Clarion staff
Kindersley Minor Hockey held its annual awards night April 10 at the Co-op arena with players being recognized for their hard work throughout the season.
Just to highlight a few of the annual memorial award winners from the evening:
The Trent Kresse Memorial Award this year was earned by Rylan Nutley of the Bantam Klippers. The award was presented by his brother Carter Kresse. Trent was born and raised in Kindersley and played all of his minor hockey in town until he was 16. At 15, he made the Lloydminster team that was part of the SJHL then. After the season was done he played with Seattle of the WHL for their playoffs.
Trent spent three more years in the SJHL with Swift Current before leaving for a year to play with the Norther Michigan University for a year, but could only practice because of playing in the WHL with Seattle.
Over the summer, Swift Current was awarded a WHL team and he returned to play for the Broncos in 1986. On Dec. 30 of that year, he and three teammates passed away when their bus crashed on the way to a league game in Regina, just outside of Swift Current.
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This year’s Darren Uzelman award presented to the Most Valuable Player on the midget team was given to Trey Deobald. The award was presented by Darren’s parents, Glenn and Darryl Uzelman. Darren grew up in Kindersley and played his minor hockey here.
He was a leader both on and off the ice. Darren was the captain of the hockey team, quarterback of the KCS football team and top player on the local baseball team.
His leadership characteristics inspired many of his peers to play above their normal level. Darren passed away tragically in a car accident in the summer of 1991. This award goes to the midget athlete who exemplifies these same traits of being a top athlete and team leader.
The Torrens Memorial Awards are given to the players from Bantam to Midget for being the Most Inspirational Players on their team. This year’s recipients were: Seth Krahn (Bantam); Gracie Georgett (Bantam Girls) and Christian Vogel (Midget). This award has been given out since his death in 1991 and named the Hugh Torrens Most Inspirational Award.
In 1989, Hugh was honoured by Kindersley Minor Sports as the very first recipient of the Sportsman of the Year award. This award was presented to him by Kindersley Minor Sports alumni and NHLer Bob Bourne.
Hugh was a huge fan and avid spectator of both hockey and baseball. His passion for sports was passed on to his son, David and daughter Doreen Boyd, as well as their families.
When funds were needed to help build a new arena in the early 1990s, a sizable donation was given by the Torren’s family in Hugh’s honour to cover the cost of a complete dressing room. With the passing of son, David in 2011, the award was renamed the Torrens Most Inspirational Player.
The following is a complete list of minor hockey awards winners from each team:
Initiation 1 – Dodsland Credit Union Blades
Most Improved – Nixon Becker
Most Sportsmanlike – Graidey Bleile
Most Dedicated – Levi Thiessen
Initiation 2 – Red Lion Swamp Rabbits
Most Improved – Lane Sackville
Most Sportsmanlike – Rylan Hearn
Most Dedicated – Brody Schoff
Initiation 3 – Titanium Tubing Titans
Most Improved – Jaxson Toews/Will Massey
Most Sportsmanlike – Maddox Garret
Most Dedicated – Gavin Watt
Initiation 4 – Royal LePage Rockets
Most Improved – Blake Makranoff
Most Sportsmanlike – Lewis Meyer
Most Dedicated – Brayden McBride
Novice 1 – Synergy Credit Union Outlaws
Most Improved – Braxson Vanthuyne
Most Sportsmanlike – Iralyn Calkins
Most Dedicated – Seth Gutenberg
KMS MVP – Jack Thiessen
Novice 2 – Whitecap Resource Klippers
Most Improved – Levi Norberg
Most Sportsmanlike – Hayden Hilbig
Most Dedicated – Cohen Dufault
KMS MVP – Kaine Thiessen
Novice 3 – Ripper Well Servicing Hawks
Most Improved – James Wall
Most Sportsmanlike – Seth Elliot
Most Dedicated – Kiptin Henery
KMS MVP – Max Douglas
Novice 4 – Scorpion Koating Vipers
Most Improved – Javier Gonzalez
Most Sportsmanlike – Emerson Gray
Most Dedicated – Ayden Makranoff
KMS MVP – Jaxson Squires
Atom 1 – Longhorn Oil & Gas Klippers
Most Improved – Kale Sackville
Most Sportsmanlike – Avery Bertoia
Most Dedicated – Drake Chester
KMS MVP – Cobe Perlinger
Atom 2 Kindersley Blue Bandits
Most Improved – Markus Longton
Most Sportsmanlike – Ayla Stevens
Most Dedicated – Bennet Severson
KMS MVP – Aiden Torry
Atom 3 Kindersley Kaos
Most Improved – Quinton Jorgenson
Most Sportsmanlike – Aydan Chachula
Most Dedicated – Ella Rublee
KMS MVP – Pryce Thiessen
Peewee Source for Sports Falcons
Most Improved – Jonathon Allen
Most Sportsmanlike – Kearin Wagner
Most Dedicated – Jace Reichert
KMS Hustler – Calvin Feader
Cameron’s Community Award – Kayden Elliot/Keaton Cote
Kindersley Bantam Rosana Farm Klippers
Most Improved – John Stevens
Most Sportsmanlike – Hunter Smith
Most Dedicated – Dawson Banks
KMS Hustler – Jaxson Leach/Jonah Walford
Torrens Memorial Award MVP – Seth Krahn
Cameron’s Community Award – Seth Krahn
Trent Kresse Memorial Award – Rylan Nutley
Bantam Girls Western Prairie Thunder
Most Improved – Dani Stallman
Most Sportsmanlike – Kenzie Punter
Most Dedicated – Hailey Gray
KMS Hustler – Rilynn Dobson
Cameron’s Community Award – Bryn Deobald
Torrens MVP – Gracie Georgett
Lyle Dobson MVP – Shelby Rublee
Midget Hill Acme Klippers
Most Improved – Caleb Bacon
Most Sportsmanlike – Ryder Dionne
Most Dedicated – Trey Deobald
KMS Hustler – Preston Edgerton
Cameron’s Community Award – Ryker Olafson
Torrens MVP – Christian Vogel
Darren Uzleman MVP – Trey Deobald.
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