Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Andrew Clark named Hockey player of the year

Andrew Clark named CIS men's hockey player of the year

Acadia centre Andrew Clark was named the top player in Canadian university men's hockey Wednesday.

The native of Brandon, Man., became the third player in school history to claim the Senator Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy.

Other CIS award winners announced during the All-Canadian Gala were McGill's Marc-Andre Dorion as the top defenceman, Alberta's Real Cyr as top the goaltender, Western forward Zach Harnden as the rookie of the year and Saskatchewan forward Kyle Ross as the most sportsmanlike player.

Moncton's Serge Bourgeois earned top coaching honours and UNB's Kyle Bailey won the Dr. Randy Gregg Award recognizing his excellence in hockey, academics and community involvement.