicated an article about his place in history but here's his congratulations in the present.