Wrapping up season
Cape Breton Blizzard female hockey program announces award winners for 2020-21
SYDNEY — This time last year, the thought of a minor hockey season for 2020-21 looked rather impossible with the COVID-19 pandemic and rising cases of the virus in Atlantic Canada.
As the summer months approached and the case numbers began to dwindle, minor hockey associations across Cape Breton were able to plan for the season, despite not having an exact start date.
Once associations were given approval to return to the ice, the Cape Breton Blizzard female hockey association charged ahead with its season and began play shortly after restrictions eased for sports.
Despite stops and starts as well as parents not being allowed in the rink for a period of time during the season, the Blizzard program, like many others, pushed through and were able to complete the season.
The Blizzard recently announced the annual award winners for the 2020-21 season.
Here are the award winners:
UNDER-9 BLUE
• Sobeys Coach’s Award for Leadership – Macey MacPherson
• Dairy Queen Award for Most Dedicated Player – Laurie McCarron
• Most Improved Player – Brielle Buckland
• Most Sportsmanlike Player – Sawyer Matthews
UNDER-19 GOLD
• Sobeys Coach’s Award for Leadership – Elizabeth Shimon
• Dairy Queen Award for Most Dedicated Player – Nia Neville
• Most Improved Player – Macie Rendell
• Most Sportsmanlike Player – Neico Ryan
UNDER-9 GREEN
• Sobeys Coach’s Award for Leadership – Caeley MacKenzie
• Dairy Queen Award for Most Dedicated Player – Naomi Sylliboy
• Most Improved Player – Olivia Dahl
• Most Sportsmanlike Player – Evelyn Power
UNDER-11 GREEN
• Sobeys Coach’s Award for Leadership – Maris Stevens
• Dairy Queen Award for Most Dedicated Player – Acelyn Simon
• Most Improved Player – Belle Pierrard
• Most Sportsmanlike Player – Pacey Stevens
UNDER-11 ORANGE
• Sobeys Coach’s Award for Leadership – Mabella Scott
• Dairy Queen Award for Most Dedicated Player – Karley Ross
• Most Improved Player – Maria Condon
• Most Sportsmanlike Player
– Jena MacAulay
UNDER-11 RED
• Sobeys Coach’s Award for Leadership – Sunny Fewer
• Dairy Queen Award for
Most Dedicated Player – Sarah Grace Burns
• Most Improved Player – Zoe Mitten
• Most Sportsmanlike Player
• Maelle Gascoyne
UNDER-13/15 GREY
• Sobeys Coach’s Award for Leadership – Cate MacAulay
• Dairy Queen Award for Most Dedicated Player – Ella Mills
• Most Improved Player – Maren MacKenzie
• Most Sportsmanlike Player – Meredith Arsenault
UNDER 13/15 ORANGE
• Sobeys Coach’s Award for Leadership – Julia Pattengale
• Dairy Queen Award for Most Dedicated Player – Jana LeDrew
• Most Improved Player – Charli Young
• Most Sportsmanlike Player – Jesslyn Corbett
UNDER-13/15 RED
• Sobeys Coach’s Award for Leadership – Isabel Denny
• Dairy Queen Award for Most Dedicated Player – Suzanna Prosper
• Most Improved Player – Roslyn Gould
• Most Sportsmanlike Player – Josie Marshall
UNDER-13 ‘AA’
• Sobeys Coach’s Award for Leadership – Kate Confiant
• Dairy Queen Award for Most Dedicated Player – Jacelyn Marshall
• Most Improved Player – Estelle Sehl
• Most Sportsmanlike Player – Julia Newman
UNDER-13 ‘AAA’
• Sobeys Coach’s Award for Leadership – Vada Kennedy
• Dairy Queen Award for Most Dedicated Player – Ryelyn Gabriel
• Most Improved Player – Avery MacNeil
• Most Sportsmanlike Player – Cassie Cremo
UNDER-15 ‘AAA’
• Sobeys Coach’s Award for Leadership – Rhya Martinello
• Dairy Queen Award for Most Dedicated Player – Meghan Muise
• Most Improved Player – Kennedy Vickers
• Most Sportsmanlike Player – Amira Paul
UNDER-18 ‘A’
• Sobeys Coach’s Award for Leadership – Jordan Cormier
• Dairy Queen Award for Most Dedicated Player – Erin Lawless
• Most Improved Player – Bhreagh MacKenzie
• Most Sportsmanlike Player – Ashlyn Tierney