1997 TBRW? Reader Awards

We opened our awards up to the public this year.

Votes are tabulated as follows. Each reader submitted picks for first (5 pts), second (3 pts), and third (1 pts) place for each award. A reader's votes are multiplied by the number of games she attended during the 1996-97 season.             

                       1st     2nd     3rd  Points   % of 1st

Brian Hayward Award (Best goalie)
    Elliott             215                   1,075    100%
    Pelletier                   215             645
    Hicks                               157     157

Peter Natyshak Award (Career improvement)
    Bergin              108      67      27     768     38%
    C. Wilson            87      83      42     726     30%
    Kendall              65      27      52     458     23%
    Oates                27                     135      9%
    Dailey                       27      16      97
    Papp                         15      34      79
    Burgoyne                     20              60
    Cooney                        8      10      34
    Smart                                31      31
    Peach                                20      20
    Tymchyshyn                           15      15

Terry Gage Award (Determination in a supporting role)
    Oates               118      48      10     744     48%
    Stienstra            31      51             308     13%
    Kovac                51       7             276     21%
    Peach                11      42      51     232      4%
    Kendall              20      27             181      8%
    Burgoyne                     27              81
    Smart                16                      80      6%
    C. Wilson                            58      58
    Rutter                       10              30
    Papp                                 27      27
    Adler                                27      27
    Dailey                               16      16
    Rocke                                15      15
    Sacchetti                             7       7
    Pelletier                             1       1

Randy MacFarlane Award (Transcendent beauty and skating prowess)
    Knopp               161      35      16     926     60%
    Auger                36     178      15     729     13%
    Tymshychyn           27      16      52     235     10%
    Moynihan             15      10      74     179      6%
    Dailey               28              10     150     10%
    Rutter                               51      51
    C. Wilson                            31      31
    Stienstra                     7              21
    Burgoyne                      1               3
    S. Wilson                             1       1

Dave Shippel Award ("Scappiness" and effort)
    Oates               136      27             761     54%
    Papp                 20      97       7     398      8%
    S. Wilson            36       1             183     14%
    Knopp                27              42     177     11%
    Bergin               15              83     158      6%
    Kovac                        31      37     130
    Kendall                      27      16      97
    Stienstra                    27              81
    Smart                10                      50      4%
    Moynihan                     15              45
    Tymshychyn            7                      35      3%
    Burgoyne                             27      27
    Cooney                1              20      25      0%
    Rutter                        7              21

Mike Schafer Award (Leadership and passion)
    S. Wilson            85      33      93     617     39%
    Cooney               89      54             607     41%
    Tymshychyn           27      10      27     192     12%
    Papp                         52      27     183
    Knopp                        27      16      97
    Auger                15                      75      7%
    Smart                        15              45
    Bergin                               15      15
    Burgoyne                             11      11
    Dailey                                7       7

Doug Dadswell Award (Most valuable freshman)
    Moynihan            247                   1,235    100%
    Steinstra                   151      54     507
    Rutter                       59      52     229
    Adler                        10      74     104
    Kovac                        27       7      88

John Carter Award (Most respected opponent)
    White, Clarkson     166      47      27     998     59%
    Koenig, Union        27             129     264     10%
    St. Louis, Verm      20      39      27     244      7%
    Prestafillipo, Hvd           61             183
    Harder, Colgate      27                     135     10%
    Murphy, Clarkso      27                     135     10%
    Houle, Clarkson      16      15             125      6%
    Robitaille, Miami            31              93
    Battaglia, RPI               27      10      91
    Blake, North Dakota          27              81
    Perrin, Vermont              16      16      64
    Prpic, SLU                           15      15
    Gardiner, RPI                         7       7

Pierre Belanger Award (Worst referee)
    J. Murphy            84      51             573     38%
    Ammian               43      42             341     20%
    Cole                 51      10      38     323     23%
    Gallagher            42      34             312     19%
    D. Murphy                    51             153
    Dell                         31      27     120
    Noeth                        20      25      85
    Melanson                             31      31

Joe Nieuwendyk Award (Most valuable player)
    Elliott             121      74      10     837     49%
    Knopp                74      88      50     684     30%
    C. Wilson            25      71      59     397     10%
    S. Wilson            27      24             207     11%
    Tymshychyn                   15      43      88
    Bergin                       27              81
    Papp                                 27      27
    Auger                                 7       7