2006 TBRW Awards -- Nomination Phase

Here are the categories:

Moeser-Moulson (scoring) Automatic: awarded to the man himself
Norton-McRae (defenseman scoring) Automatic: O'Byrne/Sasha tie
Hayward-LeNeveu (goaltending) All but automatic: McKee (sorry, Louis)

Which leaves:

Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement)
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess)
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort)
Gage (supporting role)
Schafer-Bâby (leadership and passion)
Belanger-Murphy (loathed ref) -- no disambiguation on which Murphy.
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent)
Melrose-Nickerson (least respected opponent)
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman)
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP)

Here are the prior winners: [www.tbrw.info]

Plug away.

Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement): Gleed
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess): Gleed
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort): Chris Abbott
Gage (supporting role): Sawada
Schafer-Bâby (leadership and passion): Chris Abbott
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent): Brian Elliot or Mark Dekanich
Melrose-Nickerson (least respected opponent): Weller
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman): Mugford
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP): Gleed

Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement): McCutcheon
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess): no nominee
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort): Carefoot
Gage (supporting role): Kennedy
Schafer-Bâby (leadership and passion): Chris Abbott
Belanger-Murphy (loathed ref) -- no nominee
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent): Elliott
Melrose-Nickerson (least respected opponent): no nominee
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman): Mugford
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP): Moulson

Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement): Gleed
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess): not this year
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort): Scott
Gage (supporting role): McCutcheon
Schafer-Bâby (leadership and passion): Chris Abbott
Belanger-Murphy (loathed ref): Feola
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent): Leggio
Melrose-Nickerson (least respected opponent): The entire Michigan State team
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman): Seminoff
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP): Moulson

Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement): McCutcheon
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess): Pokulok (pre-injury)
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort): Scott
Gage (supporting role): Sawada
Schafer-Bâby (leadership and passion): Chris Abbott
Belanger-Murphy (loathed ref): None
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent): Brian Elliot, Ted Donato (coach)
Melrose-Nickerson (least respected opponent): Shawn Weller, Bob Gaudet (coach)
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman): Mugford
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP): Bitz

Natyshak-Paolini- pegeraro
MacFarlane- jon gleed
Shippel-Hornby- Chris abbott
Gage- Topher Scott
Schafer-Bâby- Matt Moulson
Carter-Moore- DREW MILLER MSU
Melrose-Nickerson- Shawn weller CU
Dadswell-Vesce- Jared Seminoff
Nieuwendyk-Murray- Matt Moulson

Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement) - Mark McCutcheon or Daniel Pegoraro
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess) - Mark McCutcheon
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort) - Topher Scott
Gage (supporting role) - Louis Chabot
Schafer-Bâby (leadership and passion) - Chris Abbott
Belanger-Murphy (loathed ref) - Frank Murphy
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent) - Brian Elliott or David Leggio
Melrose-Nickerson (least respected opponent) - the Colgate rink announcer
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman) - Tyler Mugford
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP) - Chris Abbott

Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement) - Pegoraro
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess) - Scott
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort) - The Abbotts
Gage (supporting role) - Chabot
Schafer-Bâby (leadership and passion) - Scott
Belanger-Murphy (loathed ref) -
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent) - Dem Badgers
Melrose-Nickerson (least respected opponent) - Comley
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman) - Seminoff
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP) - Moulson

Trotsky
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent)

Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement) - McCutcheon
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess) - Pokuluk (when he's been on)
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort) - Topher (2nd team: Barlow (in this playoff run at least) )
Gage (supporting role) - Chabot
Schafer-Bâby (leadership and passion) - Chris Abbott
Belanger-Murphy (loathed ref) -- no opinion, too many bad, none spectacularly so
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent) - Elliot (2nd team: Leggio, 3rd team: Dekanich)
Melrose-Nickerson (least respected opponent) - George Roll (I didn't really see the MSU stuff)
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman) - Mugford (2nd team: Seminoff, just stop the penalties!)
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP) - Moulson


I also like Ithacat's idea of the Badgers as a whole for the most respected opponent, if Greg thinks that a team as a whole is fair game.

Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement) - Pegoraro
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess) - Barlow
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort) - Cam Abbott
Gage (supporting role) - Chabot
Schafer-Bâby (leadership and passion) - Pegoraro (remember against MSU when he went off, got stitched up, and came back wearing kindret's jersey??)
Belanger-Murphy (loathed ref) -- Feola
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent) - Elliott
Melrose-Nickerson (least respected opponent) - Divirgilio (for his nasty spear to glover at lynah)
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman) - Seminoff (he was our only defenseman to play every game)
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP) - McKee

Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement) - Pegoraro
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess) - McCutcheon
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort) - Scott
Gage (supporting role) - Salmela
Schafer-Bâby (leadership and passion) - Chris Abbott
Belanger-Murphy (loathed ref) -- Feola
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent) - Leggio/Elliott
Melrose-Nickerson (least respected opponent) - MSU thugs
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman) - Seminoff
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP) - Moulson/Gleed

Moeser-Moulson (scoring): Moulson
Norton-McRae (defenseman scoring): O'Byrne (O'B was def better than Sasha)
Hayward-LeNeveu (goaltending): McKee


Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement)- McCutcheon (no contest about it)
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess)- McCutcheon
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort)- Scott
Gage (supporting role)- Chabot/Scott
Schafer-Bâby (leadership and passion)- Pegoraro
Belanger-Murphy (loathed ref)- Feola
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent)- Elliot
Melrose-Nickerson (least respected opponent)- Clarkson's Coach
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman)- Seminoff (2nd: Kennedy)
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP)- McKee/Moulson

Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement) - McCutcheon
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess) - none this year
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort) - Scott
Gage (supporting role) - Chabot
Schafer-Bâby (leadership and passion) - Moulson
Belanger-Murphy (loathed ref) -- none this year
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent) - Badgers/Elliott
Melrose-Nickerson (least respected opponent) - MSU
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman) - Seminoff
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP) - McKee

DeltaOne81
I also like Ithacat's idea of the Badgers as a whole for the most respected opponent, if Greg thinks that a team as a whole is fair game.

"I can do anything I want. I'm the chief of police."

Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement) - McCutcheon
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess) - McCutcheon
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort) - Scott
Gage (supporting role) - Scott
Schafer-Bâby (leadership and passion) - Scott
Belanger-Murphy (loathed ref) - Feola
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent) - Elliott
Melrose-Nickerson (least respected opponent) - Colgate
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman) - Mugford
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP) - Moulson

Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement) McCutcheon
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess) Pokulok
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort) McCutcheon
Gage (supporting role) Pegs
Schafer-Bâby (leadership and passion) Chris Abbott
Belanger-Murphy (loathed ref) -- no disambiguation on which Murphy. no nomination
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent) Elliot
Melrose-Nickerson (least respected opponent) no nomination
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman) Mugford
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP) Moulson

Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement) Gleed (from playing only 12 games as a freshman to the D-man that played huge minutes when injuries hammered the blue line)
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess) - I can't skate so who am I to judge this one
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort) Scott
Gage (supporting role) Pegoraro/ChabotPegs
Schafer-Bâby (leadership and passion) Chris Abbott - No Question
Belanger-Murphy (loathed ref) --
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent) Elliot and Decanich
Melrose-Nickerson (least respected opponent) The goon squad from MSU, Comley as the coach and a special mention of Jesse Winchester, KING OF THE DIVERS
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman) Seminoff (only defenseman to play every game), special mention to Kennedy who was really great on face offs
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP) Moulson

Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement)- McCutcheon
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess)- McCutcheon (for that one amazing goal)
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort) - Chris Abbott
Gage (supporting role) - Louis
Schafer-Bâby (leadership and passion) - Pegararo
Belanger-Murphy (loathed ref) -- no nominee
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent) - Elliott
Melrose-Nickerson (least respected opponent) - no nominee
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman) - Mugford
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP) - McKee

Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement)- Gleed
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess)- Topher
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort) - Topher
Gage (supporting role) - Chabot
Schafer-Bâby (leadership and passion) - Chris Abbott
Belanger-Murphy (loathed ref) - Feola
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent) - Elliott
Melrose-Nickerson (least respected opponent) - none
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman) - Mugford
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP) - Dave McKee

Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement)- Gleed
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess)- Can't say there is a clear cut winner here..I'll go with McCutcheon for the few times this year he made my jaw completely drop.
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort) - Topher Scott
Gage (supporting role) - Louis Chabot
Schafer-Bâby (leadership and passion) - Chris Abbott
Belanger-Murphy (loathed ref) - Feola
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent) - Elliott and the Badgers
Melrose-Nickerson (least respected opponent) - Tie: MSU and George Roll.
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman) - Seminoff
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP) - tough call. Nobody really stands out as having put it together all season long. After the Wisco game, however, I'll go with: Dave McKee

Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement) Pegoraro
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess) Barlow
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort) Chris Abbott
Gage (supporting role) Carefoot
Schafer-Bâby (leadership and passion) Gleed
Belanger-Murphy (loathed ref) -- no disambiguation on which Murphy. Murphy
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent) Trevelyan I guess...
Melrose-Nickerson (least respected opponent) Anyone from Clarkson, but I'll give it to Curley.
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman) Seminoff
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP) McKee

Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement) Pegoraro
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess) Chris and Cam Abbott
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort) Sawada
Gage (supporting role) Gleed
Schafer-Bâby (leadership and passion) Moulson
Belanger-Murphy (loathed ref) -- Feola (Please, go back to being an AR!)
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent) Eric Leroux - always got beat up by Cornell, but finally got a shutout win in his last game
Melrose-Nickerson (least respected opponent) Nightingale (MSU)
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman) Seminoff
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP) McKee - he kept us in any game when he was on regardless of how the rest of the team was playing

Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement)- McCutcheon
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess)- Pokulok
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort) - Topher
Gage (supporting role) - Pegs
Schafer-Bâby (leadership and passion) - Chris Abbott
Belanger-Murphy (loathed ref) - Hansen
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent) - Elliott
Melrose-Nickerson (least respected opponent) - Cayer
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman) - Mugford
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP) - McKee

Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement) Daniel Pegoraro
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess) Mark McCutcheon
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort) Topher Scott
Gage (supporting role) Chris Abbott
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent) Bryan Elliott
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman) - Mugford/Seminoff
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP) O'Byrne (really.)

(Edited to remove quote formatting.)

ugarte
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP) O'Byrne (really.)

I don't think there's any need to apologize for this. I agree with you.

O'Byrne's presence on D kept Cornell in the running during McKee's shakier periods.

More generally, I think we place too much emphasis on the goaltender and too little on how a well-executed defensive system keeps McKee from having to face too many high-percentage shots. O'Byrne is currently the finest cog in that system, yet also knows when it's safe to deviate from that for a chance at catching the opposing team off-guard.

Cheers,
Kyle

Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement) - Pegs I know McCutcheon had an amazing year, but this is improvement over career. I hope to hell he can improve upon this year and really become a force on the ice.
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess) - McCutcheon
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort) - Scott
Gage (supporting role) - Gleed Made some really good plays all year long, glad he finally got a goal against CC
Schafer-Bâby (leadership and passion) - Chris Abbott
Belanger-Murphy (loathed ref) - No Opinion
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent) - Elliott
Melrose-Nickerson (least respected opponent) - Eh, no comment
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman) - Mugford With Seminoff in a close second, but loses due to bad penalties
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP) - Moulson I know everyone loves McKee (and I do too before people rip me apart) but I don't know where we'd be without Moulson's 18 goals this season. Next year will be fun because teams won't know who to smother at first

Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement) McCutcheon
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess)no opinion, but, as someone already mentioned, the McCutcheon goal was so sweet.
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort) Scott
Gage (supporting role) Carefoot
Schafer-Bâby (leadership and passion) Chris Abbott
Belanger-Murphy (loathed ref) -- no opinion
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent) Elliott (and the rest of the badgers)
Melrose-Nickerson (least respected opponent) no opinion
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman) Mugford
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP) Pegoraro (based on the way that he killed penalties, won face-offs and filled in on defense at the end of the regular season).

Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement): Pegoraro
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess): None
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort): Sawada
Gage (supporting role): Davenport
Schafer-Bâby (leadership and passion): Chris Abbott
Belanger-Murphy (loathed ref): None
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent): The whole damned Wisconsin team. (In league: Leggio)
Melrose-Nickerson (least respected opponent): None
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman): Mugford (nod to Kennedy)
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP): Moulson

well-executed defensive system keeps McKee from having to face too many high-percentage shots.

You didn't see the Wisconsin game I see

[Q]
Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement) - Pegs I know McCutcheon had an amazing year, but this is improvement over career. I hope to hell he can improve upon this year and really become a force on the ice. [/Q]

Daniel Pegoraro, F, Sr
2002-2003 35 6 10 16
2003-2004 23 1 1 2
2004-2005 35 7 16 23
2005-2006 35 5 13 18


Mark McCutcheon, RW, Jr
2003-2004 32 0 4 4
2004-2005 22 0 5 5
2005-2006 34 9 6 15


I know some people are making an argument for Pegoraro but the award is for "career improvement". Pegoraro, although a great player and contributes a lot to the team, had #'s this year that roughly match those of his freshman year and fall short of his junior year. McCutcheon, on the other hand, completely improved from going from 0 career goals to 9, 3 of them game winners, 2 shorthanded, and most of them extremely timely.

Jim
You didn't see the Wisconsin game I see

How many of those 60 SOG were high-percentage shots? What percentage would it have been had we CC's defense (for instance)? These are highly-relevant questions, and even though I don't have answers to them, they certainly are more insightful than your quip.

Kyle

Omie

I know some people are making an argument for Pegoraro but the award is for "career improvement". Pegoraro, although a great player and contributes a lot to the team, had #'s this year that roughly match those of his freshman year and fall short of his junior year. McCutcheon, on the other hand, completely improved from going from 0 career goals to 9, 3 of them game winners, 2 shorthanded, and most of them extremely timely.

Pegs was nearly off the team by his sophomore year due to weak work ethic. He decided to turn it around, and didn't just earn his spot back, but became a solid contributor in most aspects of the team's play. I think Mark has matured steadily over the last 3 years. If he steps up big as a senior, then he would deserve it. To me, one season does not a career make.

Also, comparing year-to-year stats should take into account other elements of the team. For instance, we lost some defense after 05 in both defensemen and forwards. Does Pegs' role shift in 06 to acommodate that while opening up opportunites for Mark? 06 scoring was down around 12% vs 05 (if I added correctly), while McCut played more games in 06 giving him more opportunity to score.

Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement): The career thing implies a complete career to me, so a senior it is: Gleed
MacFarlane (transcendent beauty and skating prowess): For his one gorgeous, fake everyone out goal: McCutcheon
Shippel-Hornby (scrappiness and effort): For never giving up and trying to fight people a foot taller than him: Topher
Gage (supporting role): Tough one. The obvious choice is Louis Chabot, but, this season he's actually seen playing time, thus giving him some recognition and something to play for. I'll put my vote in for: Carefoot
Schafer-Bâby (leadership and passion): Chris Abbott
Belanger-Murphy (loathed ref): Because I never notice who the ref is: no nomination
Carter-Moore (most respected opponent): The game was so good, it pushes out memories of all other respected opponents: Elliott and the Badgers
Melrose-Nickerson (least respected opponent): Coach, for throwing his clipboard: Clarkson's George Roll. Team, for an ugly post-game confrontation: MSU. Individual: no opinion at the moment
Dadswell-Vesce (best freshman): Mugford and Seminoff. Both are improving quickly, and I think Seminoff is starting to take less stupid penalties.
Nieuwendyk-Murray (MVP): I like ugarte's nominee. For no longer scaring me when he's got the puck in the defensive end, for solid devensive play, for being there during the great games and absent during most of the bad ones: O'Byrne

Liz '05
Natyshak-Paolini (career improvement): The career thing implies a complete career to me, so a senior it is: Gleed

To clarify, juniors and seniors are eligible for the N-P. Obviously, that doesn't stop a particular nominator from specifying his or her personal criteria.