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Regular Season Roundup: Otters, Petes Run Away with Coaches Poll Awards

Courtesy of www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com


The 2016-2017 annual coaches poll* that was released on March 16 was dominated by both the Peterborough Petes and the Erie Otters as both teams combined for 28 players being nominated for awards. This comes as no surprise for either team as they both were dominant in their respective Conferences, Peterborough finished 1st overall in the Eastern Conference while Erie finished x in the Western Conference. Award winners for each teams are as follows:

Most Underrated Player

 Peterborough- Logan DeNoble (#1 overall in Eastern Conference with 35 points)
Erie- Kyle Maksimovich (#2 overall in Western Conference with 20 points)

Most Improved Player 

 Peterborough- Zach Gallant (#3 overall in the Eastern Conference with 16 points)

Smartest Player

 Erie- Dylan Strome (#1 overall in the Western Conference with 32 points)
(Strome also finished first in 2015-2016 and 3rd in 2014-2015)

Hardest Worker

 Peterborough- Logan DeNoble (#3 overall in the Eastern Conference with 12 points)
Erie- Warren Foegele (#1 overall in the Western Conference with 31 points)

Best Playmaker

 Peterborough- Matthew Timms (#3 overall in the Eastern Conference with 13 points)
Erie- Dylan Strome (#1 overall in the Western Conference with 43 points)
(Stroke finished second in the Western Conference last year)

Most Dangerous in Goal Area 

 Erie- Alex Debrincat (#1 overall in the Western Conference with 45 points)
(Debrincat finished first overall in the last three seasons)

Best Skater

 Peterborough- Jonathan Ang (#1 overall in the Eastern Conference with 35 points)

Best Shot

 Erie- Alex Debrincat (#1 overall in the Western Conference with 43 points)

Hardest Shot

 Erie- Darren Raddysh (#3 overall in the Western Conference with 11 points)

Best on Face-offs 

 Peterborough- Zach Gallant (#1 overall in the Eastern Conference with 33 points)
Erie- Kyle Petit (#1 overall in the Western Conference with 33 points)
(Petit finished first in the Western Conference last season as well)

Best Shot Blocker

 Peterborough- Josh Coyle (#1 overall in the Eastern Conference with 18 points)
Erie- Kyle Petit (#1 overall in the Western Conference with 33 points)

Best Defensive Forward

 Peterborough- Zach Gallant (#1 overall in the Eastern Conference with 24 points)
Erie- Anthony Cirelli (#1 overall in the Western Conference with 31 points)

Best Penalty Killer

 Peterborough- Josh Coyle (#1 overall in the Eastern Conference with 21 points)

Best Offensive Defenseman

 Peterborough- Matthew Timms (#3 overall in the Eastern Conference with 14 points)
Erie- Darren Raddysh (#1 overall in the Western Conference with 33 points)

Best Defensive Defenseman

 Erie- Erik Cernak (#1 overall in the Western Conference with 21 points)

Best Puck-Handling Goalie

 Peterborough- Dylan Wells (#3 overall in the Eastern Conference with 13 points)
Erie- Troy Timpano (#3 overall in the Western Conference with 11 points)

Best Shootout Shooter

 Peterborough- Nikita Korostelev (#1 overall in the Eastern Conference with 22 points) 
Erie- Ivan Lodina (#3 overall in the Western Conference with 15 points) 

 Best Shootout Goalie

 Peterborough- Dylan Wells (#3 overall in the Eastern Conference with 11 points) 


Notable Individual Players: 

 Niagara Ice Dogs Captain Ryan Mantha and Oshawa Generals Goaltender Jeremy Brodeur were the most decorated skater and goaltender respectively. Mantha finished first in categories like most improved and best defensive defenseman and Brodeur finished first in categories such as best puck-handling goalie and best shootout goalie.


*This annual coaches poll is a way for coaches to recognize the top three players in 20 different skill categories that include: Most Underrated, Most Improved, Smartest Player, Hardest Working, Best Playmaker, Most Dangerous in Goal Area, Best Skater, Best Shot, Hardest Shot, Best Stickhandler, Best on Face-Offs, Best Body Checker, Best Shot Blocker, Best Defensive Forward, Best Penalty Killer, Best Offensive Defenseman, Best Defensive Defenseman, Best Puck-Handling Goalie, Best Shootout Shooter, and Best Shootout Goalie.
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