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Official Awards for the current season
Written by: Oliver Janz on 03/22/2002 
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The German hockey newspaper "EishockeyNews" made a survey over the last weeks. Coaches like Bob Murdoch and Chris Valentine, GM's like Marcus Kuhl and Karel Lang and various hockey journalists and experts named the award winners of the season 2001/2002. In addition, 168 peoples were involved. |
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DEL (First League) |
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Award |
Name |
Nat. |
Age |
Team |
Winner 2001 |
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Player of the Year |
Brad Purdie |
CAN |
28 |
Krefeld |
Andrei Trefilov |
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Best Goalie |
Boris Rousson |
CAN |
31 |
München |
Andrei Trefilov |
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Best Defender |
Jeff Tory |
CAN |
29 |
Kassel |
Petri Liitmatainen |
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Best Wing |
Christoph Brandner |
AUT |
26 |
Krefeld |
Sergej Vostrikov |
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Best Center |
Brad Purdie |
CAN |
28 |
Krefeld |
Brad Purdie |
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Rookie of the Year |
Andr. Morczinietz |
GER |
24 |
Augsburg |
Christoph Schubert |
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Fan Favourite |
Andr. Morczinietz |
GER |
24 |
Augsburg |
Andrei Trefilov |
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Coach of the Year |
Bill Stewart |
CAN |
45 |
Mannheim |
Gunnar Leidborg |
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Best Face-Off Player |
Mark MacKay |
GER |
38 |
Schwenningen |
Mark MacKay |
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Best stay at home defender |
Chris Luongo |
USA |
34 |
Nürnberg |
Jergus Baca |
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Best defensive forward |
Steve Junker |
CAN |
29 |
Mannheim |
Todd Hlushko |
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Hardest slapshot |
Dominic Lavoie |
AUT |
34 |
Hannover |
Dominic Lavoie |
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Hardest bodychecks |
Guy Lehoux |
CAN |
30 |
Nürnberg |
Yvon Corriveau |
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Most sportsmanlike player |
Tore Vikingstad |
NOR |
26 |
Düsseldorf |
Peter Larsson |
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Most unsportmanlike player |
John Craighead |
CAN |
30 |
Oberhausen |
John Craighead |
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Best Referee |
Wolfgang Hellwig |
GER |
46 |
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Peter Slapke |
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- Brad Purdie was the Topscorer after the regular season, he scored 32 goals and 43 assists in 60 games. Tore Vikingstad is a current prospect of the St. Louis Blues. He was drafted in 1999. Austrain sniper Christoph Brandner and Germany's Andreas Morczinietz are overage prospects for the NHL Entry Draft 2002. |
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2.Bundesliga (Second League) |
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Award |
Name |
Nat. |
Age |
Team |
Winner 2001 |
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Player of the Year |
Mario Brunetta |
ITA |
35 |
Ingolstadt |
Yannick Dube |
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Best Goalie |
Mario Brunetta |
ITA |
35 |
Ingolstadt |
Mario Brunetta |
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Best Defender |
Bedrich Scerban |
CZE |
38 |
Freiburg |
Rod Aldoff |
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Best Wing |
Darren Ritchie |
CAN |
28 |
Bietigheim |
Alexej Pogodin |
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Best Center |
Marc West |
CAN |
36 |
Bietigheim |
Yannick Dube |
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Rookie of the Year |
Sebastian Furchner |
GER |
20 |
Bremerhaven |
Dimitri Pätzold |
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Fan Favourite |
Radek Toth |
CZE |
34 |
Crimmitschau |
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Coach of the Year |
Giaconto 'Jim' Boni |
ITA |
38 |
Ingolstadt |
Jamie Bartman |
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Best Face-Off Player |
Marc West |
CAN |
36 |
Bietigheim |
Marc West |
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Best stay at home defender |
Josef Lehner |
GER |
30 |
Riessersee |
Josef Lehner |
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Best defensive forward |
Henrik Hölscher |
GER |
29 |
Wolfsburg |
Norman Batherson |
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Hardest slapshot |
Vladimir Buril |
SLV |
32 |
Heilbronn |
Vladimir Buril |
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Hardest bodychecks |
Jeremy Stasiuk |
CAN |
27 |
Bremerhaven |
Christian Proulx |
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Most sportsmanlike player |
Jiri Lala |
GER |
42 |
Regensburg |
Günther Preuß |
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Most unsportmanlike player |
Craig Millar |
CAN |
24 |
Regensburg |
Lorne Toews |
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Best Referee |
Thomas Frenzel |
GER |
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Axel Rademaker |
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- Craig Millar played for NHL-Teams Nashville and Tampa Bay last season. Darren Ritchie was the top goalscorer (62) in the WHL 1995. |
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Oberliga (Third League) |
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Award |
Name |
Nat. |
Age |
Team |
Winner 2001 |
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Player of the Year |
Martin Cinibulik |
CZE |
26 |
Deggendorf |
Hofverberg/Meciar |
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Best Goalie |
Martin Cinibulik |
CZE |
26 |
Deggendorf |
Mastic/Eriksson |
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Best Defender |
Brandon Carper |
USA |
30 |
Landshut |
Hofverberg/Meciar |
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Best Wing |
Ervin Masek |
CZE |
34 |
Kaufbeuren |
Györi/Crombeen |
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Best Center |
Christian Brittig |
GER |
36 |
Landshut |
Marcellus/Cermak |
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Rookie of the Year |
Frank Hördler |
GER |
17 |
Selb |
Reinke/Sulzer |
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Fan Favourite |
Alexander Jung |
GER |
23 |
Erding |
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Coach of the Year |
Markus Berwanger |
GER |
38 |
Bad Aibling |
Rossi/Kink |
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Best Face-Off Player |
Brad Scott |
GER |
36 |
Selb |
Legros/Cermak |
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Best stay at home defender |
Brandon Carper |
USA |
30 |
Landshut |
Hofverberg/Uvira |
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Best defensive forward |
Thomas Schädler |
GER |
34 |
Bad Aibling |
Johnson/Schädler |
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Hardest slapshot |
Trevor Jobe |
CAN |
34 |
Selb |
Drobny/Meciar |
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Hardest bodychecks |
Alain Cote |
CAN |
31 |
Selb |
Schuster/Cote |
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Most sportsmanlike player |
Robert Kwiatkowski |
POL |
25 |
Mittelrhein |
Werner/Lala |
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Most unsportmanlike player |
Alain Cote |
CAN |
31 |
Selb |
Scholz/Meier |
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Best Referee |
Gerhard Mrachatz |
GER |
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Ehlert/Sander |
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- Trevor Jobe played for 31(!) teams before his signing with Selb. |
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Regionalliga Süd (Fourth League, south division) |
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Award |
Name |
Nat. |
Age |
Team |
Winner 2001 |
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Player of the Year |
Petr Zajonc |
CZE |
31 |
Klostersee |
Jiri Kunce |
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Best Goalie |
Martti Hirvonen |
GER |
26 |
Weiden |
Martti Hirvonen |
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Best Defender |
Jan Penk |
CZE |
33 |
Weiden |
Jiri Kunce |
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Best Wing |
Petr Zajonc |
CZE |
31 |
Klostersee |
Petr Zajonc |
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Best Center |
Jason Krueckl |
CAN |
30 |
Ravensburg |
Jason Krueckl |
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Rookie of the Year |
Bernd Rische |
GER |
20 |
Klostersee |
Neville Rautert |
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Fan Favourite |
Ron Goodall |
CAN |
34 |
Ravensburg |
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Coach of the Year |
Jiri Neubauer |
CZE |
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Klostersee |
Miroslav Klapac |
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Best Face-Off Player |
Jason Krueckl |
CAN |
30 |
Ravensburg |
Jason Krueckl |
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Best stay at home defender |
Vaclav Ruprecht |
CZE |
30 |
Klostersee |
Jiri Kunce |
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Best defensive forward |
Martin Sauter |
GER |
28 |
Klostersee |
Andreas Volland |
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Hardest slapshot |
Milan Blaha |
CZE |
28 |
Weiden |
Jaroslav Benak |
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Hardest bodychecks |
Mike Melas |
USA |
27 |
Memmingen |
Daniel Nowak |
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Most sportsmanlike player |
Petr Zajonc |
CZE |
31 |
Klostersee |
Herbert Feicht |
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Most unsportmanlike player |
Mike Melas |
USA |
27 |
Memmingen |
Marcel Lichnovsky |
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Best Referee |
Peter Drews |
GER |
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Peter Friedenberg |
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- Petr Zajonc scored 69 goals in 44 regular season games for Klostersee. |
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Regionalliga Nordost (Fourth League, northeast division) |
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Award |
Name |
Nat. |
Age |
Team |
Winner 2001 |
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Player of the Year |
Brad Bagu |
CAN |
29 |
Hannover |
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Best Goalie |
Roman Kondelik |
CZE |
29 |
Hannover |
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Best Defender |
Brad Bagu |
CAN |
29 |
Hannover |
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Best Wing |
Vyach. Koubenski |
RUS |
25 |
Wilhelmshaven |
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Best Center |
Jarret Reid |
CAN |
29 |
Timmendorf |
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- The Hannover Indians won 44 from 44 games so far. And their topscorer is Brad Bagu - the defender scored 42 goals and assisted on 96 for 138 points. Only Reid scored more points (153). |
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Regionalliga NRW (Fourth League, northwest division) |
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Award |
Name |
Nat. |
Age |
Team |
Winner 2001 |
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Best Goalies |
Ulrik Kuhnekath |
GER |
29 |
Grefrath |
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Andrzej Hanisz |
POL |
40 |
Neuss |
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Milan Havlik |
CZE |
38 |
Herne |
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Best Defenders |
Jürgen Schulz |
GER |
32 |
Neuss |
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Marco Scharf |
GER |
33 |
Neuss |
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Alexander Baum |
GER |
20 |
Hamm |
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Best Wings |
Sean Klaver |
CAN |
25 |
Hamm |
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Rene Reuter |
GER |
32 |
Grefrath |
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Peter Staron |
SLV |
28 |
Grefrath |
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Best Center |
Tom O'Grady |
IRL |
27 |
Hamm |
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Dirk Kuhnekath |
GER |
36 |
Grefrath |
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Jiri Smicek |
CZE |
38 |
Neuss |
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Top Rookies |
Rene Schmitz |
GER |
18 |
Dortmund |
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Klaus Achhammer |
GER |
19 |
Dortmund |
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Alexej Dimitriev |
BLR |
16 |
Herne |
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- The jury named the Top Three in each category. |
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