martENsvillE mEssENgEr - JUNE 30 , 2016 - Page 5
By : Tyler Janzen
ABOVE : Twin City Angels Squirt B at the City Championship last weekend . Unfortunately they were unable to complete the tournament as the rain forced them to cancel the B side .
ABOVE : Twin City Angels Bantam A team are City Champs .
The 2016 NHL Entry Draft was held on Friday June 24th with the Toronto Maple Leafs holding the first overall pick . With their prized choice they selected forward Auston Matthews of Scottsdale , Arizona . Things are looking good for the Leafs as Matthews is the first American-born player to be drafted first overall since the Blackhawks selected Patrick Kane in 2007 and everyone knows what a franchise player he has turned out to be . Another fact that looks promising for the Leafs is that the last time they had the number one pick they chose Wendel Clark , another franchise player . Matthews , who was playing for Zurich in the National League A in Switzerland ’ s top professional league , had 24 goals and 22 assists in
Patrick Kane
Drew Doughty
Artemi Panarin Braden Holtby
Anže Kopitar
Barry Trotz
Jaromír Jágr
Mark Giordano
Alexander Ovechkin
Winner
Frederik Andersen and John Gibson
Henrik Sedin
Shea Weber Jim Rutherford just 36 games last season was awarded the league MVP and the Rising Star Award . Things may be on the rise next season for the Leafs . With the second overall pick the Winnipeg Jets selected Patrik Laine who was voted as tournament All-Star in the 2016 World Juniors and was also named tournament MVP at the 2016 World Championship playing for the Finns . The Columbus Blue Jackets shocked the NHL by passing on another young Finnish star , Jesse Puljujarvi , and selecting Canadian Pierre-Luc Dubios . The Edmonton Oilers were happy to pick up Puljujarvi fourth overall as he will most likely spend the rest of his career playing on the right wing alongside last years first overall choice Connor McDavid . This draft was very strong for the country Finland as they had three players in the top five as Vancouver selected Olli Juolevi fifth overall . The Calgary Flames selected tough guy Matthew Tkachuk ( son of long time NHLer Keith Tkachuk ). The Flames were not done there as they were determined to come out of the draft with a goalie . The flames traded away one of there second round picks and a conditional third rounder in 2018 to St . Louis for veteran goaltender Brian Elliot . For a full list of acquisitions from the draft go to www . tsn . ca / 2016- nhl-draft-tracker . Just two days before the draft the NHL held its annual awards ceremony . Below is the full list of winners and their award ( s ):
Award ( s ) and Description or Criteria for Award Hart Memorial Trophy ( MVP ), Ted Lindsay Award ( MVP voted by players ), Art Ross Trophy ( Most Points in the Season ) James Norris Memorial Trophy ( Defenceman of the Year ) Calder Memorial Trophy ( Rookie of the Year ) Vezina Trophy ( Goaltender of the Year ) Frank J . Selke Trophy ( Top Defensive Forward ), Lady Byng Memorial Trophy ( Gentlemanly Conduct ) Jack Adams Award ( Coach of the Year ) Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy ( Perserverance and Sportsmanship ) Foundation Player Award ( Community Service ) Maurice " Rocket " Richard Trophy ( Top Goal Scorer ) William M . Jennings Trophy ( Fewest Goals Agaist ) King Clancy Memorial Trophy ( Leadership and Humanitarian ) Mark Messier Leadership Award ( Team Leadership ) General Manager of the Year Award
ABOVE : The Senior Rally Cap baseball teams had their last tournament in Warman on June 25th .