Cents 2008-09 Award Winners

MERRITT, BC – February 19, 2009

The Merritt Centennials handed out their annual player awards on Thursday night at the Merritt Senior Citizen's Hall. The following player awards were presented:

Most Improved Player: F Gary Rai (90)
Academic Scholar: D Jake Baker (91)
Most Promising Player: D Jack Baker (91)
Most Game Winning Goals: F Dustin Johnson (90)
Best Plus-Minus: D Casey Fratkin (89)
Most Gentlemanly Player: D Brad Bourke (89)
Rookie of the Year: F Dustin Johnson (90)
Leading Scorer: F Paul Forster (88)
Best Defenceman: D Steve Tresierra (90)
Unsung Hero: D Codie Kightley (88)
Leadership and Ability: F Paul Forster (88)
Most Valuable Player: D Steve Tresierra (90)
Joe Tennant – Most Dedicated Award: D Steve Tresierra (90)
Friend of Ska-Lu-La Award: D Brad Bourke (89)

The entire Merritt Centennials organization would like to congratulate all award winners and all of the Cents players for their efforts during the 2008-09 season and look forward to the 2009-10 season.