19th Annual TBRW Awards: Your Nominations

[Trotsky]

[quote krose][quote DeltaOne81]You're not under the mistaken impression that this is a democracy, are you?[/quote]
I think I was.  But I have been disabused of that notion.

Kyle[/quote]IIRC, I tried democratic rule once a few years but suspended the election results when Ryan Vesce won every award including the Hayward.

We have now moved to a Super Delegate system.

[jtwcornell91]

[quote Trotsky][quote krose][quote DeltaOne81]You're not under the mistaken impression that this is a democracy, are you?[/quote]
I think I was.  But I have been disabused of that notion.

Kyle[/quote]IIRC, I tried democratic rule once a few years but suspended the election results when Ryan Vesce won every award including the Hayward.

We have now moved to a Super Delegate system.[/quote]

Damn, beat me to the joke. ::cuss::

[KeithK]

[quote Trotsky][quote krose][quote DeltaOne81]You're not under the mistaken impression that this is a democracy, are you?[/quote]
I think I was.  But I have been disabused of that notion.

Kyle[/quote]IIRC, I tried democratic rule once a few years but suspended the election results when Ryan Vesce won every award including the Hayward.

We have now moved to a Super Delegate system.[/quote]
Too bad the candidates won't be sucking up to you the way Clinton and Obama are.

[Jordan 04]

[quote Trotsky]Please make your nominations for the 19th Annual TBRW Awards.

Past winners

Last year's winners and criteria

AUTOMATIC AWARDS:

Duane Moeser-Matt Moulson Award; Leading Point Scorer: COLIN GREENING

Chris Norton-Mark McRae Award; Leading Scorer, Defensemen: BRENDAN NASH

DISCRETIONARY AWARDS:

Peter Natyshak-Sam Paolini Award; Career Improvement Krantz

Randy MacFarlane Award; Transcendent Beauty and Skating Prowess R. Nash

Dave Shippel-Greg Hornby Award; Scrappiness and Effort Topher

Terry Gage Award; Determination in a Supporting Role Mugford

Mike Schafer-Stephen Bâby Award; Leadership and Passion Topher

Belanger-Murphy Family Award  "The Pierre"; Most Loathed Referee Feola, solely because I thought the 3rd period Friday night was horrendous

John Carter-Dom Moore Award; Most Respected Opponent Kalemba

Kevan Melrose-Matt Nickerson Award; Least Respected Opponent Gaudet

Brian Hayward-David LeNeveu Award; Leading Goaltender Scrivens

Doug Dadswell-Ryan Vesce Award; Most Valuable Freshman R. Nash

Joe Nieuwendyk-Doug Murray Award; Most Valuable Player Scrivens[/quote]

[Beeeej]

[quote krose]The way I look at it is really simple: if there's anyone I wish I could skate like, it would be Brendon Nash.  I've got a loooooooooooong way to go before I can look that good.[/quote]

I'm not sure that has anything to do with your skating...

[Rosey]

[quote Beeeej]I'm not sure that has anything to do with your skating...[/quote]
It would be nice to have some groupies, but I missed the boat on that one about the time I started getting into computers... at age 4.

Kyle

[Beeeej]

[quote krose][quote Beeeej]I'm not sure that has anything to do with your skating...[/quote]
It would be nice to have some groupies, but I missed the boat on that one about the time I started getting into computers... at age 4.[/quote]

You should've also gone into radio or joined a band.

Signed,
The Choir

[sah67]

[quote Jordan 04]

Kevan Melrose-Matt Nickerson Award; Least Respected Opponent Gaudet
[/quote]

Father or son?

[Jim Hyla]

[quote krose]I must be the only one who enjoys watching Brendon skate more than Riley.  Brendon's skating seems so effortless, and he doesn't ever seem to panic, while Riley's success seems to be due much more to aggressive and quick puckhandling.  I'm not sure exactly which is more in the spirit of the award, and of course it doesn't matter because Riley already has the award locked up. ;-)

Kyle[/quote]

Some of that may be because a  defenseman gets to try and skate the puck up from our zone and usually then dump it in or pass it off. It's not as often that they try and skate in between a couple of defenders. Watching Riley make an end to end rush allows for those graceful strides, as well as the short quick strides, and stick and puck motion to try and get by a defender. He sometimes tries too much, but when he can do it, as at Brown, it truly is beautiful. I don't remember Brendon doing that type of rush.

[Roy 82]

[quote sah67][quote Jordan 04]

Kevan Melrose-Matt Nickerson Award; Least Respected Opponent Gaudet
[/quote]

Father or son?[/quote]

Yes.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

[quote Roy 82][quote sah67][quote Jordan 04]

Kevan Melrose-Matt Nickerson Award; Least Respected Opponent Gaudet
[/quote]

Father or son?[/quote]

Yes. [/quote]

Beat me to it!

[Trotsky]

Last call.

[amerks127]

Terry Gage Award; Determination in a Supporting Role: FONTAS or SCALI

Based on the requirements of... "an athlete whose contributions do not show up in the box score. It often goes to an unexpected player who comes out of the pack to really contribute a particular skill as a role player."

I say give it to Scali.  He was our best penalty killer all year and seemed to really take the notion of role player to heart.

[RichH]

Peter Natyshak-Sam Paolini Award; Career Improvement
Chris Fontas.  He struggled to fit in when he first came over, but he definitely "got it" this year, and turned out to be very valuable this season.  Outstanding PK'er.

Randy MacFarlane Award; Transcendent Beauty and Skating Prowess
Riley Nash.  I'm not going to put my money where my mouth is only because of Brendon Nash's injury.  It was a tough one to come back from so soon.  Brendon wasn't as strong as he was last season, and for a while he could only play one game/week.  Since I'm one of those who think the awards should be considered over an entire season of work, it slips to little bro.  Sneaky explosive.

Dave Shippel-Greg Hornby Award; Scrappiness and Effort
Tyler Mugford.  I see the word "scrap" and I think Mugford.  Never backed down from a challenge.  Any other of the players getting votes would be fine, too.

Terry Gage Award; Determination in a Supporting Role
Joe Scali.  Mr. Versatility.  Did whatever was asked of him.

Mike Schafer-Stephen Bâby Award; Leadership and Passion
Topher, Topher, Topher.  Few can say they filled out the Cornell sweater with as much pride.  There's a reason he was a fan favorite from his first game freshman year.  Always locked in, always giving whatever he had.

John Carter-Dom Moore Award; Most Respected Opponent
Mike Moore & Brett Wilson, Princeton.  They shut us all up and did so with talent and class.  Moore is one heckuva defenseman, if you weren't paying attention.  I'd take either of these guys on my team any day.

Brian Hayward-David LeNeveu Award; Leading Goaltender
Scrivens, of course.  I didn't like the decision to go with him exclusively, but he probably learned the most over the season of anyone on the team.  The benching in FL made him think about when to leave the net.  

Doug Dadswell-Ryan Vesce Award; Most Valuable Freshman
Riley, slam-dunk.

Joe Nieuwendyk-Doug Murray Award; Most Valuable Player
Colin Greening & Justin Krueger.  I hate splitting my vote for this one, but let's face it...the offense & defense respectively collapse without these two.  Greening showed us that he can be everything we want him to be with what he did to score the OT GWG vs. Colgate.  Krueger was so so so important to the defense all year, but especially early on when it looked like the wheels might be falling off.  The best shot-blocker, essential on the PK...it would be a shame for this season to end without him getting at least some recognition.

[ithacat]

DISCRETIONARY AWARDS:

Peter Natyshak-Sam Paolini Award; Career Improvement
Michael Kennedy

Randy MacFarlane Award; Transcendent Beauty and Skating Prowess
Scott

Dave Shippel-Greg Hornby Award; Scrappiness and Effort
Scali

Terry Gage Award; Determination in a Supporting Role
Mugford

Mike Schafer-Stephen Bâby Award; Leadership and Passion
Scott

Belanger-Murphy Family Award  "The Pierre"; Most Loathed Referee
Dell (Macs are way better)

John Carter-Dom Moore Award; Most Respected Opponent
Team Princeton, this year.

Kevan Melrose-Matt Nickerson Award; Least Respected Opponent
Chad Morin

Brian Hayward-David LeNeveu Award; Leading Goaltender
Scrivens

Doug Dadswell-Ryan Vesce Award; Most Valuable Freshman
Riley

Joe Nieuwendyk-Doug Murray Award; Most Valuable Player
Greening