Lakeland Panthers Award Night wrapping up the 2022-23 season
The Lakeland Panthers U11AA-U18AA wrapped up their hockey seasons together. The five teams gathered at the Glendon RCMP Hall on April 12 for dinner and laughs with their families before closing with awards.
As the 2022-2023 season comes to a close, the Panthers and their families got to hear from their coaches just how special and rewarding the past season has been.
“It’s the last opportunity to see these teams together and some are going to go on as they are graduating through, some are gonna play higher levels of hockey and move around. But it’s nice to get them together and have them recognized for the hard work they have done in the last season,” said Terry Rupp, President of Bonnyville Minor Hockey.
The Panthers program is expanding and welcoming in a new team next year. The U13AA Female Lakeland Panthers will be joining the hockey family and be the first female hockey team the Panthers have. The Panthers expanded last year by adding on their U16AA team.
“We are just looking forward to it. We are grateful that we have the opportunity to do it. There is strong female players in our region and I think it was recognized by Hockey Alberta that we put out a good program and we believe in development and a positive culture,” said Rupp.
“And it’s good for the females in our area where they don’t have to go away to play different hockey they can stay here and be at home in their beds every night and stay close and be close to their families.”
The Awards
U11HADP AA
Top Scorer Cooper Ference
Top Forward Cooper Ference
MVP Cooper Ference
Top Defenceman Brady Kully
Top Defensive Forward Jaden Oxford
Top Goalie Harrison Britton
Top Teammate Nate Whaley
Most Improved Austin Davey
U13AA
Top Scorer – Wyatt Cook
Top Goalie – Evan Fedor
Top Forward – Deklyn Robinson
Top Defenceman – Reid Mahe
Top Defensive Forward – Deklyn Robinson
Most Improved – Cooper German
MVP – Wyatt Cook
Top Teammate – Oliver Machney
U15AA
Top Scorer – Korbin Olheiser
Top Goalies – Will Lafrance & Charlie Lesyk
Top Forward – Korbin Olheiser
Top Defenceman – Samuel Vincent
Top Defensive Forward – Andrew Grzela
Most Improved – Kyle Welsh
MCP – Korbin Olheiser
Top Teammate – Andrew Grzela
U16AA
Top Scorer – Easton Letourneau
Top Goalie – Cale Rupp
Top Forward – Easton Letourneau
Top Defenceman – Ethan Nickle & Mikhylo Oszust
Top Defensive Forward – Shane Boland
Top Teammate – Grady Ross
Most improved – Cole Dechaine
MVP – Darius Whitford
U18AA
Top Scorer – Jared Cadieux
Top Goalie – Jed Houle
Top Forward – Dymitri Myshaniuk
Top Defenceman – Zachary Lapointe
Top Teammate – Logan Bohme
Most Improved – Derek Wawrykowych
MVP – Sebastian Culham
Top Defensive Forward – Jordan Barrett
Panther of the Year – Zachary Lapointe
“So I’ve seen Zach obviously since he’s been a young player in the association, and he has always been a good character, always a smile on his face, always looks you in the eye and shakes your hand,” said Rupp.
“A lot of kids in the area sometimes think they need to leave thinking they need to play hockey in different areas, where Zach just was good at playing here developing as a Panther all the way through. He was always skilled enough and excelled at everything and that’s what the award is about the Panther who sets the culture for kids younger than himself and even older.”
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